11,000 Rubber Ducks Race In Waco’s Brazos River For Library Fundraiser

Waco Temple Bryan, TX, October 18, 2026 —

WACO, Texas — A field of 11,000 rubber ducks raced in the Brazos River as part of the Great Waco Duck Race, a fundraiser for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Waco.

The event combined a race on the river with fundraising for the Waco program. The information provided identifies the beneficiary but does not specify how much money the fundraiser generated, or how funds from the event are allocated.

The race took place in Waco, Texas, on the Brazos River. The date and other event details, including how the ducks were released or how a winner was determined, were not provided. No winner or race results were included in the available information.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Waco was named as the fundraiser’s beneficiary. The information does not describe the local program’s services, the number of people it serves or whether the race was part of a broader fundraising effort.

The reported total of 11,000 ducks gives the scale of the river race, but details about participation, organizers and the event’s financial outcome were not available. The Great Waco Duck Race was identified as the event’s name; no further information was provided about its schedule or whether it is held regularly.

Further details about the fundraiser’s proceeds and race results were not included in the summary.

Story summarized from the original created by Abbey Ferguson on www.kwtx.com, see more information here.

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