Festival Schedule

The 2013 Boston Dragon Boat Festival will be held on June 8-9, 2013. 

Saturday June 8, 2013 - Races Only

MIT Pierce Boathouse (Boathouse Directions)

7:00AM – 1:30PM  Dragon Boat Races - Time Trials

Sunday June 9, 2013 - Races and Cultural Festival

Along Charles River Near Harvard (Festival Directions)

Boston Side - Docks
7:00AM – 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

Performances & Demonstrations

The performance schedule for 2013 is now posted.  The schedule may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

12:00

Eye-dotting ceremony 

  Chinese Waist Drum Dance (Boston side) GBCCA (www.gbcca.org)
  Chinese Drumming (Cambridge side) CCCC (www.bostoncccc.org)
12:15

Dragon dance

Wahlum Kungfu Academy (www.wahlumpai.us)
12:45

Opening ceremony

 
1:00 Chinese Traditioanl Music, Chinese Yo-Yo

GBCCA (www.gbcca.org)

1:30 Tae Kwon Do Demonstration O'Malley Tae Kwon Do Center (omalleytkdcenter.com)
1:45

Bhangra & Bollywood Dance

Shaila School of Dance (www.shailadanceschool.com)
2:15

Chinese martial arts demonstration

Wahlum Kungfu Academy (www.wahlumpai.us)

2:45

Chinese Traditional Dance

Angel Performing Arts (www.angelperformanceart.com)
3:45

Tae Kwon Do Demonstration

O'Malley Tae Kwon Do Center (omalleytkdcenter.com)
4:00

Chinese and Asian arts demonstration

CCCC (www.bostoncccc.org)
4:30

Japanese Taiko drumming

Odaiko New England (onetaiko.org)
5:00

Awards ceremony for winning teams