Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival is a
dragon boat festival
The Dragon Boat Festival ( zh, s=端午节, t=端午節) is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June in the Gregorian calendar.
Names
The Engl ...
held annually in
Lethbridge
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Alberta
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Canada
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Overview
The festival, held every July since 2002 at
Henderson Park (except 2020), attracts over 60 teams from
British Columbia
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Alberta
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Saskatchewan
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Montana
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consisting of over 1600 participants. The three-day festival is the largest dragon boat festival in Alberta,
and it includes not only the dragon boat races but entertainment, vendors, and beer gardens.
2020 saw the festival go on hiatus until 2021.
See also
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List of festivals in Lethbridge
The following is a list of festivals and cultural events in Lethbridge, a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, trade fairs, commerce festivals, fairs, food festiv ...
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List of festivals in Alberta
The following is an incomplete list of annual festivals in the province of Alberta, Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festiv ...
References
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Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival
Sport in Lethbridge
Dragon boat racing
Water sports in Canada
Boat festivals
2002 establishments in Alberta
Recurring sporting events established in 2002
Festivals in Lethbridge
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