Eighty-four tractors rolled through Jeffersonville Saturday as the Jeff Jamboree filled the village with farm machinery, vendors, horse-drawn wagon rides and 1,400 rubber ducks racing down Callicoon Creek.

The tractor parade, organized in part by Jim and Diane Hughson, sent machines of different makes and generations down Main Street toward Youngsville before they turned around and made another pass through the village.

The Hughsons said the Jamboree and tractor parade began in 2011.

“It’s just a nice day for everybody to come and visit,” Diane said.

The parade also brought out younger drivers alongside longtime tractor owners.

“We always got to appreciate our farmers,” Diane said. “They’re the guys that put food on our tables and we depend on them three times a day.”

The Jamboree stretched beyond Main Street, with vendors and tractors gathered near the other end of the event. Butch Peters of the Beechwoods carried visitors between the two areas in a wagon pulled by Jake and Dutch, his Belgian draft horses.

Peters, who was raised on a dairy farm, said he has worked with horses “all my life.” He now drives a truck during the week and spends weekends doing wagon rides, pony parties and weddings.

Later in the afternoon, 1,400 numbered rubber ducks were released into Callicoon Creek for the annual JEMS duck race.

Greg Brewer, who runs the race, explained that each duck corresponds to a raffle ticket. The first three ducks downstream earned prizes of $300, $200 and $150, while even the last-place duck carried a prize.

The winning duck this year was No. 457.

Jack Costello, 86, started the race 18 years ago after seeing a similar fundraiser in Wurtsboro.

“I said, we need something to raise money,” Costello recalled.

The race started with about 900 ducks and eventually grew to 1,400. Costello said he personally sold 1,150 tickets this year before organizers asked him to ease up so tickets would still be available during the Jamboree.

“People just go crazy over ducks,” he said.

Proceeds support JEMS’ beautification work, including flowers, mulch and watering along Main Street.

For Costello, the appeal is straightforward.

“It’s a community event,” he said. “People get together. Just have fun. Have a good day.”