San Diego Dragon Boat Festival, Race with the Dragons

When: October 22 - 23, 2011
9 am – 5 pm
(Teams arrive at 8:00 am for registration & orientation)
Where: Playa Pacifica (north of Hilton),
Mission Bay Park (map)
More info: Event website

Registration fee for those participating in the race:
$31.25 ($500/ team)
$40.00 ($640/ team)
Free for spectators
More info: Event Website

Dragon Boat Festival Highlights

Spend a day on Mission Bay either as a participant or spectator in San Diego Dragon Racing.

The Festival is free and open to the public. Our Dragon Boat Festival is for everyone.  Have friends, family and fans come down for the day and cheer you on!  The location of our Festival is ideal for viewing the entire race from start to finish.
When you are not racing, join your entourage in enjoying our Asian Pacific Heritage Festival on land.  Try out Asian cuisines, shop for arts and crafts, appreciate the works of Asian artists and craftspeople.

Entertainment, food, arts and crafts of Asian Pacific Heritage Festival continuous all day.

Race Participation

Each team will be made up of 16-paddlers. Groups can sign up as 16-paddler teams. Those who are not part of a group will be placed on a team. And those who can only stay for part of a day will be assigned a a replacement.

Depending on how your team fares, you will paddle in at least two races and as many as six races. Using the “round robin” elimination method, the winning team in one heat will compete against the winning team in another heat until we are left with two competitors. The top three teams will rank First (gold), Second (silver), and Third (bronze) place.

SDDBT will provide paddlers with on-site training on the day of the race. No experience is required. All paddlers in the Festival are novice.

Dragon race and festival co-sponsors:
San Diego Alliance for Asian Pacific Islander Americans & San Diego Dragon Boat Team.