2023 Race Dates
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| June 3 | Pickering Ontario | Pickering Dragon Boat Festival |
| August 12 | Akron OH | Dragons on the Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| September 10 | Lorain OH | Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival |
| September 30 | Allison Park PA | Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival |
2022 Race Dates
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| June 18 | Buffalo NY | Buffalo Niagara Dragon Boat Festival |
| July 23 | Akron OH | Dragons on the Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| August 27 | Oakland MD | Mountain Maryland Dragon Boat Festival |
2021 Race Dates
We went to just one race in 2021 as the sport recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| September 25 | Cumberland MD | Cumberland YMCA Dragons on the Lake Festival |
2020 Race Dates
All races and team practices were suspended during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| May 31 | Toronto ON | Canceled! Toronto Womens Dragon Boat Festival – Combined Pittsburgh women’s team |
| June 20 | Buffalo NY | Canceled! Buffalo Niagara Dragon Boat Festival |
| July 20 | Akron OH | Canceled! Dragons on the Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| August 8 | Ft. Wayne IN | Canceled! 5th Annual Fort Wayne Dragon Boat Races |
| September 12 | Alexandria KY | Canceled! Kentucky Dragon Boat Festival |
| September 26 | Pittsburgh PA | Canceled! Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival |
2019 Race Dates
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| June 22 | Baltimore MD | Baltimore Dragon Boat Challenge |
| July 20 | Akron OH | Dragons on the Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| August 10 | Jamestown NY | |
| September 21 | Cumberland MD | Cumberland YMCA Dragons on the Lake Festival |
2018 Race Dates
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| July 28 | Akron OH | Dragons on the Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| August 11 | Jamestown NY | Chautauqua Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| August 25 | Wheeling WV | Dragon Boat Wheeling |
| September 22 | Langhorne PA | Bucks County Dragon Boat Festival |
2017 Race Dates
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Mercer County NJ | Paddle for Pink |
| July 8 | Akron OH | Dragons on the Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| August 12 | Jamestown NY | Chautauqua Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| September 23 | Langhorne PA | Bucks County Dragon Boat Festival |
2016 Race Dates
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6 | Ponce PR | Puerto Rico Dragon Boat Festival (Pink Steel) |
| July 9 | Akron OH | Dragons on the Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| August 6 | Jamestown NY | Chautauqua Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| Sept. 17 | Mercer County NJ | Mercer County Dragon Boat Festival |
| Sept. 24 | Pittsburgh PA | Steel City Dragon Boat Festival |
| Oct ? | TBA | Women’s race TBA |
2015 Race Dates
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| July 11 | Akron OH | Dragons on the Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| July 25-26 | Chicago IL | USDBF Club Crew National Championship (Pink Steel) |
| Aug. 29 | Wheeling WV | Wheeling Dragon Boat Festival |
| Sept. 12 | Mercer County NJ | Mercer County Dragon Boat Festival |
2014 Racing Schedule
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| July 12 | Akron OH | Dragons on the Lake Dragon Boat Festival |
| Aug. 23 | Washington, DC | Capital Dragon Boat Regatta |
| Sept. 20 | Cleveland OH | Eigth Annual Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival |
| Oct. 24 | Sarasota FL | IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival (Pink Steel) |
2013 Racing Schedule
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Apri 22-27, 2013 | Tampa, FL | Pan Am Dragon Boat BCS Spring Train & Race Camp and 10th Annual Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Races (Pink Steel) |
| June 15 | Buffalo, NY | Hope Chest Buffalo Niagara Dragon Boat Festival |
| July 13 | Akron OH | Portage Lakes Dragon Boat Festival |
| July 27 | Chicago, IL | Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival |
| Aug. 24 | National Harbor MD | National Harbor Dragon Boat Regatta (Mixed team) |
| Sept. 13-15 | Princeton NJ | Mercer County Dragon Boat Festival & USDBF National Championships) (Pink Steel, Mixed team) |
| Oct 19 | Orlando FL | Walgreens Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival (Pink Steel) |
2012 Racing Schedule
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| July 12-15 | Windsor On. | International Dragon Boats for the Cure festival (Pink Steel) |
| Aug. 3-4 | Peekskill NY | Peekskill Celebration Dragon Boat Races (Pink Steel) |
| Aug. 25 | National Harbor MD | National Harbor Dragon Boat Regatta (Mixed team) |
| Sept. 15 | Princeton NJ | 5th Annual Mercer County Dragon Boat Festival (Princeton NJ) (Pink Steel, Mixed team) |
2011 Racing Schedule
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| March 28 – Apr. 2 | Tampa Fl | Tampa Bay camp with Bob McNamara and Rocky Point Dragon Boat Festival |
| May 21 | Columbus Ohio | Columbus Asian Festival |
| June 4 | Philadelphia PA | Independence Dragon Boat Regatta |
| June 5 | Princeton NJ | Paddle For Pink Community Dragon Boat Festival |
| July 9 | Windsor On. | International Dragon Boats for the Cure festival |
| Aug 1-7 | Tampa Fl | IDBF World Championships |
| Sept. 17 | Princeton NJ | 5th Annual Mercer County Dragon Boat Festival (Princeton NJ) |
2010 Racing Schedule
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Columbus Ohio | Columbus Asian Festival |
| June 19 | Baltimore MD | Baltimore Dragon Boat Challenge |
| July 3 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Dragon boat Challenge at the EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta |
| July 23-25 | Chattanooga TN | U.S. National Dragon Boat Club Crew Championships (Pink Steel and Team Pittsburgh) |
| Aug 7 | Cleveland OH | Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival (Steel City Dragons and Extreme Dragons) |
| Sept. 18 | Princeton NJ | 4th Annual Mercer County Dragon Boat Festival (Princeton NJ) |
2009 Race Dates
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| July 5 | Pittsburgh PA | Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta |
| July 11-12 | Windsor Ontario | FDJ International Dragon Boats for the Cure (Pink Steel) |
| July 25 | Toledo OH | Great Maumee River Dragon Boat Festival |
| Aug. 29 | Cleveland OH | Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival (Women of Steel and Extreme Dragons) |
| Sept. 19 | Princeton NJ | 3rd Annual Mercer County Dragon Boat Festival (Princeton) NJ |
2008 Race Dates
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| June 7 | Philadelphia PA | Independence Dragon Boat Regatta |
| June 28 | Pittsburgh PA | Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Races |
| July 12 | Ithaca NY | Fingerlakes International Dragon Boat Festival |
| July 18-20 | Windsor Ontario | 6th Annual FDJ International Dragon Boats for the Cure (Pink Steel) |
| Aug. 30 | Harrisburg PA | The Chinese Cultural & Arts Institute’s Dragon Boat Races at City of Harrisburg’s Kipona Festival |
| Sept. 20 | Princeton NJ | 2nd Annual GWN Challenge at Lake Mercer (Princeton) NJ |
| Oct 18 | Orlando Orlando FL | GWN Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival at WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort |
2007 Race Dates
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| 6/9 | Philadelphia PA | Independence Dragon Boat Regatta (Team Pittsburgh – SCD and Paddlefish paddlers) |
| 6/16 | Pittsburgh PA | Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Races |
| 7/4 | Pittsburgh PA | Pittsburgh Regatta – Station Square |
| 7/14 | Ithaca NY | Fingerlakes International Dragon Boat Festival |
| 8/19 | Kelso Conservation Park, Milton, Ontario |
Oakville Charity Dragon Boat Festival |
| 9/1 | Harrisburg PA | The Chinese Cultural & Arts Institute’s Dragon Boat Races at City of Harrisburg’s Kipona Festival |
| 9/22 | Princeton NJ | 1st Annual GWN Challenge at Lake Mercer (Princeton) NJ (Team Pittsburgh – SCD and Paddlefish paddlers) |
2006 Race Dates
| Date | City | Information |
|---|---|---|
| 7/2/06 | Pittsburgh PA | Pittsburgh Regatta |
| 7/15/06 | Ithaca NY | Fingerlakes International Dragon Boat Festival |
| 8/20/06 | Kelso Conservation Park, Milton, Ontario |
Oakville Charity Dragon Boat Festival |
| 9/16/06 | Pittsburgh PA | Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival |
| 10/7/06 | Philadelphia PA | Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festival |