Soak in the sun on the shores of the Fraser- the FreshCo Richmond Dragon Boat Festival returns to Steveston on August 19!
BC’s third largest race returns to Imperial Landing, with FreshCo and the Province of British Columbia supporting the Festival’s largest ever programming lineup- and the most teams ever!
The Festival is free to attend and open to the public.
80 teams representing more than 2,000 racers are set to take to the water, with races coming down the Fraser River every 11 minutes running from 8:30 AM to approximately 5:30 PM. The Festival is the largest race in BC outside of Vancouver, with participating teams attending from around BC and the US.
On top of the racing, the Festival is hosting an entirely local cultural program lineup for the community to enjoy on the main stage, including: Indigenous soul pop artist Hayley Wallis and the Bright Futures; the Sun Moon Lake trio experimenting with modern and traditional Chinese instruments; Coastal Wolf Pack presenting Musqueam protocol; and Hon Hsing Athletic Club bringing lion dances to the community.
I am stage managing a great local line up of talent.
Starting with Coastal Wolf Pack at 11:00 am
The Hon Hsing Athletic Club will be making their way through the Festival Grounds with their Chinese Dragon Dances
At 2:00 pm is the amazing Ginalina – Sun Moon Lake Trio
At 3:00 pm, we will have the pleasure of seeing and hearing Rachel Carino from the Sarah McLachlan School of Music
At 4:00, we will get to experience the amazingly talented Hayley Wallis and the Bright Futures
Closing out the day will be another great talent: Luc Lemans at 5:00 pm
The site will be a huge party and I hope you can make it down to see everything.
Al Zylstra 
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