Dragon Boat Victoria and CNY United present Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival (春節龍舟賽) at Victoria Harbour, Docklands over the weekend on the 8th and 9th February 2020.

Starting each day with an unique eye dotting ceremony to awaken the dragons and the blessing of the boats and water to ensure safe racing, the festival is a blend of tradition and heart-stopping action as the spectacular dragon boats race along Victoria Harbour to the beat of the drums. These experiences bond team member together for years to come. While thousands of people cheer on paddlers, others come to enjoy cultural performance, lion dance, family activities and food trucks.

Join us and celebrate this special tradition, dragon boating and the spirit of friendly competition at this Dragon Boat Festival!

Day One: 8th February 2020

Time: 9:30am - 4:00pm

Entry to Day One for 200m races is open to corporate organisations, universities, community and charity groups, dragon abreast clubs and international dragon boat clubs. 

Entries close by 23:59pm Monday, 20 January 2020.

Entry Fee (per team):

Corporate: $1,500

University: $1,000

Community & Charity Group: $800

VIC & Interstate Dragons Abreast Clubs: Please contact Dragon Boat Victoria

International Dragon Boat Clubs: Please contact Dragon Boat Victoria

*Entry Fee includes cost of one 2-hour training session prior to race day, individual sport injury insurance to all waiver listed members of a team, use of personal floatation device and paddles on training and race days, and a space (3m x 3m) for your team along Victoria Harbour  facing the race course.

Training Sessions:

All teams must complete a minimum of one training session prior to race day. The cost of this training session is included in the entry fee.

Teams can purchase additional 3 training sessions up to a maximum of 4 training sessions per team. Each additional training session costs $200 per session. *A minimum of 14 paddlers is required for a training session to go ahead.

Please submit how many training sessions will be required on registration.

Marquee Hire:

Teams can bring a marquee/tent or hire a marquee (3m x 3m) for the space from DBV. Hire fee is $200 per marquee. Please submit how many marquee will be required on registration.

For a copy of team entry brochure, please click here

If you have any query about the event and registration, please contact us via email  lny@dragonboatvictoria.com.au

Day Two: 9th February 2020

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Entry to Day Two for 200m races is open to DBV affiliated club, AusDBF clubs and international dragon boat clubs. VIC based clubs enter via revSPORT. Interstate and international clubs should contact Dragon Boat Victoria.

Entries close by 23:59pm Monday, 27 January 2020.

Club Category: Open, Women, Mixed, Senior A

Become a Partner

Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival is run by a voluntary, not-for-profit organisation. While we work tirelessly to deliver every event a success, we also believe that everyone taking part in the dragon boat experience should have fun and be brought closer together from all corners of our community. Dragon boating is an unique water sport  that promotes team spirit, healthy living and camaraderie. A sustained collaborative relationship with our brand sponsor is to create long term mutual partnerships and benefits.

For more information on partnership opportunities or media, please contact Craig Ryan craigr@dragonboatvictoria.com.au

      Festival Partner             Government Partner