The Festival At A Glance
- North America’s largest dragon boat festival
- Established in 1994
- Original Founders are Frank Ling, President of the Asian Heritage Month Society, Warren Creates, Head of Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP’s Immigration Law Group and Mike Chambers, President of the Canadian Olympic Committee
Statistics
- A non-profit festival with free admission to the public
- 75,000 Attendees
- 5,000 Paddlers
- 200 Teams in competitive, corporate, and community categories
- 1,500 Medals awarded
- 24 Challenge Cup categories
- Breast Cancer Survivor Challenge and traditional Flower Ceremony
- Races every 10 minutes
- A dragon boat is a slim 44’ racer with a dragon’s head at the bow and a tail at the stern
- Each dragon boat holds 22 athletes including 20 paddlers, 1 drummer and 1 steersperson
- Free public parking at the Canada Post parking lot
- Free bike parking available on site
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