The 2012 Boston Dragon Boat Festival will be held on June 9-10, 2012.
Saturday June 9, 2012 - Races Only
MIT Pierce Boathouse (Boathouse Directions)
8:00AM – 1:00PM Dragon Boat Races - Time Trials
Sunday June 10, 2012 - Races and Cultural Festival
Along Charles River Near Harvard (Festival Directions)
Boston Side - Docks
9:00AM – 5:00PM Dragon Boat Races - Finals
Cambridge Side - Along Memorial Drive
12:00PM – 5:00PM Asian Food
Cambridge Side - Main Tent
12:00PM – 5:00PM Arts and Crafts & Asian Cultural Performances
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Performances & Demonstrations
The schedule below is from 2011. The final 2012 schedule will be posted at a later date.
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| 12:00 |
Eye-dotting Ceremony
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Melissa Ng, Press Officer, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, New York
Leland Cheung, Cambridge City Councilor
Janice Parlon, MA Department of Conservation & Recreation
Flora Sah, Senior Vice President, State Street
Johnny Ip, Senior Vice President/Regional Director, East West Bank
Karen Young, Director, Learning Development & Inclusion, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Thomas Lucey, Director, Community Relations, Harvard University
Ronni Cohen Boyer, Executive Director, Susan G. Komen Foundation
Pauline Alighieri, Executive Director, Mel Foundation
MassHousing
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Chinese Waist Drum Dance (Boston side) |
GBCCA (www.gbcca.org) |
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Chinese Drumming (Cambridge side) |
CCCC (www.bostoncccc.org) |
| 12:15 |
Chinese Lion Dance
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Wahlum Kumgfu Academy (www.wahlumpai.us) |
| 12:45 |
Opening Ceremony
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Cancer Survivor Race & Flower Ceremony |
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| 1:00 |
Yo-yo and Dragon Girls Dance |
GBCCA (www.gbcca.org)
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| 1:30 |
Korean Taekwon-do |
J.H. Kim Taekwon-do Institute in Boston (www.tkd-boston.com/mrkimbio.html) |
| 2:00 |
Traditional Korean Dance
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Boston Korean Dance Group |
| 2:15 |
Chinese Traditional Music
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Silk and Bamboo Youth Music Ensemble
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| 2:30 |
Chinese Martial Arts Demonstration
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Wahlum Kungfu Academy (www.wahlumpai.us) |
| 3:00 |
Traditional Korean Dance
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Boston Korean Dance Group |
| 3:15 |
Traditional Philippine Dance
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PDCO Boston (www.pdcoboston.org) |
| 3:45 |
Rhythmic
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Rhythmic Group
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| 4:00 |
Traditional Chinese Dance
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CCCC (www.bostoncccc.org) |
| 4:30 |
Japanese Taiko Drumming
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Odaiko New England (onetaiko.org) |
| 5:00 |
Awards ceremony for winning teams
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