Welcome to the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: JULY 26-27, 2008
Join us for the 8th Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival!
Two days is hardly enough time to soak in the culture and flavor of the world’s most populous continent, but the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival comes close. The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (CDBF), a free family-friendly festival highlighting Colorado’s rich Asian Pacific American heritage, returns for its 8th year to Sloan’s Lake Park in northwest Denver July 26-27, 2008.
A window to the Pan Asian world, this diverse weekend festival is the only one of its kind in the United States. It showcases an array of traditional and contemporary performing artists, cultural customs and cuisine from Asia and the Pacific, eclectic and exotic shopping opportunities in the Marketplace, in addition to two days of competitive dragon boat racing.
Since its debut in 2001, the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival has grown from 15,000 to a record 105,000 attendees in 2007 of various ages and origins. Visitors come from across the Front Range, the state and the country to participate in this annual summer event. Check out what’s new this year:
- 2008 American Dragon Boat Association (ADBA) Regional Races. Considered the regional Olympics for the sport, national and regional teams will compete in division races on a new 500-meter course.
- New race divisions, including competitive mixed and recreational mixed, corporate and youth. Two race locations will be used this year to support 250-meter and 500-meter courses.
- First-ever 2008 Commemorative Poster contest granted cash awards to the top three winners. The winning design is featured on festival merchandise so get yours while supplies last!
- Relocating to the east side of the park where the festival debuted so we have more open space for festival programs and more of the lake for two days of races in one location.
- Expanded cultural programs (Explore Asia, Gateway to Asia, Cultural Unity, Dragonland), a larger beer garden situated along the shore, more Asian vendors and more fine cuisine.
- Greening the Dragon, a new recycling program on site as well as Bike Denver valet service, and free parking and shuttle service to and from Invesco Field and the Light Rail station.
- Free outdoor concert presented by the Denver Municipal Band following the Closing Ceremony on Sunday evening when the CDBF dragon boat team awards are presented.
Click here to see the 2008 Festival At A Glance schedule
Click here to see the 2008 Demonstration and Performance Schedule
Click here to see guidelines and tips for a pleasant day at the Festival
Click Here To See Highlights from the 2007 Festival Wrap Up
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