12th Annual Great Vallejo Ducky Derby: watch 15,000 rubber ducks race (Vallejo)

Friday, July 4
3:00 pm

The 12th Annual Great Vallejo Ducky Derby is a rubber duck race on the 4th of July, 2008 at Vallejo’s Waterfront. Approximately, 15,000 rubber ducks will be released in the Mare Island Strait near the Vallejo Ferry Terminal Building in a frantic race to the finish line. Free to watch, $5 to “adopt” a ducky. Prizes include 2008 Chevy Aveo, a $2500 savings account, and a Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Experience for four. Source: yelp

Event supports the Vallejo Chamber of Commerce and the Vallejo Rotary Club in their annual drive to supply every Vallejo third-grader with a full-size dictionary of their very own

Other SF Bay Area Fireworks and 4th of July Events for 2008:
SAN FRANCISCO: Waterfront Fireworks Show & Concert (Aquatic Park)
OAKLAND: Fireworks Festival & Live Music (Jack London Sq.)
BERKELEY: Family Celebration & Fireworks (Berkeley Marina)
SAN JOSE: All-day America Festival and Fireworks (Discovery Meadow)
MOUNTAIN VIEW: San Francisco Symphony Concert & Fireworks (Shoreline Amphitheater)
SAN RAFAEL: Marin County Fair Fireworks Show (Marin Cty Fairgrounds)
Complete list of 66 Fourth Of July 2008 Fireworks & Events in SF Bay Area