White Water Festival
June 12 - 15, 2025
Every year, the FIBArk website, like the festival itself, is reimagined, updated, and dynamic until the festival starts.
Be sure to REFRESH this page and all pages to get the most accurate information, links, and dates.
Fibark is hiring!
Join the FIBArk Production Crew!
Be part of the team behind America’s oldest and boldest whitewater festival in beautiful Salida, Colorado.
We’re hiring Event Crew to help with setup, breakdown, vendor support, crowd control, and overall event operations.
This active, outdoor role requires lifting up to 50 lbs, long hours on your feet, and working in all weather. We need reliable, adaptable team players with a positive, problem-solving attitude.
Details:
📅 Dates: June 11–15, 2025
📍 Location: Salida, Colorado (Riverside Park and surrounding areas)
💰 Rate: $1,000 (Contract)
🛠️ Equipment Provided: Crew shirt, reflective vest, radio, food vouchers, and water
🔞 Age Requirement: 21+
📜 Background Check Required
Bonus points for previous event/production experience or TIPs certification!
Ready to join the action?
The acronym "FIBArk" stands for First in Boating in the Arkansas River - originally devised by a group of community members in the 1930's, many of them real estate agents, to draw attention to Salida and give an opportunity for local boaters to demonstrate their paddling skills.
Flash forward to today ... FIBArk is America's longest standing whitewater festival and in recent years, the FIBArk festival has drawn as many as 30,000 people to our small town of Salida, Colorado.
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