The Derby benefits Special Olympics Illinois, and aims to sell 65,000 rubber ducks this year. Last year's event sold out with 60,000 ducks adopted and raised more than $425,000.
Ducks are available for adoption for $5 until 12:30 p.m. online or at 400 N. Michigan Avenue on race day.
A family festival featuring entertainment, prizes and the Ducky Derby mascot Splash will begin at 10 a.m. at the Wrigley Building. Ducks will be dropped into the river at 1 p.m.
The grand prize is a brand new 2019 Chevy Equinox courtesy of the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana Chevy Dealers. Other prizes include a $2,500 cash prize, an all-inclusive Apple Vacation, a Chicago weekend getaway, and Chicagoland Speedway tickets.
Top viewing locations for the ducky drop include AMA Plaza, State Street Bridge or the Vietnam Memorial Park and Riverwalk. The Hemispheres, a soul and R&B band will entertain the crowd from the AMA Plaza at the time of the duck drop.
For more information about Special Olympics Illinois, click here.