The colorful, competitive Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival returns to Lakeshore State Park on Aug. 10 for another exciting year of dragon boat races, Chinese cultural performances and hands-on ...

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival returned to Lakeshore State Park, bringing the traditional sport and Chinese culture to the city of festivals Saturday, Aug. 12.

The 2024 Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival takes place on Saturday, Aug. 10. Team registration and campsite set-up begin at 7 a.m., and the festival ends around dinnertime.

Dragon Boat racing originated in China, but the Colorado festival is meant to represent and celebrate all of the 50-plus identities under the AANHPI umbrella, which make up just over 4% of Denver ...

Lorna Young, organizer for the festival, and Mike Marek, a participant in the dragon boat races, joined 12 News at 11 to preview the event.

Dragon boats paddlers listen to instructions during practice Sunday, May 4, 2025, at White Rock Lake in Dallas. The team is getting ready for races during the 2025 Dragon Boat Festival.

Warmer weather is here, and the Buffalo Niagara Dragon Boat Festival is officially back. The 21st annual festival will be hosted on Saturday, June 14 by Hope Chest Buffalo at Buffalo RiverWorks ...

Flag puller Hans Feng of team Space Racers of Raytheon, right, pulls the flag in a race during the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan’s Lake Park on Saturday , July 27, 2019.

Race and program director Lorraine Eloriaga was at the first ever Colorado Dragon Boat Festival in 2001. "It is something that has been part of my family for 23 years," she said.

When is the Dragon Boat Festival? The Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival is on Saturday, Aug. 12. Team registration and campsite set up begin at 7 a.m., and the estimated festival end time is 5:30 p.m.

The Buffalo Niagara Dragon Boat Festival is an annual day of dragon-boat racing and family-friendly activities. This year's event will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 on the Buffalo ...