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The 2017 Steveston Dragon Boat Festival drew thousands of people to Steveston last August.
Photo by Chung Chow
Dragon boats descend on Steveston Aug. 25
Community, culture and competition will come
together at the 2018 Steveston Dragon Boat Festival.
This Saturday (Aug. 25), some 1,500 paddlers
making up 72 teams will celebrate another great season on the water, while
bidding adieu to the final days of summer on the shores of the Fraser River.
Upwards of 20,000 festival goers are expected
to converge at the Imperial Landing Park (No. 1 Road and Bayview Street) to
take in the races, while also enjoying music, art and entertainment for the
entire family. Partial proceeds from the festival will benefit the Richmond
Food Bank, which serves on average 2,200 people per week.
Last year’s sixth annual dragon boat festival
played out under clear blue skies, with wide smiles the order of the day. Event
organizer and Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival general manager Ann
Phelps explained the resounding endorsement as accurately reflecting the
culture of dragon boating.
“It’s very inclusive and diverse,” attracting
people of all ages and ethnic groups, she explained.
This year, team registration sold out in
April.
Heats and seeding races start at 8 a.m. and
entertainment kicks off at 10 a.m. The full day of events run until 7 p.m. with
the Junior and Senior Cup championship races.
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