Upcoming events.
Unleash the Dragons
UNLEASH THE DRAGONS – Dragon Boat Festival & Leadership Camp is coming to Nathan Benderson Park
This event is for Breast Cancer & All Cancer Survivors and features the keynote speaker, Dr. Don McKenzie.
Leadership Camp:
Jan 22-25: Dates for BCP and ACP team leaders (captains, coaches, etc)
Leader’s clinics: Jan 23
On Water: Coaching, Helm, Drum (small & standard boats)
Off Water: Team Management, Racing Rules, Festival Planning
Paddlers Schedule:
Jan 24-25: BCP & ACP Paddlers Compete
Jan 24: Practices & Fun Paddle Races
Jan 25: Races- IDBF Rules & Regulations apply
2nd Annual AAPI Festival
Mark your calendars for this full day of fun at White Rock Lake.
IBPCP Lake Bourget, France
Ladies from all over the world,
Bienvenue !
“Welcome!”
We feel honoured to welcome you in Aix-les-Bains at the heart of the French Alps for the 2026 IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival and to have the opportunity to share a wonderful time together in a breathtaking natural site.
Aix-les-Bains is an area known for promoting wellness and is an ideal site to welcome the IBCPC community.
Our organising team is looking forward to welcoming you at Lake Bourget from the 24th to the 30th of August.
DFW Dragon Boat, Kite & Lantern Festival
The 15th Annual DFW Dragon Boat, Kite and Lantern Festival
For the 15th year, the Marco Polo World Foundation presents a unique and premier multi-cultural and educational event in North Texas. With strong support from businesses, community groups, and city governments, the festival has attracted widespread participation and media attention, with more than 15,000 of spectators each year and growing. Over 50 race teams participated each year, including boy scouts, breast cancer survivors, cities, corporations, schools, and non-profit community groups. Dragon boat race teams came all the way from China, cities such as Austin and Houston, and other states like Louisiana, Oklahoma, Colorado and Florida. We are proud to be the first to bring Dragon Boating to North Texas. It has become one of the largest festivals focused on diversity in the Southwest.
Stars & Stripes PaddleFest
RIVERSPORT’s PaddleFest Dragon Boat Festival happens annually during the Stars & Stripes River Festival set for June 22, 2024.
PaddleFest will take place on Saturday, June 22, 2-9:30p. If you’re a paddler, come race under the stadium lights with us! If you’re a spectator, join us for the whole day of Stars & Stripes racing, adventures and family fun!
Compete in two categories:
* Recreational (1, 250-m flag catching race, $350)
* Competitive (250-m flag catching, 200-m sprint, 500-m race, $650)
The 200 & 500-meter races will be in 10-man boats, the 250-meter flag catching will be in a 20-man boat (16-paddlers, 1-flag catcher, 1-drummer)
Race registration is live and open at the link below:
Race registration includes all equipment, a steersman if requested and a team tent reserved space. Divisions will be made based on interest (men, women, co-ed, BCS), must have a minimum of three teams to be a separate division.
AAPI Heritage and Dragon Boat Festival
The City of Dallas and National Association of Asian American Professionals present the 1st Annual AAPI Heritage & Dragon Boat Festival. Join us for this family-friendly event, with live performances, hands-on workshops, art, food, vendors, and watch or paddle along with the Dragon Boat race. In honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the festival will celebrate the rich diversity of the AAPI Community in North Texas.