Kayakers take on Wild Mile at Bigfork Whitewater Festival
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
The 51st annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival returns May 23-24, 2026, bringing a full weekend of whitewater racing, community events, live music and river culture back to downtown Bigfork.
Hosted on the iconic “Wild Mile” section of the Swan River, the festival remains one of the longest-running whitewater events in the West and an annual kickoff to summer in the Flathead Valley.
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