The Summer Float Party 

Join  Friends of the Chicago River and Commissioner Josina Morita of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and other elected officials for a last hurrah of summer and celebrate the improved health of the Chicago and Calumet Rivers at the inaugural Summer Float Party.

The Summer Float Party
Sunday, August, 22, 2021
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dammrich Rowing Center
3220 Oakton Street Skokie.

Open to all, the Summer Float Party is an evolution of the Big Jump where elected officials jumped in the Chicago River at Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood.

So grab your inner tubes, floating loungers, and inflatable swim toys and float with us on the North Shore Channel of the Chicago River system.

Participants must provide their own float vessel and life jacket or personal flotation device (PFD). A limited supply of life jackets will be available to rent on location for $5 (cash only). Participants under 18 are welcome with a parent or guardian present.

Registration is required. Individual tickets are $7 and household tickets are $20.

Proceeds from the Summer Float Party benefit Friends of the Chicago River. Thank you to Presenting Sponsor Coors Light from the Molson Coors Beverage Company for their generous support of the inaugural Summer Float Party.

COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed.

See you on the water!