Kelowna International Dragon Boat Festival

NO EVENT FOR 2023: The Kelowna Dragon Boat Club festival has been cancelled for 2023. Check back for 2024 event info.

Kelowna's Dragon Boat Club traditionally hosts its annual festival of dragon boat racing on the final weekend in August.


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Location: Kelowna, British Columbia

A charitable event hosted by the Kelowna Dragon Boat Club, in past years the festival has hosted Try Dragon Boating days and raised money for the Central Okanagan Food Bank.

Races include 200m, 500m and a "guts and glory" race, all on Okanagan Lake, out of Tugboat Bay. 

The club was also instrumental in establishing the first paddle trail in the Okanagan, a 27-kilometre span from McKinley Beach to Bertram Creek Park.

More info

Info on the 2023 event is yet to be announced.

Event info
Visit the club website here

Race registration
Please visit the KDBC festival page to download the team registration form.