Online duck race

Name your ducks, dress them, race them

A real online duck race you can play right now. Name your ducks, dress them up, and send up to 5 of them down the river to see who wins. It's the same race your supporters would watch at a Pledglings fundraiser, and it's completely free - no sign-up, nothing to download and nothing to pay.

Your ducks

Up to 5. Give them names, and press to dress them up.

The first race can take a few seconds to get going.

Want to raise money, share your race with friends, or race more than 5 ducks?

Organise a real race

How this differs from a real race

This page is just the race and the dressing up. It doesn't take any money, doesn't keep anything about you, and has no adverts:

No donations. There's no charity behind this race, so there's nothing to give to.
No sponsor logos. A real race can show a local sponsor's logo around the river. This one shows none.
Only 5 ducks. A real race has every duck your supporters adopt - hundreds, if you sell that many.
Nothing is saved. Your ducks are gone once you close or refresh the page.

And because the whole race happens on your own phone or computer, there's no account to make - and the result never goes anywhere.

Running one for your charity

A Pledglings race is this same river, with every supporter's duck on it. Supporters adopt a duck, name it, dress it up just like you did here, and watch it race on the day - on a big screen at your event, or at home on their phone. Donations go straight to your charity, and we don't take a percentage of what you raise.

Organise a race See how it works

Questions about online duck races

Is this online duck race really free?

Yes. Playing here is free, and you don't need to sign up. Running a real fundraising race costs £35, and we don't take a cut of what you raise.

How is the winner decided?

By the river. Each duck is carried along by the water, bumping off the banks and into each other, and whichever one crosses the finish line first wins. Nothing is decided in advance - what you see is what happens.

Why does a different duck win each time?

The ducks start in slightly different places every time, and a tiny difference at the start can decide which way a duck goes round a rock. Race the same ducks twice and you'll almost always get a different winner.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It works in the web browser on any recent phone, tablet or computer - just press play.

Can I run an online duck race with more than 5 ducks?

Yes - a real race can have hundreds of ducks. The limit of 5 is only on this demo, and a full race uses the same river.