Here’s what’s happening and when at the 2017 Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival at Del Crary Park on Saturday, June 10th.
Calendar of events
- 8:15 a.m.: Awakening the Dragon (Opening Ceremony) featuring “The Dragon” and local dignitaries
- 8:50 a.m.: Morning races begin
- 10 – 11 a.m.: Jerry Jerome and the Cardells Steel Band performs
- 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Face painting
- 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Flower Ceremony featuring the Peterborough Pop Ensemble
- 12:10 – 1 p.m.: Jerry Jerome and the Cardells Steel Band performs
- 12:30 p.m.: Afternoon races begin
- 3:40 p.m.: Cup Races & Regatta Championship begin.
All times are approximate.
Other activities and items of note
- #dragonbragging Selfie Photo Booth! Bring your camera or phone, dress up in provided costumes, slip into the “dragon boat” and take a “selfie” — who knows, The Dragon may even join you! The cost is $2 per person or $10 for five or more people, with all proceeds support the 2017 Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival. #dragonbragging Selfie Photo Booth is located next to the Awards tent.
- 50/50 Draw tickets will be on sale at the event, with all proceeding support the 2017 Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival.
- Face painting will be available for children between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (located next to #dragonbragging Selfie Booth).
- Jerry Jerome and the Cardells Steel Band will be performing from 10 to 11 a.m. and 12:10 to 1 p.m.
- Bring your own reusable water bottle (or buy one at the One-Stop-Dragon Shop) to refill at one of the Peterborough Utilities Group mobile drinking water stations. Disposable plastic water bottles will not be sold at the Festival.
- Parking is limited at Del Crary Park but the Festival has free shuttle buses running all day, courtesy of Coach Canada. Shuttles run from the Evinrude Centre (south side) and the Simcoe City Bus Depot on Simcoe St. Stops are at the King St, Louis St. and Dalhousie St. parking lots. The shuttle buses run every 20 minutes. The first bus leaves Evinrude at 7:30 a.m. and the last bus leaves the Festival (for Evinrude) at 4:15 p.m.
- The Lions Club will be back selling hamburgers, sausage and hot dog meal deals (includes bag of chips and a pop).
- Massage services will be available to Festival participants, courtesy of Oxford College.
Race schedule
Morning Challenge (seeded by order of registration)
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| Race | Time | Lane #1 | Lane #2 | Lane #3 | Lane #4 |
| 1 | 8:51 a.m. | Team Cambium | Survivors Abreast Spirit | Euglena Machina | |
| 2 | 9:00 a.m. | PDBC | Rockers 4 knockers | BOATsmart! Motor Boaters | TAS Griffins |
| 3 | 9:09 a.m. | Raycroft Radiations | BWXT-reme Paddlers | Shake Paddle & Row | Crestwood Mustangs |
| 4 | 9:18 a.m. | Fleming Collegial Dragons | Treasure Chests | Minute Maid Peelers | Adam Scott Flyin’ Lions |
| 5 | 9:27 a.m. | Ventra Vikings | Bayview Bengals | AON’s Navy | The Paddling a.m.igos |
| 6 | 9:36 a.m. | Dave Currie Loves My Nails | Peterborough Fire Services Local 169 | Pink Sensations | Wild Water Power |
| 7 | 9:45 a.m. | HeatStrokes | Survivor Thrivers | Cleaners for the cure | 2672 Paratus |
| 8 | 9:54 a.m. | Brainwaves | Active Living Physio & Fitness | Hope Floats | PaddlesuP |
| 9 | 10:03 a.m. | Skinny dippers | #KPRisAwesome | Dunkin’ Dragons | Dragon “R” Butts |
| 10 | 10:12 a.m. | Vet Visionaires | Chemong Docs Dudes and Dolls | Harvey’s Chillin’ & Grillin’ | Rolls-Royce Resistance |
| 11 | 10:21 a.m. | Century 21 United We Paddle | The Fast and the Fairhaven | Blazing Paddles | Wills Warriors |
| 12 | 10:30 a.m. | Siemens One Headlight | FreeFlo Floaters | Evelyns Birds | Nexicom Dragonfliers |
| 13 | 10:39 a.m. | KCU – Cash Flow | Nordia | KCU – Liquid Assets | KCU – The Member-Ship |
| 14 | 10:48 a.m. | Lovin’ Our Boobies | KPP Paddlers | Bayview Tigers | The Rack Pack |
| 15 | 10:57 a.m. | Terrapin Tsunami | Survivors Abreast Courage | Pulse Physiotherapy Paddlers | Galaxy Kung Fu Pandas |
| 16 | 11:06 a.m. | The Eau Naturals | Holiday Ford | Ashburnham Realty | Prescription Paddlers |
| 17 | 11:15 a.m. | RBC Queen Bees | The Beer Enthusiasts | World Championship Martial Arts | Draggin-R-Tails |
The flower ceremony takes place at 11:24 a.m. featuring all breast cancer survivor team boats.
Afternoon Challenge (seeded by morning times, from fastest to slowest)
| Race | Time | Lane #1 | Lane #2 | Lane #3 | Lane #4 |
| 18 | 12:30 p.m. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 12:39 p.m. | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 20 | 12:48 p.m. | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| 21 | 12:57 p.m. | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| 22 | 1:06 p.m. | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| 23 | 1:15 p.m. | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| 24 | 1:24 p.m. | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| 25 | 1:33 p.m. | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
| 26 | 1:42 p.m. | 35 | 33 | 34 | 36 |
| 27 | 1:51 p.m. | 39 | 37 | 38 | 40 |
| 28 | 2:00 p.m. | 43 | 41 | 42 | 44 |
| 29 | 2:09 p.m. | 47 | 45 | 46 | 48 |
| 30 | 2:18 p.m. | 51 | 49 | 50 | 52 |
| 31 | 2:27 p.m. | 55 | 53 | 54 | 56 |
| 32 | 2:36 p.m. | 59 | 57 | 58 | 60 |
| 33 | 2:45 p.m. | 63 | 61 | 62 | 64 |
| 34 | 2:54 p.m. | 67 | 65 | 66 |
Visitors’ Knock-Out Finals (Out-of-town teams only, 200m knock-out, seeded by combined times)
| Race | Time | Lane #1 | Lane #2 | Lane #3 | Lane #4 | Lane #5 |
| 35 | 3:03 p.m. | V3 | V1 | V2 | V4 | V5 |
| 36 | 3:12 p.m. | V3 | V1 | V2 | V4 | |
| 37 | 3:21 p.m. | V3 | V1 | V2 | ||
| 38 | 3:30 p.m. | V1 | V2 |
Mixed Finals (Mixed community teams only, seeded by combined times)
| Race | Time | Lane #1 | Lane #2 | Lane #3 | Lane #4 |
| 39 | 3:39 p.m. | M-3 | M-1 | M-2 | M-4 |
Junior Finals (Junior teams only, seeded by combined times)
| Race | Time | Lane #1 | Lane #2 | Lane #3 | Lane #4 |
| 40 | 3:48 p.m. | J-3 | J-1 | J-2 | J-4 |
Ladies’ Finals (Ladies’ teams only, seeded by combined times)
| Race | Time | Lane #1 | Lane #2 | Lane #3 | Lane #4 |
| 41 | 3:57 p.m. | L-3 | L-1 | L-2 | L-4 |
Mackenzie Cup (BCS teams only, seeded by combined times)
| Race | Time | Lane #1 | Lane #2 | Lane #3 | Lane #4 |
| 42 | 4:08 p.m. | BCS-3 | BCS-1 | BCS-2 | BCS-4 |
Regatta Championship (Fastest four times from Races 39, 40, and 41 – seeded by finals-only time)
| Race | Time | Lane #1 | Lane #2 | Lane #3 | Lane #4 |
| 43 | 4:16 p.m. | R-3 | R-1 | R-2 | R-4 |
