River Days is an annual festival held in Portsmouth, Ohio along the Ohio River. River Days is the longest continuous running festival in Ohio, celebrating 59 years in 2022! The festival occurs every year over Labor Day weekend with 4 action-packed days of live music, children's activities, boat races, and lots of great food!

Schedule:

Friday, September 2nd, 2022

11am: Midway opens with rides, games, vendor merchants, and food trucks

5pm: Opening Ceremony

5:15pm: Introduction on River Days Contestants

7:30pm-11:30pm: Bad Habits, Jacob TolLiver and Million Dollar Quartet

Saturday, September 3rd, 2022

11am: Midway opens with rides, games, vendor merchants, and food trucks

11am: Parade starts from Spartan Stadium

1pm: Queens Luncheon at SSU Ballroom

11:30am–5pm: Jet Ski Racing and Water Sports on the river with Typhoon Tommy and American Freestyle Tour

6:30pm: Miss River Days Pageant at SSU Gymnasium.

7pm–8:30pm: Direct Energy

9pm–10:30pm: Neal McCoy

Sunday, September 4th, 2022

11am: Midway opens with rides, games, vendor merchants, and food trucks

12pm–2pm: Children's activities at York Park, presented by Candyland Children's Museum

11am–5pm: Jet Ski Racing and Water Sports on the river with Typhoon Tommy and American Freestyle Tour

5:00pm: Ducky Derby Launch on the River

5:15pm: Announce 2022 Queens

5:30pm: Ducky Derby Winner Announced

6:30pm-8pm: McGuffey Lane

8:30pm–10:15pm: Chris Higbee

Date: September 2 - 4, 2022

Location: Court Street, Landing Riverfront, Portsmouth, OH 45662.

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