Dragon Boat Festival
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| Official Website: | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Location: | Western Avenue Bridge, Cambridge, MA |
| Phone: | (617) 426-6500 |
| Dates: | Saturday, June 11, 2011 - Sunday, June 12, 2011 |
| Hours: | 9:00am - 5:00PM |
| Ages: | Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free |
Hong Kong dragon boats are slim, teakwood racers with a hand-painted dragon's head at the prow and a flashy tail at the stern. Decorated in brilliant Chinese colors, each boat holds a crew of 18 sitting side by side, a steersperson at the rudder and a drummer whose beat sets the pace for the crew.
Sunday Festival Schedule
ON CHARLES RIVER
9:00AM – 5:00PM Hong Kong Dragon Boat Races Finals
ALONG MEMORIAL DRIVE
12:00PM – 5:00PM Asian Foods
12:00PM - 12:15PM Eye-dotting ceremony at the dock by Weeks Footbridge
CAMBRIDGE SIDE (12:00PM-5:00PM)
12:00 Eye-dotting Ceremony by Founders and Sponsors and Chinese Waist Drum Dance by by Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Center (GBCCA) Chinese drumming by Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture CCCC)
12:15 Lion dance by Wahlum Kungfu Academy
12:45 Opening Ceremony by Founders and Sponsors
1:00 Traditional Dance and Chinese Yo-yo performance by the Greater Boston Chinese Culture Association (GBCCA)
1:30 Korean Taekwon-do demonstration by the J.H. Kim Taekwon-do Institute in Boston
2:00 Beijing Opera by Boston Beijing Opera Association
2:15 Rhythmics by the Rythmics Group
2:30 Chinese Martial Arts Demonstration by the Wahlum Kungfu Academy
3:00 Beijing Opera by the Boston Beijing Opera Association
3:15 Korean Taekwon-do demonstration by the J.H. Kim Taekwon-do Institute in Boston
3:45 Traditional Chinese Music by the Erhu Performance Troupe
4:00 Traditional Chinese Dance by the Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture (CCCC)
4:30 Japanese Taiko Drumming by Odaiko New England
5:00 Award Ceremony for winning teams
 Location |  Top |
Western Avenue Bridge, Cambridge, MA map
The race course runs from the Western Avenue Bridge to the Weeks footbridge on Memorial Drive near Harvard Square.
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