2026 Races

  
SCHEDULE NOTES
  • SUPPORT your ERDBA events!!!  
  • From Paddlesport Risk Mgmt, our USDBF insurer 3/16/21: MESSAGE
  • USDBF individual membership is NOT required to participate in any ERDBA sanctioned event or ERDBA Regionals
March
​2018 Indoor Paddling Regatta (New York, NY)  Results (Excel) | Awards (Excel) | Photos

June

​6/6/26 - Independence Dragon Boat Regatta YS (Philadelphia, PA)* - 500m ; Women/Mixed ==>  All Results
​6/6-7/26 -​ ​​Boston Dragon Boat Festival  Youth teams=free   (Boston, MA)* - 500m; Community/Sport; Women/Mixed/ACS ==> All Results
6/13/26 -  North Beach Dragon Boat Festival to End Hunger - (North Beach, MD)  - 200m;  Open/Women/Mixed - NEW ERDBA EVENT!!!! ​
6/13/26 - Paddle for Pink (West Windsor, NJ)* -    200/500/2000m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS ==> All Results
6/20/26 ​- Cooper River Dragon Boat Festival YS   (for 1st 2 youth teams) (Pennsauken, NJ)* - 200m; Sport; Women/Mixed == All Results
6/21/26 - Poconos Dragon Boat Race (Lake Wallenpaupack, Pa)

July

7/11/26 - New York International Dragon Boat Festival - (Rockland State Park, NY) - 500m  - 2nd Yr EVENT!!!! 
7/12/26?? - Racquette River Dragon Boat Festival - (Hannawa Falls, NY)  - NEW EVENT!!!! ​
7/12/26 - Gilda's Club South Jersey Dragon Boat Festival YS -  (Lake Lenape, Mays Landing, NJ)* - 200m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS/ACS/youth ​==> 19 Results, 18 Results, 17 Results 
7/17-20/26 - Can American Club Crew Championships - Montreal Olympic Basin
7/18/26 - Dragons on the Lake, (Portage Lakes, Akron Ohio) hosted by Dragon Dream team - contact: [email protected]​
7/18/26 - Springfield Dragon Boat Festival (Springfield, MA)* -  200m; Community/Sport; Women/Mixed/BCS ==> ​ 2023 Results
7/25/26  - Baltimore Dragon Boat Challenge YS -  * - 500/2000m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS  ==> 19 Results, 18 Results, 17 Results. WE'RE BACK!!!! 
7/25/26  - OPA Dragon Boat Festival YS - (Port Washington, Long Island NY) * - 200/500m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCS  ==> 25 results NEW EVENT!
TBD - Sgt Dan Daly Invitational DBF hosted by American Veterans Institute for DB - (Glen Cove, NY)  - NEW EVENT!!!! 

August

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8/1/26 - Richmond International Dragon Boat Festival, YS (Richmond, VA)* -  500m; Community/Sport; Open/Women/Mixed/BCP (medals awarded to divisions of 3+)  ==> All Results
8/8-9/26  - Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY (New York, NY)* -  200/500m; Community/Sport, Open/Mixed/Women/Youth ==>  RESULTS:  2023 / 18 Results
​8/9/26 - Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival,  YS (Burlington Vt) * - 200m (8/4/24) & 500m (8/3/24); Community; Mixed/BCP​
8/15/26 - Riverfront Hartford Dragon Boat Festival, (Hartford, Ct) - 500m; Community; Women/Mixed/BCP
8/22/26 - Solomons Dragon Boat Festival,  YS (Patuxent River, Solomons, MD) * - 200m, Community; Mixed/BCP  2nd year EVENT!
8/24-30/26  - IBCPC Participatory Races, @ Aix-Les-Bains, France - USDBF or ERDBA membership NOT REQUIRED
8/29/26 - Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival ==> (Heritage Park, Cleveland) ** - 250m, 500m
8/29-9/6/26  - IDBF World Club Crew Championships @ Liyu Lake, Hualien, Chinese Taipei - USDBF individual membership required for all athletes by 2/28/26 and ERDBA Team membership also required by 8/1/26

September

9/19/26 - ERDBA Regional and /Mercer County Dragon Boat Festival YS (West Windsor, NJ) ==>   All Results  
  • USDBF individual membership is NOT required to participate in ERDBA Regionals ​
​9/19/26 - Laconia Rotary Dragon Boat Festival, NH (Paugus Bay, Lake Winnipesaukee, NH)* - 200m; Community/Sport;  ​==>. *** 5th YEAR EVENT ***​
October
10/2-3/26 - ​Syracuse Inner Harbor Fest - ​Onondaga Lake, NY
10/10/26 - Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival YS (Allison Park, PA)** -  200m, 500m
 
ERDBA will fund 25% of youth team entry fee into an ERDBA member event (up to 2 teams from each club per event) - submit request to [email protected] for ERDBA subsidy. Youth team defined as having at least 14 paddlers 24 and under.
"YS" events agreed to match the ERDBA funding (teams must arrange credit directly with event)...which means 50% discount to the youth teams!!!
 ERDBA YOUTH FUNDING ​subsidy requests should be submitted to treasurer: [email protected] and contact event directly for the matching funds.
header photo credit: Tom Leonardi @ Bucks County DBF