Your participation in the European Duck Race 2025
31 August 2025: be there when racing ducks from all over the world will finally compete in a spectacular race in Chemnitz! Adopt your racing duck and become part of the first European duck race.
Option 1: Uniquely designed XXL racing duck
Each individual racing duck is uniquely designed by children from Chemnitz under the artistic direction of Marian Kretschmer.
300 € per duck
Option 2: Create your own XXL racing duck as a work of art
For all participants who want to stand out and make a statement! We will send you an XXL duck that you or the artist of your choice can design creatively.
500 € per duck
The programme at a glance
Duck races have been a long tradition in Chemnitz. The Chemnitz Lions Club has been organising this charity event since 2011 and has, to date, raised more than €190,000 in donations for a good cause. In the year of the Capital of Culture, this event is now being brought to the big European stage - and you can be a part of it!
Step by step:
- Adopt a racing duck choosing option 1 or 2
- Option 1: you will receive a photo of your customised racing duck a few weeks before the European Duck Race
- Option 2: you will receive your XXL duck before the European Duck Race
- Day of the race, 31 August 2025: all participating XXL racing ducks will take the plunge into the waters of the Chemnitz River at the same time.
- The fastest duck wins.
- After the duck race, the winning duck will be presented on our website.
- We will keep you updated: all proceeds will be used to create a lasting memory of our Lion friend, Karl Clauss Dietel.
