That’s a wrap!
Thank you paddlers, volunteers, sponsors, and spectators!
The Seattle Dragon Boat Festival will return to Lake Union Park in June 2027!
Photo credit: Stephen McGehee
Contact us: festival@seattleflyingdragons.org
a 2026 Seafair community event
Photo credit: Felix Tan
2026 Seattle Dragon Boat Festival
By the numbers:
Lanes: 5
Distances: 250m and 500m
Divisions: 8 (Mixed, Women’s, Community, Masters’s Mixed 40+, Open-10 person, Paradragons, All Cancer Survivors, Pride Cup Jumble)
Heats: 50
Total number of clubs, groups, organizations: 36
Total number of teams: 67
Total number of seats across all races: 1,290
Total number of paddlers who passed through marshalling: 4,190
Check back in late 2026 for information about the 2027 festival!
Meet the 2026 Teams