Steveston Dragon Boat Festival

Steveston Dragon Boat Festival

August 26, 2017 at Britannia Heritage Shipyard, Steveston Village, Richmond

The Steveston Dragon Boat Festival promises to be a great day of fun, entertainment and paddling. The event begins at 8 am with dragon boat racing beginning and then food, activities and vendor booths open at 9 am. By 11 am great entertainment on the main stage begins to celebrate a sizzling summer.

Location: The event is located at Steveston Village, Richmond BC. Britannia Heritage Shipyard (at Westwater Drive and Railway Avenue) to Imperial Landing

Steveston Dragon Boat Festival Race Schedule

• 7:30 am – Race Registrar opens
• 8:00 am – Dragon Boat Racing Begins
• 3:00 pm onwards – Racers awards party begins

Race Information

• 72 teams will compete in fun and exciting races
• Race format: Each team will race in 1 x 250M race and 3 x 500M races.

Race Registrar: Race registrar tent will open at 7:30am.

Location:

The event is located at Steveston Village, Richmond BC. Britannia Heritage Shipyard (at Westwater Drive and Railway Avenue) to Imperial Landing. If using GPS or Google maps use: 4180 Bayview Street, Richmond BC.

There will be a drop-off area for equipment and paddlers at this location.

Parking:

Is  available at the T Homma School, which is located across the street from the Britannia Heritage Shipyard at 5180 Westwater Drive. Parking is available for a suggested donation of $5 (all proceeds to Richmond Food Bank). Parking is very limited so please plan to carpool. The parking lot will open at 7:00 am precisely.

Awards: Immediately after the last race at the paddlers party! Paddles Up!

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