Rivers, Trails and Ales Festival

08/14/2026

Read about our Adventure Grant recipients!

Rivers, Trails, & Ales Festival announces inaugural adventure grant recipients

08/11/2026

Okay, we couldn’t narrow it down… so here’s a BIG B**r Fest photo dump! 🍻📸

There were just too many great moments to choose from! These photos perfectly capture the people, energy, laughs, and good times that made 2026 RTA B**r Fest so much fun.

A HUGE thank you to Alexis with Say Cheese Photography for spending the day with us and capturing all of these memories! She went above and beyond, and we’re absolutely loving the photos. ❤️

If you’re looking for an awesome photographer, be sure to give her a follow and check out her work! She does amazing portraits, but she’s also fantastic at capturing events, branding, and all those little moments that make an event special. We highly recommend her! 👏📸

Now, go find yourself in the photo dump and tag your friends! 👇

08/11/2026

🎨 A BIG thank you to Lang Elliott Wealth Advisors - Northwestern Mutual for sponsoring face painting at RTA Fest! 💙

Because of their generous support, kids were able to enjoy face painting completely FREE during the festival! We loved seeing all the smiles, creativity, and colorful faces throughout the weekend. 🦋🌈

We’re so grateful to sponsors like them who help make these special experiences possible for our community. Thank you for helping us make RTA Fest even more fun for our youngest adventurers! 🥰

We hope you had a great time at Rivers, Trails and Ales Festival over the weekend.

08/11/2026

A sneak peek of the 2026 RTA B**r Fest photos! 📸 Say Cheese Photography was an absolute pleasure to work with and went above and beyond capturing these memories. 🙌🏻 Make sure to check back tomorrow for more! 👀

08/10/2026

From the Kids’ Fun Zone to the RTA Warrior Course, our youngest adventurers brought plenty of energy and excitement to RTA Fest! We loved seeing so many kids getting outside, playing, exploring, and having a blast. 🏃‍♀️🚲🌲

Thanks to all the families who came out and made these events so much fun! 💚

& a special thank you to The Foam Garage for hosting an epic free foam party!

08/10/2026

08/09/2026

And just like that, RTA Fest 2026 has officially come to an end! 🥺❤️

What a weekend! A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out, participated in our events, cheered us on, volunteered, supported our local businesses, and helped make this year’s festival one to remember.

Another huge thanks to all of our sponsors and partners. We truly couldn’t do it without you!

And a very special thank you to the incredible team behind the scenes. So much time, planning, coordination, early mornings, late nights, hard work, and heart goes into making RTA Fest happen. This photo represents just a small part of the amazing group of board members, volunteers, and supporters who make it all possible.

We hope you had as much fun exploring, paddling, hiking, biking, and celebrating with us as we did. We’re already looking forward to doing it all again next year!

Until then, keep exploring and we’ll see you at RTA Fest 2027! Stay tuned for more photos from this year and mark your calendars for August 12 - August 15, 2027! 🥾🚲🛶❤️

08/09/2026

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Trail runners were up and moving this morning! Thanks to everyone who joined us for a beautiful run on the trails. 🌲💪

08/09/2026

Exploring Buckley Island! 🌿🛶 We had a great time paddling and hiking through this beautiful part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Thanks to everyone who joined us! 💚 Huge thanks to the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge and Appalachian Understories for collaborating on this event with RTA!