Dragon Boat Racing Calendar -

Now Continually Updating for 2009! -Watch out for newest dates and venues.

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Inter-Country Dragon Boat Race

United States of America

Arizona

6th ANNUAL SRP DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

 March 28-29, 2009 - Tempe Town Lake

 Website: Festival Home Page

California

The 2009 Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival

August 1-2, 2009 - Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California

Email: drchen@lbdragonboat.com

Website: 2009 Long Beech Dragon Boat Festival

Kaiser Permanente San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival

http://www.sfdragonboat.com/

Los Angeles Lotus Festival Dragon Boat Race

California Dragon Boat Association 2009 Races

Date: April 18th
Location: Lake Merced, San Francisco

2009 CDBA Dragon Boat Regatta
Date: May 9th
Location: Paragon Point, Redwood City

2009 CDBA Dragon Boat Sprint Race
Date: July 12th
Location: Quarry Lakes, Fremont

2009 SF International Dragon Boat Festival
Date: Sept 26-27th
Location: Treasure Island, San Francisco

2009 CDBA College Cup Championship
Date: November 8th
Location: Lake Merced, San Francisco

Colorado

Colorado Dragon Boat Festival

July 25-26, 2009 - Sloan’s Lake Park, Denver, CO

Email: info@cdbf.org

Website: Colorado Dragon Boat Festival

Connecticut

9th Annual Riverfront Dragon Boat and Asian Festival

August 15-16, 2009 - Mortensen Riverfront Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut, USA 

Website: www.riverfront.org

District of Columbia

Washington DC Dragon Boat Festival

May 16-17, 2009 - Thompson’s Boathouse Center Georgetown, Kennedy Center Waterfront

Website: Dragon Boating

Florida

7th Annual Dragon Boat Festival - Rotary Club Tavares

6th Annual Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Races

Website: Tampa Bay   or 2009 Race page

Miami Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

April 25-26, 2009 - Miami Marine Stadium

Website: Miami Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

South Florida Dragon Boat Festival in Miami

October 17-18, 2009 - Haulover Park, Miami Beach

Website: South Florida Dragon Boat Race

Iowa

13th Annual Badger Lake Bash

August 14-15, 2009 - Badger Lake, Kennedy Park, Fort Dodge

Call: Barb Michaels 515-955-1959

Email: bjmichaels@frontiernet.net

Website: Fort Dodge Dragon Boat

Massachusetts

30th Anniversary 2009 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival of Boston

June 6-7, 2009 - Charles River

Email: dragonboat@BostonChildrensMuseum.org

Website: Boston Dragon Boat Festival

Minnesota

3^rd Annual Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival

July 28 - August 1, 2009 - Lake Bemidji

Call: (218) 444-3541 or (800) 458-2223                    

Email: info@bemidjidragonboat.com

Website: Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival

Nevada

Lake Las Vegas Dragon Boat Festival - Watch for Updates

Lake Las Vegas 

Call: 1-888-679-4222

Website: Facility Marketing Group

New Jersey

NJ Dragon Boat Club 

New York

Peekskill celebration/Riverfront Green Park - watch for updates

Westchester Lake, Westchester

Email: hrtw@bestweb.net

Website: River Town of Westchester

The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival In New York

2009 Team Meetings on-going - Watch for updates

Call: 718.767.1776                 

Website: Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival In New York

April 18, 2009

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  Website: 2009 Dragon Boat Race New York

North Carolina

Charlotte Dragon Boat Festival

May 16, 2009 - Ramsey Creek Park, Cornelius l-77, Exit 28 North Carolina

11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Email: Lina Waty at linawaty@yahoo.com

Website: Charlotte Dragon Boat Festival

Oregon

Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Race

June 6-7, 2009 -  Portland

Website: Portland Kaohsiung Sister City Association

Salem World Beat Festival

June 27 – 28, 2009 – Salem Riverfront Park, Oregon

Email: ayla_love@hotmail.com (Race Director)

Website: Salem World Beat Festival

Portland Dragon Boat Race

Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland

Call: 971-222-6604

Email: darrellhames@yahoo.com

Website: Portland Dragon Boat Race

Pennsylvania  

Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival

May 16, 2009 –  South Side Riverfront Park, Pittsburgh

Call: 724-348-4836

Email: akrava1@verizon.net

  Website: Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival

Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festival

October 3, 2009 –  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Email: PhilaDBFestival@aol.com

Website: Philadelphia Dragon Boat Festival

Independence Dragon Boat Regatta

June 6, 2009 -Schuykill River Race Course, Philadelphia, PA

Fee:     Free for non-participants; $1200 for Community/Club Team ($800 if out-of-town)

Email:  support@phillydragonboat.com
Site:    www.independencedragonboat.com

Rhode Island

The 10th Annual Rhode Island Dragon Boat Race

August 29, 2009 –  Festival Pier, aka School Street Pier, on the Seekonk River, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Email: gordon@tourblackstone.com

Website: Taiwan Day Festival

South Carolina

Charleston Dragon Boat Festival

Brittle bank Park, Ashley River

Call: 1.877.580.RACE (7223)            

  Website: Charleston Dragon Boat Races

Tennessee

Chattanooga Dragon Boat Festival

April 18, 2009 -   Ross Landing at the waterfront

Website: http://chatt.racedragonboats.com/

Knoxville Dragon Boat Festival

June 27, 2009 –  Cove at Concord Park, Tennessee River

Call: 1.877.580.RACE (7223)            

Website: It's the ride of your life!

Texas

9th Annual Texas Dragon Boat Festival

May 2, 2009 - Allen's Landing, Downtown Houston
Information: 11120 Northwest Freeway (290@34th) / 713-957-5089

Second Annual DFW Dragon Boat, Kite, and Lantern Festival

May 17, 2009 - Lake Carolyn, Irving ,TX

Website: DFW Dragon Boat, Kite and Lantern Festival

Washington

Kent Cornucopia Days

July 11, 2009 –  Lake Meridian - Kent, 14800 S.E. 272 Street,

Call: 206-459-6620

Website: Kent Cornucopia Dragon Boat Race

Dragon Boat Barrel Racing

July 7, 2009 -  3-buoy triangular race course - Tacoma & Seattle, Washington

Contact: Lee Bjorklund at leebjorklund@hotmail.com

Website: Fourth Annual Dragon Boat

Dragons on the Foss Dragon Boat Festival

August 29, 2009 - Tacoma & Seattle, Washington

Website: Maritime Fest 2009

Lion's Cup Dragon Boat Races

July 12-15, 2009 - Kent Lions, Kent, Washington

Website: Dragon Boat Races

Wisconsin

The Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival

Barkers Island, Superior, Wisconsin

August 21- 22, 2009 - Superior Bay

Call: 866-336-1107

Email: clincoln@chartermi.net     

Website: Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival

Oshkosh Community Dragon Boat Race

Leach Amphitheater and Riverside Park, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Email: dragonlady@uwosh.edu

Website: Oshkosh Dragon Boat

The Great Midwest Dragon Boat Festival

July 10-11, 2009 - Racine Downtown, Racine West and Founders Rotary, Wisconsin

Website: The Great Midwest Dragon Boat Festival

Canada

Alberta

Banff National Park Dragon Boat Festival

August 15-16, 2009  -  Lake Minnewanka

Website: Banff Dragon Boat Festival

Calgary Dragon Boat Racing Festival

Grand Vernon Dragon Boat Race and Festival 

British Columbia

Richmond Dragon Boat Festival

July 18, 2009 - Fraser River (Middle Arm), Richmond

Website: GO Rowing & Paddling

Save on Food Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival

July 10 – 12, 2009 –  Maffeo-Sutton Park, Nanaimo

Call: (416) 595-0313 Ext. 22

Email: raceinfo@nanaimodragonboat.com

Website: Nanaimo Dragon Boat Race

Nanaimo Women's Cup

August 29, 2009 - Harbor, Nanaimo

Annual Greater Vernon Dragon Boat Race & Festival

July 25 – 26, 2009 –  Kalamalka, Lake Beach, Coldstream (Vernon), British Columbia

Call: (604) 657-7505

Website: Greater Vernon Dragon Boat Race

15th Annual Victoria Dragon Boat Festival

August 14 - 16, 2009 - Inner Harbor, Victoria

Website: Victoria Dragon Boat Festival

Pentiction Dragon Boat Festival

September 12-13, 2009 - Skaha Lake, Pentiction

Ontario

Sault North Rotary Dragon Boat Festival

June 13, 2009 –  Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Dragon Boat Hotline 705-946-7903

Website: Sault North Rotary

Cambridge River fest & Dragon Boat Races

June 6, 2009 –  Riverbluffs Park, Cambridge, Ontario

Call: (519) 740-4681 Ext. 7499

Website: Cambridge Dragon Boat Race

Kingston Dragon Boat Festival

June 13, 2009 (Saturday) –  Kingston, Ontario

Website: Kingston Dragon Boat Race

Welland Dragon Boat Festival

June 13, 2009 - Welland, Ontario

Call: 905 735 0490

Email: info@wellanddragonboatfestival.com

Website: Welland Dragon Boat Race

Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival

June 19 – 21, 2009 – Mooney's Bay Park, Ottawa

Call: (613) 238-7711

Website: Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival

9^th Annual St. Catharines Dragon Boat Festival

July 25, 2009 –  Henley Island, St. Catharines, Ontario

Call: 905-984-8880 ext. 400

Email: info@stcatharinesdragonboat.org

Website: http://www.stcatharinesdragonboat.org/

The 16^th Annual London Dragon Boat Festival

August 15-16, 2009 –  Fanshawe Conservation Area, London, Ontario

Email: raceinfo@dragonboatlondon.ca

Website: Annual London Dragon Boat Festival

Manitoba

Manitoba Dragon Boat Festival

September 11-13, 2009

Website :  2009 Dragon Boat Race Manitoba

Ottawa

Quebec

Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival

July 25-26, 2009 –  Olympic Basin, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec

Call: (514) 866-7001
Email: info@montrealdragonboat.com

  Website: http://www.montrealdragonboat.com/

Saskatchewan

Saskatoon Dragon Boat Festival

July 24-25, 2009 - Rotary Park, Saskatoon

Website : 2009 Dragon Boat Race Saskatoon

SaskPower Regina Dragon Boat Festival

August 14-15, 2009 –  Wascana Park, Regina, Saskatchewan, Ontario

Call: (306) 525-BOAT (or 525-2628)