Boston Dragon Boat Festival

Boston Dragon Boat Festival The Official Boston Dragon Boat Festival page! Here to provide updates, links, and info. Arts and crafts. Tasty food!

The Dragon Boat Festival transforms old traditions into an exciting sporting and cultural event, right on the Charles River. Follow us at:
Homepage: http://www.bostondragonboat.org/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/bostndragnboat/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bdbf/

05/26/2026

Our third Tech Tuesday with Tek Li!

Most beginners think the stroke is just about pulling. It is not. It is three things in the right order — and if one of them is off, the other two cannot save you.
The setup into the catch determines how much water you get to use. The pull determines whether your core or your arms are doing the work. And the recovery determines whether your next stroke is just as good as the last one or already compromised before it starts.
If you are heading to the Boston Dragon Boat Festival on June 14th 2026, this is exactly where to start.
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05/23/2026

First week of practice✅

It was so good to see you all!! Welcome back to the water❤️‍🔥

Tag us with your training videos and share your stories with us!

05/19/2026

Tech Tuesday with Tek Li!!

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Nobody corrects this on day one and then everyone wonders why their forearms are cooked before the race even starts.

How you hold the paddle determines how much energy you actually have left when it matters. Three small things, all of them fixable before your first practice, all of them quietly expensive if you get them wrong for months.

Boston Dragon Boat Festival is June 14th 2026 and this series is exactly where to start if you are going.

📌 Share this with anyone trying dragon boat for the first time

🌊 Follow for the full Beginner to Pro series every week

Practice starts tomorrow! And we are so excited to see you!🥳If you are doing dragon boat for the first time, swipe to se...
05/17/2026

Practice starts tomorrow! And we are so excited to see you!🥳

If you are doing dragon boat for the first time, swipe to see what you can prepare for the practice⭐️

Check out our last reel on some technique tips and follow for more!

05/12/2026

💬 Comment "BOSTON" and follow Boston Dragon Boat Festival for everything you need to know about race day!

Most beginners walk away from their first practice thinking paddling is just an arm workout. But the reason the arms burn out so fast is usually that the foundation underneath the stroke was never set up to share the load.
How you sit, where your feet are, and how much tension you are carrying into the boat before the first stroke even happens determines everything that comes after it.
Nobody really talks about this part and it is the first thing I would go back and fix if I had to start over from scratch.

📌 Save this and share it with anyone trying dragon boat for the first time
🌊 Follow for the full Beginner to Pro series dropping every week with the amazing Tek Li!

05/10/2026

Are you ready?❤️‍🔥


Thank you to all the volunteers who came out to the boat move- this season wouldn’t be possible without you!

🚣 It’s time to move the dragon boats! Help us kick off the season by getting our boats out of storage and back on the w...
04/28/2026

🚣 It’s time to move the dragon boats!

Help us kick off the season by getting our boats out of storage and back on the water Saturday, May 9. We need volunteers to help make it happen — whether you can join for part of the day or the whole move, we’d love your support.

No experience needed, just bring your energy and team spirit 💪🐉

Sign-up link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaCyebVTgXX36tMy0f7LscHzkYEluHDp3TmjQZPasp4DAZlA/viewform

(all details there, including carpools).

Festival day might be in June, but the energy starts now!Huge thank you to our volunteers/staff who were hard at work ge...
04/14/2026

Festival day might be in June, but the energy starts now!

Huge thank you to our volunteers/staff who were hard at work getting boats and gear ready for the season this past weekend. We couldn’t do it without you!

Drop a 🐉 if you’ll be joining us this year!

Galloping into the Year of the Horse 🐎✨From Lunar New Year celebrations to the excitement of the Boston Dragon Boat Fest...
02/17/2026

Galloping into the Year of the Horse 🐎✨

From Lunar New Year celebrations to the excitement of the Boston Dragon Boat Festival, this year is all about strength, teamwork, and unstoppable momentum.

May we race toward our goals with courage, power through every challenge, and ride the waves of 2026 with confidence and heart. 🧧🚣‍♂️🎊

Happy Lunar New Year!

12/31/2025

What a year. What a community.
Endless thanks to our sponsors, volunteers, teams, dock staff, vendors, and every single person who made this festival possible. This recap is for YOU 💙

See you on the water in 2026!💌

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