Dragon Boat Festival

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Hours:	12-5 p.m.
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Outdoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Fairs & Festivals

Come celebrate the 30th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, June 7, 2009, from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Spectators will be able to watch brightly colored dragon boats, piloted by rowers from Greater Boston, Rhode Island, New York, Washington, D.C., Florida, and as far away as Canada, as they race down the Charles River between JFK Street and the Western Avenue Bridge. The festival is sponsored in part by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, State Street, United Commercial Bank, and the Boston Dragon Boat Festival Committee.

Located by Weeks Foot Bridge on the Charles River between JFK Avenue and Western Avenue, this year’s festival will include over thirty teams competing in four categories: open, mixed, corporate and women’s. A special heat will be devoted to breast cancer survivors. A big change this year will be having the teams and races on the Cambridge side of Charles River by the Weeks Foot Bridge. With the dock by the bridge, visitors will be able to have a spectacular viewing of the colorful boats competing in the Charles River.

The festival will also feature traditional Chinese cultural programs such as a Lion Dance, Chinese martial arts demonstration, Korean Taekwondo demonstration, Chinese dance and music, traditional Japanese festival drumming and Asian foods

COST

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Free!

WEBSITE

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www.bostondragonboat.org

LOCATION

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Weeks Footbridge, Cambridge, MA, 02138 map

Take the Red line to Harvard Square. Walk to the Charles River along Boylson Street. At the Charles River, head East to the Weeks Footbridge.

By Car, park near Mount Auburn Street and DeWolfe. There is no designated parking, so you can park on the City of Cambridge streets or in parking lots. The festival is at the corner of De Wolfe Street and Memorial Drive. Please note: On Sunday, Memorial Drive is closed to cars between Western Avenue and Elliot Bridge.