2010 Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Highlights
Eye Dotting Ceremony • Friday, 1:00pm, Ship Point
Join us to kick off the Festival as Taoist priests "awaken the dragon" in the elaborate and colourful Eye Dotting Ceremony.
Brushes are dipped in pots of red paint and the eyes of the figurehead of each Dragon Boat are dabbed in ritual to rouse their spirits.
Tim Hortons Kids Tent • Forbidden City
There will be a special free movie screening of Shaolin Soccer on Friday night at 7:00pm. Superhuman martial arts, traditional shaolin monks and soccer at its best!
Fri: 12pm - 9pm •
Sat: 10am - 6pm • Sun: 10am - 5pm
Visit the Tim Hortons Kids Tents for tons of festival crafts and family fun!
Victoria Children's Museum will be providing creative hands-on fun for the whole family on Saturday! And look forward to
Daisy and Farmer Vicki from Island Farms who will be making a special visit to the Forbidden City Stage on Sunday at 12:15pm.
A celebration to honour those affected by cancer. Colourful Chinese paper lanterns will be available for a donation of $2 at the BC Cancer Foundation booth on site, local Fairway Market stores, Denny's and The Bay Centre.
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Each lantern comes with a tag on which you can write a message to the person you wish to honour, then you may display your lantern among thousands along the Inner Harbour for Festival weekend. Proceeds are donated to the BC Cancer Foundation. |
Help us celebrate our lucky Double-8 Anniversary with a Sweet 16th birthday party! Join us as we kick off the Festival weekend with great live music, drink specials, giveaways and a rockin' good time in our Gan Bei Beer Garden.
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Relive your Sweet Sixteen with us and don't miss the party! |
The Midnights • Friday 7:00pm, Main Dragon Stage
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Free outdoor concert featuring Cynthia Davis & The Sugar Blues Band at 5:30pm opening for local favourites, The Midnights at 7pm on our Main Dragon Stage. |
In The Same Boat - Sneak Preview • Sony Style Tent, Forbidden City
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Exclusive sneak peak of Vancouver-made documentary following those who have defied the odds and crossed paths through the sport of dragon boating. Each coming to terms with their own struggles and realizing they are in the same boat. |
Discover the Past - Free Walking Tours of Canada's Oldest Chinatown
Sat 2pm, 3:30pm • Sun 12pm, 1:30pm
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Historian John Adams will be giving free hour-long tours of the historic Chinatown district twice daily during on Saturday and Sunday. Highlights include Market Square, Fan Tan Alley, Chinese Temple and the Chinese Public School. Sign up at the Information Tent and come learn about the oldest Chinatown in Canada! |
Paddlers Air Band Contest and Dance Party • Gan Bei Beer Garden
This festival tradition has paddlers trying to convince our panel of judges that even though they may lack talent, they can pretend otherwise - ridiculous costumes, elaborate dance routines and hilarity ensues!
Saturday 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Teams take their rivalry from the water to the stage -battling it out to see who can perform the greatest air band!
Dance party and great music from Mz Niko until 10pm - Boogie Down!
Silk Road Tea Breast Cancer Survivors Race & Carnation Toss
Sunday 12:00pm, Inner Harbour
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Join us in celebrating the strength and endurance of these courageous women. The exhilirating survivors race will be followed by the ceremonial carnation toss as a tribute to those touched by cancer. Carnations can be purchased on Sunday at the BC Cancer Foundation tent for a donation of $2. |
