9/25: 2025 Paddling Film Festival
On Thursday, September 25, Blacksburg Parks and Recreation will host the annual Paddling Film Festival at the Lyric Theatre. Doors will open at 6:30pm; the show will run from 7pm to 10pm.
The Paddling Film Festival is an international adventure film tour that has been showcasing the very best paddling films for twenty years in more than 135 cities and towns across Canada, the United States, and around the world. Be inspired to explore rivers, lakes, and oceans, push extremes, appreciate wild places, and fully embrace the paddling lifestyle.
This year, the Paddling Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary with a lineup that promises to be the best yet. Travel from the world’s first huck off a glacier in Svalbard to roaring rapids on the Zambezi; from Scotland’s misty lochs to the workshop of a legendary canoe builder; and from a record-setting paddle on the Mississippi River to exploring friendship in Utah’s Desolation Canyon. These films don’t just tell adventure stories—they will plant the seeds for future ones.
Attendees are encouraged to bring cash for raffle tickets — prizes donated by local vendors and sponsors will be given away during the event.
Tickets are $15.00 in advance or $20.00 the day of the screening and can be purchased in person at The Lyric or online.
Questions: Contact Community Programs Supervisor, David Goodman at degoodman@blacksburg.gov, or 540.443.1106.
