NOTE: Due to the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s security and operational requirements, the 2026 Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival was required to be cancelled. In its place, a one-time regatta was held on August 22, 2026 as an alternative event to bridge the gap between the 2025-2027 Festivals.

Community Cultural Pavilions
Visit our community pavilions in partnership with local organizations and artists to discover more of our local culture and spirit! Thank you to all of our community partners for making these programs possible.

Chinatown Pavilion
–Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden: interactive and free youth arts activities and calligraphy demonstrations
–Chinese Canadian Museum: pop up exhibition info about “Momentum: Power and Identity in Sport”
–Chinatown Storytelling Centre: photo opportunity and prize giveaways to learn more about Vancouver’s historic Chinatown

Indigenous Pavilion
More information coming soon!

Pride Pavilion
More information coming soon!

August 15 Special Program: Family Discovery: Community in Dragon Boating in collaboration with the Chinese Canadian Museum

• When: August 15, 11:30 AM (English) and 1:30 PM (Cantonese)
• Where: Chinese Canadian Museum, 51 East Pender Street, Vancouver
• Cost: Included with Museum Admission – USE DISCOUNT CODE CCM_IN TO GET A FREE TICKET WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
• RSVP: Click here to RSVP!

Visit the Chinese Canadian Museum for a special program inspired by their new exhibition, Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports, as we celebrate the vibrant culture, and enduring spirit in the sport of dragon boating.

Five Blessings Collective returns to the museum with their third episode of A Year of Blessings, an audio play series celebrating Chinese holidays! Join us for live performances of their play Band of Dragons, which follows Faye the dragon, a fifth-generation dragon boat drummer, as she navigates tradition and change.

Performances will take place in English and Cantonese, followed by special presentations by Dragon Boat BC exploring the Dragon Boat Festival, the history of racing, and the vibrant community that champions this cultural sport today.

Event cultural programs are presented with the support of partners including Canadian Heritage, Government of BC, City of Vancouver, and BC Arts Council.

Concord Community Stage and Medal Podium at the Concord Pacific Presentation Centre

The expanded Concord Community Stage celebrates the best of our community, and creates valuable moments for visitors of all generations to come together and enjoy the start of summer! From live music, Indigenous cultural demonstrations, engaging local dance troupes, interactive traditional Chinese opera workshops, and storytelling, you won’t want to miss it. And, on Sunday afternoon, the Stage becomes the centre of attention as the champions for the 2025 Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival are crowned and the medals presented!Saturday June 21
Greater Vancouver Native Culture Society – 11:30 AM
International Cup Ceremony – 12:30 PM
燕鳳鳴粵劇團 – Vancouver Cantonese Opera – 1:30 PM
Ian Cromwell – 2:30 PM
Drag Story Time: Acacia Gray – 3:30 PM
變臉 Face Changer Show – 4:00 PM
Niki Kennedy – 4:30 PM
Quill Dance Collective – 5:30 PM

Sunday June 21
Land Welcome – 11:45 AM
All My Relations – 12:00 PM
變臉 Face Changer Show – 1:00 PM
Medal Presentations starting at 1:30 PM

Concord Community Zone

Concord Pacific Community Zone at the Concord Pacific Presentation Centre

Draw for the Future Colouring Contest

Concord Pacific is bringing back its popular colouring contest, where children from ages 6 to 8 and 9 to 12 will have the chance to win one of two $2,000 RESP contributions. Advance registration recommended to participate: register NOW at concordpacific.com/future!

Family Activities

Visit the Concord Community Zone for complimentary face painting, balloon twisting, and other field games. Plus, grab a bite and catch the races from the food truck area in the zone and the race livestream screen!

Roaming Entertainment

From fire breathers, jugglers, magicians, face changers, lion and dragon dancers, roaming Chinese acrobats, and more- catch it all in surprise pop-up performances around the Concord Community Zone on both Saturday and Sunday! Don’t miss a second of the fun.

Pavilion Programs at the Concord Pacific Presentation Centre

Chinatown Pavilion  |  With the support of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Learn about the deep traditions behind the dragon boat festival, and its origins in Vancouver’s Chinatown with family-friendly arts and craft activities, and displays from local community partner organizations based in Chinatown.

• Activities and Demonstration Times (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
• Dragon Boat Festival Themed Arts and Crafts
• Interactive calligraphy demonstrations with Buddha Boards 
• Traditional Chinese Calligraphy Master demonstrations
• Tea Ceremony Demonstrations
• Fortune Telling Demonstrations
• Merchandise created by local Chinatown artists
• Guessing and matching games to test your knowledge of Chinese culture
• Community engagement booths from the Chinese Canadian Museum, Chinatown Storytelling Centre, Hon Hsing Athletic Club
• Hon Hsing Athletic Club Performances (roaming the site from 12:00-2:30 PM)
  

Indigenous Pavilion

The Festival is hosted on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands and waters of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. As part of our ongoing work to share our space with Indigenous communities and to honour the centuries of interconnection between Chinese and Indigenous communities, we are pleased to work with local Indigenous artists, elders, and organizations to program the Indigenous Cultural Pavilion. 

Activities and Demonstration Times (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)

• Please watch for information soon! 

Pride Pavilion  |  In partnership with Vancouver Pride Society and community partners

Paddle with pride; we’re proud to welcome back the Pride Pavilion for 2025! has been a place where the queer community can come together, including through teams and the Pride Cup. And as Vancouver gets set for Pride in August and celebrates Pride Month in June, the Festival excited to partner with Vancouver Pride Society and its community partners to showcase queer sports leagues and teams operating in our community.

Activities and Demonstration Times (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)

• Vancouver Pride information and ticket sales
• Pride button making and prize giveaway
• Drag queen photo booth
• Drawing station
• Pride merchandise

Dragon Boat Public Art Program at the TD Main Stage Zone and Concord Pacific Place

A special public art program is on display at the Festival, showcasing 9 different artists that created artwork around the theme of community, culture, and competition for the boats being used exclusively once a year during the Festival’s races. See the boats race on land, and see the artwork up close on land around the site! Artists include:

• Bagua Artist Association: Bedecked with Pearls and Glimmering Jade
• Carmen Chan: Rice and Rain
• Chairman Ting: Billion Buns
• Chepximiya Siyam/Chief Janice George and Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph: Midnight Lightning
• Debra Sparrow: A Hundred Years of History
• Derek Tam: Convergence
• Joslyn Reid: Good Sport
• Kari Kristensen: Paper Boats
• Ocean Hyland: People of the Inlet

Expo 86 Original Teak Dragon Boat Display at Concord Pacific Place

See one of the original teak boats used at Expo 86 to launch dragon boat racing in Canada! After being restored in 2017, the boat now returns to Vancouver and False Creek as part of a mobile display to reconnect paddlers to their heritage. The display will also feature archival clippings from when the boats were originally unveiled in 1986, as well as information on dragon boat’s evolution in Vancouver. With the support of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto).

Festival Protocol and Ceremonial Programs

2025 Festival Blessing Ceremony – Awakening of the Dragons |  Saturday June 14, 1:30 PM  |  1 Athletes Way

An ancient ceremony conducted on the shores of False Creek. Join us as we carry on an important tradition into the modern era.  

The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society is honoured to invite you to witness an ancient Taoist blessing and eye-dotting ceremony. Be present as our dragon boats come to life for the first time, and the spirit of the dragon is summoned to the water in advance of the Festival. This event is conducted by the International Taoist Church of Canada.

Click here to learn more.

• FREE ADMISSION
• Creekside Paddling Centre/Dragon Zone Paddling Club, 1 Athletes Way
• For media inquiries, please email info@dragonboatbc.ca

Cultural programs presented with the support of:

Cultural Programs and Concord Community Zone

Dragon boat comes from an ancient Chinese tradition that is equal parts racing and culture, but also a showcase of the local community. Join us on Championship Weekend and explore the interactions between tradition and the current-day multicultural communities that make up our social fabric.

June 22-23, 2024

NEW FOR 2024: Light up the Night – Vancouver’s first public drone show  |  June 22  |  ~9:30 PM in the skies above False Creek

The skies above False Creek come alive with Vancouver’s first public drone show in a celebration of local culture and music. Celebrating the first weekend of summer, the family-friendly show will begin as the sun sets over the Vancouver skyline, and can be viewed from around the North East False Creek basin and screens throughout the site.

Make it an full day at the Festival; catch dragon boat racing on the water until 6:30 PM, then grab a bite from one of the 25+ food trucks and a drink on the biggest waterfront licensed patio in the city, and catch Hey Ocean! and other artists on the TD Main Stage!

NEW FOR 2024: Concord Community Zone  |  Concord Pacific Presentation Centre/Finish Line

Draw for the Future Colouring Contest

Concord Pacific is bringing back its popular colouring contest, where children from ages 6 to 8 and 9 to 12 will have the chance to win one of two $3,600 RESP contributions. Advance registration recommended to participate: click here to sign up now!

Concord Community Zone Stage

Featuring a range of activities and shows, the Concord Community Stage’s two full days of programming will be sure to surprise and delight with musicians, dancers, magicians, and more! Concord Community Zone Stage schedule published in early June.

Family Activities

Visit the Concord Community Zone for complimentary face painting, balloon twisting, and other field games. Plus, grab a bite and catch the races from the food truck area in the zone and the new race livestream screen!

Bike Parking and Tune Ups

Leave the car at home; ride your bike down to the Festival, park it on-site, and get it tuned up while you’re here! Please note: tune up services are subject to technician availability and bookings. Additional bike parking is available at the Festival’s Quebec Street entrance, and at Creekside Community Centre.

Pavilion Programs –  |  TD Main Stage Zone

Chinatown Pavilion  |  With the support of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Learn about the deep traditions behind the dragon boat festival, and its origins in Vancouver’s Chinatown with family-friendly arts and craft activities, and displays from local community partner organizations based in Chinatown.

• Activities and Demonstration Times (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
• Dragon Boat Festival Themed Arts and Crafts
• Interactive calligraphy demonstrations with Buddha Boards 
• Traditional Chinese Calligraphy Master demonstrations
• Tea Ceremony Demonstrations
• Fortune Telling Demonstrations
• Merchandise created by local Chinatown artists
• Guessing and matching games to test your knowledge of Chinese culture
• Community engagement booths from the Chinese Canadian Museum, Chinatown Storytelling Centre, Hon Hsing Athletic Club
• Hon Hsing Athletic Club Performances (roaming the site from 12:00-2:30 PM)
  

Indigenous Pavilion

The Festival is hosted on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands and waters of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. As part of our ongoing work to share our space with Indigenous communities and to honour the centuries of interconnection between Chinese and Indigenous communities, we are pleased to work with local Indigenous artists, elders, and organizations to program the Indigenous Cultural Pavilion. 

Activities and Demonstration Times (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)

• Live wood carving demonstrations with Squamish artist knakweltn/Darren Yelton
• Public mural painting with Miska Creative Society
• Indigenous designed and printed clothing/jewelry  
• Sweetgrass weaving and products 
• Wellness and self-care items made using local ingredients 

NEW FOR 2024: Pride Pavilion  |  In partnership with Vancouver Pride Society and community partners

Paddle with pride; we’re proud to add the Pride Pavilion for 2024 to our programming on-site. Paddling has been a place where the queer community can come together, including through teams and the Pride Cup. And as Vancouver gets set to host Canada Pride in August at Concord Pacific Place, the Festival is working with Vancouver Pride Society and its community partners to showcase queer sports leagues and teams operating in our community.

Activities and Demonstration Times (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)

• Canada Pride celebration information and ticket sales
• Pride button making and prize giveaway
• Drag queen photo booth
• Drawing station
• Pride merchandise
• Community engagement booths from Freerunners and Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours

Medal Presentations  |  June 23  |  Medal Podium, TD Main Stage Zone

Join us starting at ~1:00 PM as the medals are awarded for the Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival in each division and for each Grand Final race! New for 2024, racers can visit the Oddball tent after winning their medal to pick up a medal patch to add to their jersey to commemorate their results at the Festival.

Dragon Boat Public Art Program  |  TD Main Stage Zone and Olympic Village Zone

A special public art program is on display at the Festival, showcasing 9 different artists that created artwork around the theme of community, culture, and competition for the boats being used exclusively once a year during the Festival’s races. See the boats race on land, and see the artwork up close on land around the site! Artists include:

• Bagua Artist Association: Bedecked with Pearls and Glimmering Jade
• Carmen Chan: Rice and Rain
• Chairman Ting: Billion Buns
• Chepximiya Siyam/Chief Janice George and Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph: Midnight Lightning
• Debra Sparrow: A Hundred Years of History
• Derek Tam: Convergence
• Joslyn Reid: Good Sport
• Kari Kristensen: Paper Boats
• Ocean Hyland: People of the Inlet

Expo 86 Original Teak Dragon Boat Display  |  With the support of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto)

See one of the original teak boats used at Expo 86 to launch dragon boat racing in Canada! After being restored in 2017, the boat now returns to Vancouver and False Creek as part of a mobile display to reconnect paddlers to their heritage. The display will also feature archival clippings from when the boats were originally unveiled in 1986, as well as information on dragon boat’s evolution in Vancouver.

Festival Protocol and Ceremonial Programs

2024 Festival Blessing Ceremony – Awakening of the Dragons |  Saturday June 15, 1:30 PM  |  1 Athletes Way

An ancient ceremony conducted on the shores of False Creek. Join us as we carry on an important tradition into the modern era.  

The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society is honoured to invite you to witness an ancient Taoist blessing and eye-dotting ceremony. Be present as our dragon boats come to life for the first time, and the spirit of the dragon is summoned to the water in advance of the Festival. This event is conducted by the International Taoist Church of Canada.

Click here to learn more.

• FREE ADMISSION
• Creekside Paddling Centre/Dragon Zone Paddling Club, 1 Athletes Way
• For media inquiries, please email info@dragonboatbc.ca

Cultural programs presented with the support of:

Cultural Displays and Pavilions

Dragon boat comes from an ancient Chinese tradition that is equal parts racing and culture, but also a showcase of the local community. Join us on Championship Weekend and explore the interactions between tradition and the current-day multicultural communities that make up our social fabric.

We’re getting set for our 2024 event- information on our pages is getting updated right now. The 2024 Festival’s full program will be published May 21- we can’t wait to see you over the first weekend of summer very soon!

Championship Weekend –  June 24-25, 2023

Chinatown Pavilion  |  TD Main Stage Zone  |  With the support of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

The Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival recognizes the deep roots of the Festival in Chinese tradition and culture. As part of an overall effort to ground the Festival in equal parts culture and sport, we are delighted to work with cultural partners to present the Chinatown Pavilion. 

Activities and Demonstration Times (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)

• Arts and Crafts: Dragon Boat Festival Theme
• Buddha Boards: practice your calligraphy
• Chinese Calligraphy demonstration by Master Jiangang Su (Time TBA)
• Tea Ceremony Demonstrations
• Traditional Chinese Incense Demonstrations
• Hon Hsing Athletic Club Golden Dragon Performances (12:00-3:00 PM)

Indigenous Cultural Pavilion  |  TD Main Stage Zone

The Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival is hosted on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands and waters of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. As part of our efforts to engage with Indigenous communities and to highlight the deep culture of the territories we now occupy, we are pleased to work with local Indigenous artists, elders, and organizations to program the Indigenous Cultural Pavilion.

2024 programming TBA

35th Anniversary Activities  |  June 24, Medal Podium, TD Main Stage Zone

What’s a big birthday without a big party? To reconnect with our roots and celebrate this anniversary, we’re pleased to host two special events on June 24 at the Medal Podium.

Birthday Cake presented by Concord Pacific, 1:00 – 2:00 PM

We’ve got the biggest cake in the city to celebrate our 35th birthday! Join us at the medal podium for a free slice of cake starting at 1:00 PM, made by Chinatown’s The Boss bakery. This cake is presented by Concord Pacific.

Citizenship Ceremony, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Join us as we reconnect with our roots as an organization started in Chinatown to bring people together, as we host a special Citizenship Ceremony as part of the 35th Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival.

Wear red and white to get in the spirit of the day, then join us for a special protocol presentation on the TD Main Stage by Squamish Nation’s Eagle Song Dancers at 11:30 AM, as well as the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office International Cup at 12:00 on the race course!

Medal Presentations  |  June 25, Medal Podium, TD Main Stage Zone

Join us starting at ~1:00 PM as the medals are awarded for the 35th Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival in each division and for each Grand Final race!

Dragon Boat Public Art Program  |  TD Main Stage Zone

A special public art program is on display at this year’s Festival, showcasing 9 different artists that created artwork around the theme of community, culture, and competition for the boats being used at the Festival’s races. See the boats race on land, and see the artwork up close on land around the site! Artists include:

• Bagua Artist Association: Bedecked with Pearls and Glimmering Jade
• Carmen Chan: Rice and Rain
• Chairman Ting: Billion Buns
• Chepximiya Siyam/Chief Janice George and Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph: Midnight Lightning
• Debra Sparrow: A Hundred Years of History
• Derek Tam: Convergence
• Joslyn Reid: Good Sport
• Kari Kristensen: Paper Boats
• Ocean Hyland: People of the Inlet

Expo 86 Original Teak Dragon Boat Display  |  TD Main Stage Zone by Main Street Skytrain Entrance
With the support of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto).

See one of the original teak boats used at Expo 86 to launch dragon boat racing in Canada! After being restored in 2017, the boat now returns to Vancouver and False Creek as part of a mobile display to reconnect paddlers to their heritage.

The display will also feature archival clippings from when the boats were originally unveiled in 1986, as well as information on dragon boat’s evolution in Vancouver.

Pre-Festival Activities

2024 Festival Blessing Ceremony  |  Saturday June 15, 1:30 PM  |  1 Athletes Way

An ancient ceremony conducted on the shores of False Creek. Join us as we carry on an important tradition into the modern era.  

The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society is honoured to invite you to witness an ancient Taoist blessing and eye-dotting ceremony. Be present as our dragon boats come to life for the first time, and the spirit of the dragon is summoned to the water in advance of the Festival. This event is conducted by the International Taoist Church of Canada. Click here to learn more.

• FREE ADMISSION
• Creekside Paddling Centre/Dragon Zone Paddling Club, 1 Athletes Way
• Pay parking lots available under Creekside Community Centre and neighbouring buildings

Cultural programs presented with the support of:

Cultural Displays and Pavilions

Dragon boat comes from an ancient Chinese tradition that is equal parts racing and culture, but also a showcase of the local community. Join us on Championship Weekend and explore the interactions between tradition and the current-day multicultural communities that make up our social fabric.

Championship Weekend –  June 25-26, 2022

Chinese Cultural Pavilion  |  Creekside Park North

The Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival recognizes the deep roots of the Festival in Chinese tradition and culture. As part of an overall effort to ground the Festival in equal parts culture and sport, we are delighted to work with cultural partners to present the Chinese Cultural Pavilion.

Saturday June 25 Participating Organizations and Demonstration Times

• Arts and Crafts: Dragon Boat Festival Theme (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
• Buddha Boards: practice your calligraphy (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
• Lion and Dragon Dance mini display (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
• Guzheng Performance (10:00 AM-2:00 PM)
• Hon Hsing Athletic Club Golden Dragon Performances (12:00-3:00 PM)
• Tea Ceremony Demonstrations (1:30-6:00 PM)
• Chinese Seal Carving demonstration by Master Jiangang Su (Time TBA)

Sunday June 26 Participating Organizations and Demonstration Times

• Arts and Crafts: Dragon Boat Festival Theme (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
• Buddha Boards: practice your calligraphy (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
• Lion and Dragon Dance mini display (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
• Tea Ceremony Demonstrations (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
• Hon Hsing Athletic Club Golden Dragon Performances (12:00-3:00 PM)
• Chinese Gongbi Fine Art Painting demonstration by Master Jiangang Su (Time TBA)

Indigenous Cultural Pavilion  |  Creekside Park North

The Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival is hosted on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands and waters of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. As part of our efforts to engage with Indigenous communities and to highlight the deep culture of the territories we now occupy, we are pleased to work with local Indigenous artists, elders, and organizations to program the Indigenous Cultural Pavilion.

Note: Spoken Treasures tour themes include: The Story of the Land, Salish People and Culture, Canoe Culture,  The history of Vancouver Through Indigenous Eyes, History, Indigenous Trade, Travel, War and Peace. Please sign up ahead of time at the Talaysay Tours table in the Indigenous Cultural Pavilion.

Saturday June 25 Participating Organizations and Demonstration Times

• Squamish Pole Carving Demonstration: Darren Yelton (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
• Spoken Treasures (10:00 AM)
• Spoken Treasures (12:00 PM)
• Spoken Treasures (2:00 PM)

Sunday June 26 Participating Organizations and Demonstration Times

• Squamish Pole Carving Demonstration: Darren Yelton (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
• Spoken Treasures (10:00 AM)
• Spoken Treasures (12:00 PM)

Dragon Boat Public Art Program  |  Creekside Park North and South
With the support of the BC Arts Council.

To celebrate the arrival of a new era in dragon boat racing in BC, we have a special public art program on display at this year’s Festival! Thanks to the support of the Province of British Columbia and Concord Pacific, this year’s Festival will see the debut of 18 new dragon boats.

Marking this extraordinary occasion, the Festival has commissioned 9 different artists to create artwork around the theme of community, culture, and competition. See the boats race on land, and see the artwork up close on land around the site!

Participating artists include:

• Bagua Artist Association: Bedecked with Pearls and Glimmering Jade
• Carmen Chan: Rice and Rain
• Chairman Ting: Billion Buns
• Chepximiya Siyam/Chief Janice George and Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph: Midnight Lightning
• Debra Sparrow: A Hundred Years of History
• Derek Tam: Convergence
• Joslyn Reid: Good Sport
• Kari Kristensen: Paper Boats
• Ocean Hyland: People of the Inlet

Expo 86 Original Teak Dragon Boat Display  |  Creekside Park North by Main Stage
With the support of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto).

See one of the original teak boats used at Expo 86 to launch dragon boat racing in Canada! After being restored in 2017, the boat now returns to Vancouver and False Creek as part of a mobile display to reconnect paddlers to their heritage. The display will also feature archival clippings from when the boats were originally unveiled in 1986, as well as information on dragon boat’s evolution in Vancouver!

Pre-Festival Activities

2022 Festival Preview and Unveiling  |  Thursday June 9, 10:00 AM  |  Concord Pacific Place

Meet us at the intersection of sport and culture.  

Join us as we launch the 2022 Festival, with race program information and introduction of our cultural program. Plus, watch as we unveil the Festival’s BIGGEST ever addition, supported by Concord Pacific and the Government of British Columbia!

• FREE ADMISSION
• Concord Pacific Place, 88 Pacific Boulevard
• Parking at Concord Pacific Place (entry from Carrall Street and Pacific Boulevard)

Public Art Program Preview  |  Friday June 10, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM, Saturday June 11, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM |  Concord Community Park

Community, culture, and competition. All in one boat.  

Get a sneak preview of our new public art program as you view our new racing boats up close at Concord Community Park!

• FREE ADMISSION
• Concord Community Park, 50 Pacific Boulevard

2022 Festival Blessing Ceremony  |  Saturday June 11, 2:00 PM  |  Concord Community Park

An ancient ceremony conducted on the shores of False Creek. Join us as our newest dragon boats come to life.  

The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society is honoured to invite you to witness an ancient Taoist blessing and eye-dotting ceremony. Be present as our dragon boats come to life for the first time, and the spirit of the dragon is summoned to the water in advance of the Festival. This event is conducted by the International Taoist Church of Canada. Click here to learn more.

• FREE ADMISSION
• Concord Community Park, 50 Pacific Boulevard
• Parking at Concord Pacific Place (entry from Carrall Street and Pacific Boulevard)

Cultural programs presented with the support of:

Championship Weekend –  September 25, 2021

Indigenous Cultural Pavilion  |  Concord Community Park

The Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival is hosted on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands and waters of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. As part of our efforts to engage with Indigenous communities and to highlight the deep culture of the territories we now occupy, we are pleased to work with local Indigenous artists, elders, and representatives to program our pilot Indigenous Cultural Pavilion.

Chinese Cultural Pavilion  |  10:00 AM-6:00 PM  |  Concord Community Park

The Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival recognizes the deep roots of the Festival in Chinese tradition and culture. As part of an overall effort to ground the Festival in equal parts culture and sport, we are delighted to work with the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Gardens and other cultural partners to present our pilot Chinese Cultural Pavilion. 

Storytelling

• 10:30 AM: Stories of the Dragon Boat Festival
• 12:00 PM: Stories of the Mid Autumn Festival
• 1:30 PM: Stories of the Dragon Boat Festival

Skill Demonstration and Craft Activities

• 10:30 AM onwards: Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Making
• 10:30 AM onwards: Arts and Crafts Activities and Workshops
• 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Calligraphy Demonstration
• 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Great Chinese Inventions: Build a Rocket!
• 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM: Great Chinese Inventions: Build a Rocket!

Dragon Dance

• 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Hon Hsing Athletic Club Golden Dragon Dances

Displays and Films

• 10:30 AM onwards: BC Sports Hall of Fame Chinese Canadian Athlete Featured Artefacts
• 10:30 AM onwards: 2021 Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival Medal Display
• 10:30 AM onwards: “Paddles Up! The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Exhibit” Paddler Interview Short Film Series Display
• 10:30 AM onwards: “Keys to Living Heritage – Chinatown’s Society-Owned Buildings” Short Film Series Premiere

Canoe Cultures  |  10:00 AM-7:00 PM  |  Concord Community Park
Supported by Concord Pacific

Join us at Canoe Cultures where Canoe Carvers from Squamish, Musqueam and Snuneymuxw First Nations honour the strong cultural connection the canoe has to the lands and the waters.  Carvers will be working on their newest design, a cedar strip family canoe. They will also be working on paddles and other associated artwork.

The experience of crafting a dugout from a massive single red cedar log or red cedar strip is a rare opportunity as there are few canoe carvers left in Canada to pass the knowledge on to their communities. As part of the Canoe Culture Program, Lead Carver Mike Billy Sr. addresses the cultural transmission of Indigenous knowledge from one generation to the next. Artists include Mike Billy, Michael Billy, Barrett Martin, and Alvin Martin Jr. Visit www.canoecultures.com to find out more about the artists.

Expo 86 Original Teak Dragon Boat Display  |  10:00 AM-7:00 PM  |  Concord Pacific Place
Display supported by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto)

See one of the original teak boats used at Expo 86 to launch dragon boat racing in Canada! After being restored in 2017, the boat now returns to Vancouver and False Creek as part of a mobile display to reconnect paddlers to their heritage. Panels also feature the story of the boats, as well as clippings from the day that the boats were originally unveiled to the public in 1986 in Vancouver!

Display generously supported by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto). Learn more about the roots of dragon boat in Canada, and its evolution in Vancouver at “Paddles Up! The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Exhibit” at the BC Sports Hall of Fame, with free admission September 24-26.

Plus, meet at the Teak Dragon Boat at 11:00 AM for Cross Cultural Walking Tours to explore the intertwined histories of DTES communities. Pre-registration is required; visit ccwtdragonboat.eventbrite.com to sign up now!

Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC

Come run away with the circus at the Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC. Enjoy the new Concord Community Park’s family-friendly features like giant chess sets, street hockey rinks, basketball hoops, beach volleyball court, and even giant chess sets!

The Concord Community Park also features views of the finish lines, and will also have live music performances throughout the Festival, all on the shores of Concord Pacific Place.

The Concord Community Stage is presented by Creative BC and supported by the Province of British Columbia.

International Saturday

Josh Minsky
International Saturday  |  11:00 AM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
Singer/Songwriter

Mackenzie Piper
International Saturday  |  12:00 PM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
One Man Skateboard Circus

Concord Community Circus Show
International Saturday  |  1:00 PM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
CircusWest Performers

Learn to Juggle
International Saturday  |  1:30 PM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
CircusWest Performers

Chibi Taiko
International Saturday  |  2:00 PM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
Taiko Performance

Concord Community Circus Show
International Saturday  |  3:00 PM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
CircusWest Performers

Balance and Pyramids Circus Workshop
International Saturday  |  3:30 PM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
CircusWest Performers

Open Stage Cabaret
International Saturday  |  4:00 PM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
CircusWest Performers

Championship Sunday

Josh Minsky
Championship Sunday |  11:00 AM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
Singer/Songwriter

Mackenzie Piper
Championship Sunday |  12:00 PM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
One Man Skateboard Circus

Concord Community Circus Show
Championship Sunday  |  1:00 PM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
CircusWest Performers

Learn to Juggle
Championship Sunday  |  1:30 PM  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
CircusWest Performers

Medal Presentation Ceremonies
Championship Sunday  |  2:00 PM Onwards  | Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC

Beautiful China: Chinese Culture and Tourism Pavillion
Presented by CNTO and the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Vancouver
All Access Friday  |  4:00 PM-9:00 PM  | Main Stage Zone
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  10:00-6:00  | Main Stage Zone

China National Tourist Office in Toronto (CNTO) is one of the overseas offices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, aiming at promoting China tourism within Canada and strengthening bilateral exchanges in tourism.

Visit the China Culture and Tourism Pavilion during the Festival, where you can see presentations of Chinese traditional handcrafts, and pick up souvenirs and information about travelling in China. Learn more about Chinese culture and tourism, and discover China at the China Culture and Tourism Pavillion!

False Creek Stage
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  11:00 AM-5:00 PM  |  Olympic Village

Come by the False Creek Stage and enjoy activities and music!

International Saturday:

• Sam Chimes: Music Looper (11:00 AM)
• Sam Chimes: Music Looper (12:30 PM)
• Jennifer Moersch: Cello Soloist (1:30 PM)
• Bubble Magic: Science World Demo (2:00 PM)
• Kat and Kim Duo: Juggling Duo Pop Up Show (2:30 PM)
• Bubble Magic: Science World Demo (3:00 PM)
• Jennifer Moersch: Cello Soloist (3:30 PM)
• Bubble Magic: Science World Demo (4:00 PM)

Championship Sunday:

• Sam Chimes: Music Looper (11:00 AM)
• Jennifer Moersch: Cello Soloist (12:00 PM)
• Sam Chimes: Music Looper (12:30 PM)
• Balloon Dragons: CircusWest (1:00 PM)
• Jennifer Moersch: Cello Soloist (1:30 PM)
• Chibi Taiko: Taiko Performance (2:00 PM)
• Concord Community Circus Show: CircusWest (3:00 PM)
• Learn to Juggle: CircusWest (3:30 PM)
• Kat and Kim Duo: Juggling Duo Show (4:15 PM)

Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  11:00 AM-5:00 PM  |  Concord Community Park

Fire, acrobats, jugglers, and more all come together at the Concord Community Stage presented by Creative BC. Click here for the full Concord Community Stage schedule.

Dragon Boat Exhibition
All Access Friday  |  4:00 PM – 8:00 PM  |  Main Stage Zone
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  10:00 AM – 7:00 PM  | Main Stage Zone

Longboats (or longships) are found in almost every culture. This exhibition will demonstrate our connections to each other, with the goal of building bridges of cultural understanding.

We will be exhibiting a fully restored teak dragon boat, one of six of the original dragon boats donated by Hong Kong to Vancouver, and used for the first time at Expo ’86. In addition, see one of the boats that was recently built through Dragon Boat BC’s job creation program, as well as a boat from the same style that will be racing on the water during the Festival!

Family Zone
All Access Friday  |  4:00 PM – 8:00 PM  |  Concord Community Park
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  10:00 AM – 7:00 PM  | Concord Community Park

The Family Zone overlooking the Concord Community Stage, is a place where everyone from kids to families of all ages and backgrounds can call their own. Hear stories about dragons and myths, watch performances that showcase local culture, learn how dragon boat became part of our local community, and enjoy art and craft activities!

Hon Hsing Athletic Club Lion and Dragon Dances
Lion Dance: All Access Friday  |  6:15 PM  |  Main Stage Zone
Dragon Dances: International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  12:30-2:30  |  Creekside Park/Red Truck Patio/Concord Pacific Place

In traditional Chinese culture, lion and dragon dances are held on particularly significant events to mark and celebrate the occasion, and to bring together the community in a powerful demonstration of strength, culture, and skill. The rhythmic drums accompanying the lions and dragons herald the arrival of these lucky omens. We are pleased to support Vancouver’s Chinatown and youth programs with Hon Hsing Athletic Club, who will be performing thrilling acrobatic performances at the Festival this year.

Hon Hsing Athletic Club is a non-profit community organization founded in 1939 as a lion dance team to raise funds during World War II. In the nearly eighty years since then, they have become one of the Lower Mainland’s premier Chinese Dragon and Lion Dance Troupes, having performed for royalty and heads of state. As one of Chinatown’s oldest private community clubs still in active service, they are proud of their roots in Vancouver’s Chinatown, and their community and charitable work. In addition to physical curriculum, students are taught aspects of Chinese culture, history and tradition and on how these are useful in everyday Canadian life, creating intercultural bridges and guiding Canadian youth in becoming leaders and to contribute towards Canadian society.

Paintillio Community Mural
All Access Friday  |  4:00 PM – 8:00 PM  |  Concord Community Park
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  10:00 AM – 7:00 PM  | Concord Community Park

Tap into your inner artist and help paint a giant paint-by-numbers mural with creative mentors from Paintillio.The Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival Pantillio painting will be based on a photo of the Blessing Ceremony from last year’s festival! The Paintillio paint-by-numbers event is free for all ages, so join in the fun and help make art history.

The Concord Stage at Concord Pacific Place features views of the finish lines, and is a perfect place to watch a circus show, or learn how to juggle!

All Access Friday

Circus 101
All Access Friday  |  5:00 PM  |  Concord Stage
Learn to juggle, spin diabolo, balance objects and more during this circus workshop!

Circus Lotus
All Access Friday  |  6:00 PM  |  Concord Stage
Custom Circus show celebrating Dragon Boat BC’s 30th anniversary.

Dragon’s Fire Show
All Access Friday  |  7:00 PM  |  Concord Stage
Circus, acrobatic, and fire performances come together for our 30th anniversary!

International Saturday

Las Estrellas De Vancouver
International Saturday  |  2:00 PM  | Concord Stage
All female Mariachi Band.

Circus Lotus
International Saturday  |  3:00 PM  | Concord Stage
Custom Circus show celebrating Dragon Boat BC’s 30th anniversary.

Gravity Showcase
International Saturday  |  4:00 PM  | Concord Stage
Yoyo with Harrison Lee Kite Flying with Tristan James.

Championship Sunday

Circus 101
Championship Sunday |  11:00 AM  |  Creekside Stage
Learn circus and juggling basics

Circus Lotus
Championship Sunday  |  12:00 PM  | Creekside Stage
Custom Circus show celebrating Dragon Boat BC’s 30th anniversary.

Circus 102
Championship Sunday |  1:00 PM  |  Creekside Stage
Learn to spin poi and hula hoop.

Circus Lotus
Championship Sunday |  2:00 PM  | Creekside Stage
Custom Circus show celebrating Dragon Boat BC’s 30th anniversary.

China Culture and Tourism Pavillion
Presented by CNTO and the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Vancouver
All Access Friday  |  4:00 PM-7:30 PM  | Main Stage/Chinatown
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  10:00-6:00  |  Main Stage/Chinatown

China National Tourist Office in Toronto (CNTO) is one of the overseas offices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, aiming at promoting China tourism within Canada and strengthening bilateral exchanges in tourism. This year is the Canada-China Year of Tourism.

On this spectacular year, CNTO will present the China Culture and Tourism Pavilion during the Festival, where you can see presentations of Chinese traditional handcrafts, and pick up souvenirs and information about travelling in China. Learn more about Chinese culture and tourism, and discover China at the China Culture and Tourism Pavillion!

Concord Stage
All Access Friday  |  5:00 PM-7:30 PM  | Concord Pacific
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  1:00-5:00 PM  |  Concord Pacific

Fire, acrobats, jugglers, and more all come together at the Concord Stage. Click here for the full Concord Stage schedule.

Dragon Boat Exhibition: The Original 1986 Teak Boats
All Access Friday  |  4:00 PM – 8:00 PM  |  Creekside Park
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  10:00 AM – 7:00 PM  |  Creekside Park

Longboats (or longships) are found in almost every culture. This exhibition will demonstrate our connections to each other, with the goal of building bridges of cultural understanding.

In honour of our 30th Anniversary and thirty-three years of dragon boating in Vancouver, we will be exhibiting a fully restored teak dragon boat, one of six of the original dragon boats donated by Hong Kong to Vancouver, and used for the first time at Expo ’86. All six of the boats have have been restored as part of a work creation project for Aboriginal Youth.

Family Zone
All Access Friday  |  4:00 PM – 8:00 PM  |  Creekside Park
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  10:00 AM – 7:00 PM  |  Creekside Park

The Family Zone in the heart of Creekside Park, overlooking the stage and the races, is a place where everyone from kids to families of all ages and backgrounds can call their own. Hear stories about dragons and myths, watch performances that showcase local culture, learn how dragon boat became part of our local community, and enjoy art and craft workshops.

Hon Hsing Athletic Club Lion and Dragon Dances
Lion Dance: All Access Friday  |  6:15 PM  |  Main Stage/Blessing Ceremony
Dragon Dances: International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  12:30-2:30  |  Creekside Park/Red Truck Patio/Concord Pacific Place
We acknowledge the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia.

In traditional Chinese culture, lion and dragon dances are held on particularly significant events to mark and celebrate the occasion, and to bring together the community in a powerful demonstration of strength, culture, and skill. The rhythmic drums accompanying the lions and dragons herald the arrival of these lucky omens. We are pleased to support Vancouver’s Chinatown and youth programs with Hon Hsing Athletic Club, who will be performing thrilling acrobatic performances at the Festival this year.

Hon Hsing Athletic Club is a non-profit community organization founded in 1939 as a lion dance team to raise funds during World War II. In the nearly eighty years since then, they have become one of the Lower Mainland’s premier Chinese Dragon and Lion Dance Troupes, having performed for royalty and heads of state. As one of Chinatown’s oldest private community clubs still in active service, they are proud of their roots in Vancouver’s Chinatown, and their community and charitable work. In addition to physical curriculum, students are taught aspects of Chinese culture, history and tradition and on how these are useful in everyday Canadian life, creating intercultural bridges and guiding Canadian youth in becoming leaders and to contribute towards Canadian society.

Organic Music Experience
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  11:00 AM – 4:00 PM  |  Creekside Park

Let our volunteers help you make your own drum, tambourine or other percussion instrument and then join the professional Organic Music musicians for some impromptu jam sessions.

Paintillio
All Access Friday  |  4:00 PM – 8:00 PM  |  Concord Pacific Place
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  10:00 AM – 7:00 PM  |  Concord Pacific Place

Tap into your inner artist and help paint a giant paint-by-numbers street mural with creative mentors from Paintillio at the Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival.

A new entry into Vancouver’s art scene, Paintillio creates custom paint-by-number paintings turning favourite photos into works of art for friends, families, co-workers, and the community to complete together. The Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival Pantillio painting will be based on a photo of a dragon boat race from last year’s festival! The Paintillio paint-by-numbers event is free for all ages, so join in the fun and help make art history.

Vancouver Whitecaps Interactive Game Zone
All Access Friday  |  4:00 PM – 8:00 PM  |  Concord Pacific Place
International Saturday and Championship Sunday  |  10:00 AM – 7:00 PM  |  Concord Pacific Place

2017 Creekside Stage Programming

LANGLEY UKULELE ENSEMBLE
The Langley Ukulele Ensemble will amaze and delight audiences with their amazing compositions and musicianship all played on the Ukulele. Don’t miss this these 22 young musicians as they interpret songs of yesterday and today with charm, flair and their unique ukulele stylings.

FUNG LOY KOK INSTITUTE OF TAOISM TAI CHI DEMOLearn the foundations of Tai Chi from Vancouver’s from Vancouver’s leading practitioners. Melt the stress away with a series of led sequences accompanied by serene music against the beautiful backdrop of False Creek. Tai chi is a noncompetitive, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise and stretching where each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring that your body is in constant motion.

SHAO LIN HUN GAR KUNG FU LION DANCE

Witness the Shao Lin Hung Gar Lion Dance Team present their amazing and acrobatic Lion Dance at the Dragon Boat Festival once again this year. Led by Raymond Cheung, this group performs at various festivals, special events, and Chinese New Year Celebrations throughout BC. The lion, a symbol of power, wisdom, and good fortune, chases away evil spirits and brings happiness, longevity, and good luck.

THE MIGHTY QUINN STREET SHOW

Quinn Beasley is a professional circus artist who was born and raised in East Vancouver, and has been training and performing for over 8 years. His talents range from breathtaking fire performances to mesmerizing juggling and aerial acts. Quinn has performed and taught all over the word, in places such as the U.S., Thailand, Japan, and Haiti. Catch Quinn on the Community Stage and Boardwalk.

MELISSA ASTON – COSMO THE CLOWN

Melissa Aston brings 20 years of eclectic circus performance to the stage, circus ring, and hospitals. This quirky comedy stylist has performed in stadiums across the U.S., in a duck pond on Granville Island, at festivals throughout the continent, and currently, at BC Children’s Hospital and Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. Melissa is Head Clown of Kazoomco Productions and has performed at countless festivals, and has travelled with Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus.

ARIAL AMARA – STILTS & HOOP PERFORMANCE

Arial Amara is a multi-faceted performer specializing in extreme tallness, elaborate costuming and engaging character. She is often found obsessing over circles and playing with burning objects. Her primary goals in life are to delight peoples senses and inspire a twinkle in the eye, enticing childlike joy, mischief and more. Based on the North American West Coast, Ariel has been performing for nearly 15 years as a Hooper, Fire Spinner, Clown and Stilt Walker

NEEZAR JOSEPH – STILTWALKWER EXTRAORDINAIRE

Neezar is a Canadian Singer, Actor, Musician and Circus Performer based in Vancouver, Canada. Neezar has been entertaining audiences for the last 18 years with charisma and depth to a spontaneous outpouring of characters. These numerous characters have caused Neezar to develop a symphony of artistic expressions including acting, stilt-walking, fire-breathing, opera singing, puppeteering and mime making him a quintessential performer, artist and entertainer.

DRUM SYNDICATE

Drum Syndicate is a world percussion trio that presents a dynamic and interactive performance. Part concert, part workshop, they invite the audience to join in the excitement. Playing high-energy traditional music from Africa, Brazil and Cuba, the group will have you up ‘busting a move’ in no time.

CIRCUSWEST 

CircusWest brings its newest show to the Dragon Boat Festival celebrating Canada’s 150^th anniversary. ‘Glowing Hearts’ is a heartfelt circus exploration of the true North and a showcase of young circus artists celebrating Canada. Join us centre ring for a fun show of circus aerials, acrobatics, juggling, and acts design to amaze and astound.

CircusWest is proud to present a series of Pop Up Performers on the festival site. Since 1984, CircusWest has been a circus leader in training and performance inspiring children of all ages through circus arts. Based at the PNE Gardens, CircusWest offers comprehensive programming from 3 years to adult to professional circus development. CircusWest is excited to work with Dragon Boat to bring performances to the World Stage, Creekside stage, through Pop Up Performances and through a series of Workshops. You will also see Circus West, Arial Amara, Neezar Joseph, the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism, Cosmo the Clown, and the Mighty Quinn on the grass and the boardwalk at various times throughout the day.

Unicycle Dragon
Saturday and Sunday  2pm and 3pm
Watch CircusWest’s young unicycle performers animate a 45-foot unicycle dragon all throughout the Dragon Boat Festival grounds while riding unicycles. Get your cameras ready!

Bouncy Boy Jugglers
Saturday and Sunday 12:00 and 1:30
Be amazed at the juggling prowess of Elliot and Merlin as they pass juggling clubs from one to the other all while bouncing on acrobatic stilts. This is something you do not see every day.

Poi Sisters
Saturday 12:00 and 1:30, Sunday 12:30 and 1:30
Kaia, Rose and Chloe blend dance and juggling in an intricate display of coordination and precision manipulating poi — and having a great time while doing it!

The Lost Paddlers
Saturday  1:30pm, 3:00pm and 4:30pm, Sunday 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm
Keep an eye out for some lost Dragon Boat Paddlers in a makeshift boat and plans of mischief on their way to the starting line.

Acrobatica
Saturday and Sunday 12:00pm and 1:00pm
Ashara and Georgia will delight onlookers with their unique blend of acrobatics, partner balance and choreography as they traverse the Dragon Boat boardwalk. Be sure to say hi and be amazed at their acrobatic prowess.

Partner Pyramids
Be entranced by the daring artistry of Anthony and Daisy as they build human pyramids and perform precarious balances with one another. Throughout the Dragon Boat Festival there will be numerous pop up performances to entertain an delight. Keep your eyes peeled for a 45 foot unicycle dragon, a ceremonial Lion Dance, and a who lot more.

Shao Lin Hun Gar Kung Fu and Lion Dance
Saturday and Sunday, 2:00pm and 3:30pm
The Shao Lin Hung Gar Lion Dance Team is based in Vancouver and is well known to the community. The team has participated in the Chinese New Year’s parade in Chinatown for over 10 years and also participated in many charitable events, such as taking part in the “Walk with the Dragon” in Stanley Park, visiting old folks’ homes and fund raising for the flooding victims in China. Founded by Sifu Raymond Cheung in 2004, these teams have entered in lion dance competitions, received many special awards and performed demonstration in many big events and martial arts tournaments. They have also been invited to do the performances for many major malls, public markets, schools, universities, and the grand opening of stores and businesses throughout the lower mainland