Birthday Parties
Charles River Canoe & Kayak will create a customized birthday party for your child and friends. We can provide canoe and kayak rentals, instruction,
guiding, and catering to suit your tastes. We even have ten-person canoes (at right)!
Our favorite destination for parties is Auburndale Cove, a park and playground just down the river from our Newton Boathouse. However, all our locations are great for birthdays, and each has a picnic area with a water view. Here are some suggested parties:
Basic Birthday Party
Boat rental for children and adults.
Hold the party at Newton's Auburndale Cove or at one of our rental center picnic areas.
Guided Birthday Party
Boat rental for children and adults.
Includes a guide to accompany the group, offering supervision and expert instruction.
Hold the party at Newton's Auburndale Cove or at one of our rental center picnic areas.
Catered Birthday Party
Boat rental for children and adults.
Enjoy a catered birthday lunch and cake at Newton's Auburndale Cove or at one of our rental center picnic areas.
Rates
Reservations are required.
Kids kayak $7/hour (birthday child is free!)
Adult kayak $15/hour
Tandem kayak (for two) $18/hour
Canoe (up to 3-4 people) $16/hour
Ten-person canoe (up to 10 people, shown above) $160/hour including guide
Rental rates discounted 20% during non-peak hours (no discounts on kids kayaks).
Guide/Instructor $75/hour. See our group instruction page for details and ratios.
Click for our complete rate schedule.
Food & Catering
For birthday parties, we are happy to order and pick up birthday cake and ice cream for the cost of food plus $25. Shaws offers personalized cakes at about $15 for 20 people and $24 for 40 people. You are welcome to order directly from the Shaws in Newton at (617) 965-1793.
For light food and desserts, Shaws offers catering. You can browse and order online.
For a full selection of meals and desserts, there are numerous catering options for all of our locations.
Picnic permits at Auburndale Cove are required for large groups and anyone who wishes to use the grills. Talk to us about obtaining a permit.
Payment & Cancellation Policy
Pre-payment is required for Peak-Hour reservations (reservation fee plus one hour of rental), custom trips, food orders, boat deliveries, and guides/instructors. A deposit of $50 is required for on-site rentals of 20 or more boats during non-peak hours; on-site rentals of fewer than 20 boats during non-peak hours do not require any pre-payment.
Reservations cancelled by the following deadlines receive either a refund of their deposit less a 10% registration fee, or a full credit to a store account. This credit does not expire and may be used for instruction, rentals, or sales at Charles River Canoe & Kayak or the Weston Ski Track.
Prepaid group reservations must be cancelled by 5pm the night before the event (except custom trips, deliveries, and catering orders). Cancellations due to weather must be made at least 2 hours before the event.
Custom trips must be cancelled at least 7 days before the event. Cancellations due to weather must be made by 5pm the night before the event.
Boat deliveries must be cancelled 24 hours prior to the event. Cancellations due to weather must be made by 5pm the night before the event.
Catering orders must be cancelled at least 7 days before the event.
For all cancellations made after these deadlines, no refunds or credits will be issued.
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