Summerville Main Street’s Ducky Derby will return Saturday, May 9, for a full day of family fun outside the Summerville Depot.

The event will run from 10 AM until 3 PM and will feature the duck race down Summerville Town Creek, food and craft vendors, kids’ activities, music, entertainment, and the first 2026 arrival of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Steam Engine filled with passengers.

Train enthusiasts will also get to see TVRM Steam Engine 4501, which is returning to Summerville in its classic Southern Railway passenger livery as part of TVRM’s 65th anniversary celebration and the locomotive’s 115th birthday.

The Ducky Derby race begins at 1:30 PM. Rubber duck adoption tickets are available for a chance to win cash prizes, with $500 for first place, $250 for second place, and $100 for third place. Tickets are $5 each, six for $25, 12 for $50, or 25 for $100.

Tickets may be purchased at Summerville City Hall, from Summerville Main Street volunteers, or at the Summerville Main Street Office at 179 Union Street. Tickets will also be sold at the event from 10 AM until 1:15 PM.

The event will also include a Jeep Cruise-In on East Washington Street, a working demonstration of the Summerville Turntable, and a Ducky Calling Contest at 1:15 PM, with registration beginning at 12:30 PM.

The free public event is sponsored by Summerville Main Street, GP Federal Credit Union, and Pro Roof GA.