Facts about the SaskPower Regina Dragon Boat Festival
- Regina's SaskPower Regina Dragon Boat Festival is the ONLY one IN THE WORLD to ever be presented with a permanent trophy from the Hong Kong Government.
- Regina's Festival is only the second festival in Canada to receive a dragon boat from the International Ching Chung Taoist Church.
- Regina's Festival has the highest number of teams, based on our population, of any festival in the world.
Regina's Festival holds the same number of races in one day that other festivals hold in two --- we race every 8 minutes.
- Regina Festival has been referred to by the Vancouver International Dragon Boat Festival office as the "most organized and most fun of all other Canadian Festivals."
- Regina's Festival is organized 100% by volunteers and our financial goal is to break even.
- Regina's Festival is the first one day outdoor event to utilize "Someone for the Road", a Students Against Drunk Drivers (SADD) program
- Regina draws the largest per capita crowds to our unique Dragon Boat Festival.
- The SaskPower Regina Dragon Boat Festival is proud to have been named by Tourism Regina as "Saskatchewan's fastest growing community event."
- In 1997 & 1998 the SaskPower Regina Dragon Boat Festival was a finalist in Tourism Saskatchewan's Awards of Excellence in the Promotional/Marketing Campaign category.
- In 1998 the SaskPower Regina Dragon Boat Festival was a finalist in Attractions Canada Awards in the Sport category.
Season Telephone: (306) 525-BOAT
Web Site: www.dragonboat.regina.ca
Dragonboat Information
The following diagram is a technical specification sheet for a typical Dragonboat. Note that the person steering the dragonboat would be on the back (left side of diagram) and the drummer would be at the front (right side of diagram) of the dragonboat.
