DUCK FEST DERBY

The 19th Annual Duck Fest Derby presented by JM Family Enterprises is one of South Florida’s premier charity events. On April 5, 2025 children of all ages enjoyed a free, family-friendly, Island-themed carnival style festival filled with “quacky” activities in the KID Fun Zone including the KID Olympics, face painting, petting zoo, live entertainment, delicious food trucks, and more. Then 40,000 rubber ducks were dropped in the New River to race for prizes and in support of our mission. Community members bought entries in the race by forming “Duck Teams” or adopting individual ducks for $5 each for a chance to win one of our fabulous prizes including the grand prize of $10,000 cash. 

The 2025 Duck Fete fundraiser collected a record breaking of $369,786 in sponsorships and ducks adoptions, surpassing our goal of $350,000!