2026 Rotary Dragon Boat Festival

Contact: Robert Ritz
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19
Sep.
2026
Stratford
Sep. 19, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tom Patterson Island
Stratford, ON
Canada
The Stratford Rotary Dragon Boat Festival
2026
Saturday September 19th


Robert Ritz, Chair
519-271-4603

The basics about the event and this website:
 
It will be held on Lake Victoria in Stratford on September 19, 2026. We will have over 30 teams participating in recreational Hong Kong style races including:
  • A 2,000 meter race final featuring the top eight teams.
  • Three 500 metre races for all teams.
  • We are planning 100 metre sprints for the top four women's and top four Breast Cancer Survivors teams.
  • Classes include Mixed Division, Breast Cancer Survivors and Women's Division teams.
Over 3,000 are expected t0 attend in order to watch the races, enjoy the food, entertainment, refreshments and to visit the “Kid's Tent”.
 
This event is the single largest fundraiser each year for the Stratford Rotary Club and its many Community projects and activities. The 28 occurrences  of this festival has raised over $1,100,000 in profit to reinvest in our community. 
 
We keep costs as low as possible through the efforts of the many volunteers that staff the event, the many sponsors and partners that provide cash and free services to us. 
 
Be one of the thousands of people that attend the event and enjoy the day!
 


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