International Dragon Boat Festival
This event has ended
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Start
September 28, 2019
10:00 am -
End
September 29, 2019
5:00 pm -
Lake Merritt
12th Street Lake Merritt Blvd., Oakland, CA. 94612
The California Dragon Boat Association presents the 24th Annual Kaiser Permanente Northern California International Dragon Boat Festival at Lake Merritt, Oakland! Cheer on the fleet of colorful 40-foot dragon boats as they race to the beat of Chinese drums on Saturday & Sunday, September 28 & 29, 2019.
This FREE, two-day festival brings a weekend of world-class dragon boat racing, spectacular cultural performances, delicious food, a variety of clothes and crafts vendors, and kid-friendly activities in Dragon Land where games and arts & crafts await.
The two-day fest is perfect for families and children! Dragon Land is an entire kids zone, filled with arts & crafts, games & prizes, obstacle courses, science experiments and more. You can make a dancing dragon, create giant sunglasses, decorate your own medal, or work with Junior Center of Art and Science staff to design and race a boat made with recycled cork and rubber bands. You can also play a variety of free games with prizes, climb in a real dragon boat, get your face painted or a temporary tattoo, and much more!
Bart, Walk, & Shuttle:
Take BART to the 19th Street BART station and walk about 15-20 minutes to the Dragon Boat Festival. The address to use for walking directions is the Lake Merritt Boating Center, 568 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA 94610. You may also walk to the Kaiser Center Garage from the 19th Street BART Station (about a 5 minute walk) and catch the free Dragon Boat Festival Shuttle located 21st and Webster. The shuttle will run every 15 minutes to and from Lake Merritt between 6:00am and 6:30pm. Look out for the school buses.
Park & Shuttle:
Park in the designated Dragon Boat Festival Public Parking Garage at a special rate of $5 all day and take our free Dragon Boat Festival Shuttle, located on the 21st street side of the garage, that runs every 15 minutes to and from Lake Merritt between 6:00am and 6:30pm. The Dragon Boat Festival Public Parking Garage is located at Kaiser Center Parking Garage on 300 Lakeside Dr, Oakland, CA 94612, between 20th & 21st and Harrison. Pay with cash or credit card upon exit.