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TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2023 LINEUP FEATURING DEAR ROUGE, TIM BAKER, BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH & MORE!

23 | May 2023

The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival returns June 22-25 with free all ages concerts from headliners Dear Rouge, Tim Baker and Bedouin Soundclash.  Juno award winners Dear Rouge, (“Black & Gold”,  “Live Through The Night”) will kick off the festival on Thursday June 22, in support of ...

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SPACES ARE FILLING UP FOR THE TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL SO REGISTER YOUR TEAM TODAY!

17 | May 2023

Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival Credit: Chris Avery Registration for the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is open and spaces are filling up with over 125 teams registered. Don’t miss out on the chance to battle it out at Mooney’s Bay!

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BEYOND THE PALE & SIDE HUSTLE SODAS HIGHLIGHT 2022 BAR LINEUP

15 | June 2022

How do you make a festival full of fantastic racing, artists and food even better? For the 2022 edition of the festival we partnered with local micro brewery Beyond The Pale and Side Hustle Sodas to do just that. From Beyond The Pale's delicious lineup of beers to the introduction of Side Hustl ...

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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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SERENA RYDER FREE CONCERT SATURDAY JUNE 25 9:30 PM

24 | May 2022

SERENA RYDER HEADLINES A FREE CONCERT JUNE 25 AT THE TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL Organizers of the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival are happy to announce six-time JUNO award winning artist Serena Ryder will be coming to the Nation’s Capital on Saturday June 25th at Mooneys B ...

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TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2022 LINEUP FEATURING HEADLINERS THE STRUMBELLAS AND SERENA RYDER

24 | May 2022

The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival returns June 24-26 with free all ages concerts from headliners The Strumbellas and Serena Ryder. The all Canadian lineup includes performances from special guests Frown Line, Stoby, Rebelle and Steve Neville. Highlights will also include performances ...

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VIP HOST: SHEBA AZZAN

25 | April 2022

Sheba is a valuable member of the dragon boat family and is a key leader of our on site Volunteer Services Team. Sheba is always ready to greet volunteers with a smile and support them with her positive and friendly guidance and encouragement. We recently sat down with Sheba to discuss a few of ...

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: REY BISSON

12 | April 2022

Rey Bisson has been volunteering for the festival for over 20 years. He has held many roles and has been a mentor to countless others. As a result, Rey has a wealth of experience and knowledge he brings year after year. We talked to Rey to learn more about his experience as a volunteer and what ...

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VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR SPOTLIGHT: KRISTY READY

07 | April 2022

Kristy has been a valuable member of the dragon boat family for a number of years and a key leader of our on site Volunteer Services Team. Volunteers can count on her to be there for support and encouragement. Every year Kristy looks forward to seeing new and returning faces, and there are a lo ...

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ONE OF OTTAWA’S MOST EXCITING SUMMERTIME EVENTS IS BACK!

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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Whats new at the festival
SCOTIABANK NAMED PRESENTING PARTNER OF THE TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is thrilled to announce Scotiabank as its new prese ...

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THE TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 DATES!

2025 REGISTRATION IS OPEN The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival has announced that the 20 ...

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