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Saturday, September 10

“Awakening of the Dragon”
Unified Paddlers Race around noon
All Day Racing

Sunday, September 11

Breast Cancer Ceremony around noon
All Day Racing Followed by Awards



September 8, 9, 10, 2022 – Dubuque, Iowa

The Dubuque Dragon Boat Association welcomes dragon boat teams from around the world to the 2023 Dubuque Dragon Boat Festival in Dubuque, Iowa on the mighty Mississippi River.


Our schedule of events includes:

Friday, September 8
Camp Site Set Up
Welcome Dinner
Skits (please email: info@dubuquedragonboat.org) to send skit song by September 1.

Saturday, September 9
“Awakening of the Dragon”
Unified Paddlers Race around noon
All Day Racing

Sunday, September 10
Breast Cancer Ceremony around noon
All Day Racing Followed by Awards

New Skit Idea this Year:

The Theme is Music by the Decades. We need teams to create an audio recording of a (family-friendly/rated G) song.

You need Audacity, free software, which saves your recording as mp3.

Here’s the link: https://www.audacityteam.org/download

When you are done send the song as mp3 to info@dubuquedragonboat.org

We will be playing the different songs during the festival, and teams will vote for their favorite song/performance on the voting ballots.

It’s a little like The Voice (before the chairs turn) and The Mask Singer. The best part is that everything is prerecorded, there are no live performances. We can’t wait to hear the songs.

  • Awards given in each racing class.
    PLUS “Best Skit”, Best Team T-Shirt“, “Best Team Spirit“, and “Best Campsite
  • If you are interested in camping please email: info@dubuquedragonboat.org (Camping reservations start June 1st)
  • Want to volunteer? Click Here

The results are in!

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