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SCOTIABANK NAMED PRESENTING PARTNER OF THE TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

20 | December 2024

The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is thrilled to announce Scotiabank as its new presenting partner for the upcoming 2025 event, scheduled for June 20-22 at Mooney’s Bay Park. As a leading Canadian financial institution, Scotiabank has a longstanding commitment to supporting community ...

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THE TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 DATES!

16 | September 2024

2025 REGISTRATION IS OPEN The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival has announced that the 2025 edition will take place June 20-22 on the Rideau River in the beautiful setting of Mooney’s Bay Park.    The 2025 edition is a Dragon Boat Canada Race Series Event and promises to be one of the mos ...

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IT'S OFFICIAL BEYOND THE PALE & SIDE HUSTLE SODAS ARE BACK!

23 | May 2023

It's official for a second year in a row locally owned and independently operated Ottawa micro-brewery Beyond The Pale will be quenching the thirst of participants, concert goers, and festival attendees alike as the "official beer" of the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival. A selection of ...

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BEYOND THE PALE BECOMES THE OFFICIAL BEER OF THE TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

03 | June 2022

The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is thrilled to announce an exciting partnership with locally owned and independently operated Ottawa micro-brewery Beyond The Pale that will see them become the “official beer” of the festival. The festival returns to in-person competition with fantas ...

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SPONSOR NEWS: FESTIVAL SIGNS A NEW THREE YEAR TITLE SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH TIM HORTONS!

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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CELEBRATING OTTAWA'S SMOKE-FREE CHAMPIONS THE TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL ON WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY

02 | April 2012

Tonight on World No Tobacco Day, Ottawa Public Health will recognize the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival as a Smoke-Free Champion for making its festival smoke-free. Four years ago, it was the first festival in Ottawa to become voluntarily smoke-free. The leadership of their Board of  ...

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GLOSSARY OF DRAGON BOAT TERMS

01 | October 2009

“All Down” Command from drummer/steersperson to stop paddling and rest with paddles on laps. “All-up!” Command from drummer/steersperson to ensure everyone begins to paddle in unison. Paddles are paused in the catch position until command to start paddling is given. “Attention, please” Command g ...

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