01 | March 2022
REGISTRATION IS OPEN AND FILLING UP FAST FOR THE TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL!
The excitement is mounting as registration for the 2022 Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is now open and spaces are filling up fast! 44 teams have already pre-registered to return in 2022 and gener ...
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16 | October 2019
Aftermovie from the 2019 Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival! Highlights include non-stop racing, Success Lion Dance, Chinese Canadian Children's Choir of Canada, RCAF Pipe & Drums, BATL Axe Throwing, Ecology Ottawa, 501st Legion, Trails, Sacha, Alan Doyle, Half Moon Run and so much mo ...
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11 | June 2019
I always get a good chuckle when I look back on my life and see how far we’ve come over the years and yet the more things change the more they stay the same. Seasons are a great example of how predictable life can be at times and though we can try to believe that winter will last forever, inevi ...
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10 | June 2019
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) regulations do not allow “Tail Gating” or the consumption of alcohol in any parking lot associated with the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival. The consumption of alcohol in any parking lot is strictly prohibited and will result in prosecu ...
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12 | June 2018
We are excited to share that the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival was named among FlightNetwork’s “40 of the Best Arts and Cultural Festivals in North America”. It’s even more exciting to be the first Canadian festival named on the list!
“Each year, events across all of the United States and Canada ...
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06 | July 2017
Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival, officially joined IDBP (International Dragon Boat Professional League) and became the first Canadian site of this series tournament.
Champion, a water sports company which was founded in 2002 in China. They have been developing as an integrated company through exp ...
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21 | June 2017
Alright everyone, we need to get serious, we won’t have any jokes, there will be no memes or gifs, no Beyoncé Reviews, no movie or TV references, and more importantly no judgment, just some very important information to keep you safe and possibly even save your life.
In an ideal world we wouldn’ ...
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19 | July 2016
Some people only watch races for the crashes. Luckily in Dragon Boating there is no concrete or walls to smash into, only the chilly embrace of the water. So feel free to laugh at these crashes, the worst injury these people received was to their race time. Oh, and their ego.
Sudden Capsize
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28 | January 2016
The Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is pleased to announce a new three-year agreement naming Tim Hortons as the festival’s title sponsor through 2018.
The three years covered in the agreement are each going to be very special for their own unique reasons. 2016 is the 10th anniversary of Tim Horton ...
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