We're pleased to announce that registration is now open for our Zodiac Dash -- a 3.5K Fun Run held on Sunday morning July 28 during the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival!
The Zodiac Dash 3.5 Fun Run presented by Bellco Credit Union is a great way to support this year's theme for the festival: "Commit to be fit!" We invite runners of all ages to participate, and want everyone to learn which animal of the Chinese zodiac represents their birth year, and wear a costume that reflects that sign!

Denver singer-songwriter Dwight Mark was so inspired the first time he performed at the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival that he wrote a song that perfectly captures the anticipation, excitement and cultural richness of the festival. He gave CDBF permission to use "Dragon Boat" as our official theme song, and we're proud to feature the song here, in a performance from 2009.

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F97422407​

We're thrilled to announce the 2013 Honorary Chair and Honorary Patron for the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival!
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The Honorary Chair is Kimiko Side. She's been a tireless promoter and teacher of Japanese arts and a driving force behind the Takayama-Denver Sister City relationship. Her lifetime of volunteer work led last year to one of the highest honors bestowed by the Emperor of Japan, and she's been receiving awards in the months since then.

Kimiko has also been a volunteer at CDBF for years, teaching festival visitors how to make Japanese crafts.

Our 2013 Honorary Patron is Mercedes del Rosario Huang (right), a Filipina who has built a very successful Colorado-based business, Rocky Mt. Food Factory, manufacturing and distributing ethnic and specialty frozen foods.
Both these women are terrific role models for the Asian community, and for Coloradans in general. Congratulations to both Kimiko and to Mercedes!