Here's the program for the 2025 workshops. Please note that you will have the choice of 10 additional workshops (themed descents) offered during Sunday's grand descent. These “Grande descente” workshops will also appear in the “river workshop registration” e-mail sent out on Monday April 7. Remember that registration for the “ground workshops” takes place at […]
WATCH OUT!We'd like to draw your attention to a dangerous rapid at the village of Aouste sur Sye, 3 km downstream from Gervanne Camping (Mirabel and Blacons). PORTAGE OBLIGATORY!DO NOT GO TO THE RIGHT WHERE THERE ARE SEVERAL TREES IN THE WAY = DANGER!AS SOON AS YOU SEE THE CHURCH, AIM FOR THE LEFT BANK, […]
Pre-registration emails for the river workshops will be sent to all registered participants at noon on Monday 7 April. Remember to check your SPAMS! If you have not received anything after 7 April (midday), please contact us by e-mail, giving your ticket number and booking name. See you soon in the Drôme!
When you register at the OCF, you will have to indicate your level of practice: beginner, intermediate or advanced. It is not that simple. Read this article carefully before registering. The OCF's team of instructors counts 30 coaches, including some of the best specialists in Europe. They all know that OCF participants have difficulty qualifying […]
Jamie Barnes' film « A canoe Perspective » sums up the values of the Open Canoe Festival perfectly. It will open the Festival on Friday, April 18, 9:30 p.m. under the Tipi. Finding purpose, identity and perspective through canoe expeditions… In May 2022, British adventure filmmaker Jamie Barnes travelled to Scotland with Canadian long-distance canoe paddler Martin […]
The Open Canoe Festival's 2025 lottery promises to be a memorable one! Our partner Destination Rivières is giving away an 7-day canoe trip to Swedish Lapland (excluding travel). How to win? Register with OCF to enter the grand prize draw. Canoeing adventure on the Lainio älven: the boreal river and you... July 27 to August […]
You were expecting a canoe that is both very light and very durable... Esquif has done it! Esquif made a big splash back in 2015 with the development of T-Formex, the successor to its cousin, the now-defunct Royalex. Since not all paddlers necessarily need the extreme durability that traditional T-Formex offers, Esquif now presents, for […]
The emblematic brand of inflatable canoes and kayaks GUMOTEX joins the main sponsors of the Open Canoe Festival! Numerous test boats will be available, and as always, several workshops will be dedicated to inflatable boating. The OCF 2025 will also be an opportunity to showcase plenty of new products from Gumotex, including the new Scout, […]
Becky Mason inherited her paddling skills and deep love for canoes from her father, the legendary canoeist Bill Mason, author and filmmaker of the Path of the Paddle series. She carries on the family tradition by sharing her passion for canoeing through a variety of avenues, including paddling instruction, filmmaking, writing, workshops, demonstrations, and slideshow presentations. In […]
POOLIDOR is an electronic music duo that blends traditional music from Berry and North Africa. They produce a raw, hypnotic sound by combining organic timbres and percussion with the gleaming waves of electro. On stage, a hurdy-gurdy, complete with pedalboard and bicycle wheel, faces a vinyl turntable. This timeless construction is complemented by machines, violin […]
