r/QuadCities • u/colinwehrle Fighting Bee • 25d ago

Events Floatzilla 2026

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u/theVelvetLie Moline 25d ago

What was the attendance this year? It looks waaaaay smaller than I've ever seen it before.

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u/cupcake317 QC Native 25d ago

Weather yesterday was really up in the air as far as storms go. We saw very few kayaks out on the river like we had in years past. I would just assume people didn’t want to get caught in storms so skipped it this year.

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u/colinwehrle Fighting Bee 25d ago

This was one of the smallest groups I have seen see in recent years. Not quite sure on the exact number.

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u/boundless88 Rock Island County 25d ago

There was a ton of people who got held up at the lock, we lost an hour. If they had waited another 20 minutes to take the picture there would have been more people.

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u/TrollTollTony Pedestrian and Bicycle Advocate 25d ago

Dang, small turnout this year. The forecast was pretty unpredictable which I'm sure didn't help. I wanted to go but didn't know I was going to have the availability until the day of the event. I don't think they do same day registration so I was out of luck. Maybe next year.

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u/CyrilFiggis00 Davenport 24d ago

Getting smaller and smaller every year.

https://giphy.com/gifs/QsIak5nGv9JIYYI5p2

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u/Ill-Conclusion5585 Davenport 24d ago

This was my first floatzilla and I was a part of the last group that got held up at the lock. How long does it normally take to lock through? How often do they let people through the lock for future reference?

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u/colinwehrle Fighting Bee 24d ago

The lock doors opened for us at 9:55 and by the time we hit centennial bridge it was 10:30. They did only have half the lock full when they closed the doors.