Dragon Boat Head

Dragon Boat Head

The colorful Dragon Boats are provided by the American Dragon Boat Association.

Dragon Boat Races

Dragon Boat Races

The Dragon Boat races are active throughout the festival. From anywhere at the festival, you can see the action on Lake Phalen.

Vendors

Vendors

Authentic wares from many cultures and countries create opportunities to bring the spirit home.

Fat Pandas

Fat Pandas

Here is a team from the China Center of the University of Minnesota featuring guests from China.

It's for kids too!

It's for kids too!

The arts and crafts area, kids have an opportunity to create.

Participate

Participate

Come on and participate!

Colorful Costumes

Colorful Costumes

Colorful and authentic attire is found throughout.

Martial Arts

Martial Arts

Martial Arts demonstrations are continuous throughout the festival.

Sesame Balls

Sesame Balls

Food is in abundance at the Dragon Festival.

An Indonesian Wedding

An Indonesian Wedding

A true wedding was performed with all the respect and ceremony expected.

Fruit Art

Fruit Art

Creative arts take all forms.

Dragon Parade

Dragon Parade

The Chinese American Association of Minnesota presents the Dragon Dance.

Colorful Performances

Colorful Performances

Color and energy are non-stop.

2010 Photos and Videos

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The 2011 Dragon Festival will be held at Phalen Park

on July 9 & 10. See you then!

 
 
The annual Dragon Festival 2010 was held at Phalen Park this past July 10 & 11.  Here is a video by Anthony James of China Insight showing some of the sights and sounds.  Enjoy!
 

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The Results of the 2010 Dragon Boat Races click here

Thank you to all who participated in the Dragon Boat Races this year. What a wild and wet finish this year.

The first thing to fill you in on is who won our special awards: Congratulations to the Prospect Mortgage "Cliff's Still Not Paddling" for providing us with the Best T-Shirt.

Congratulations to the Women of Buzzkill "Team Buzzkill" for providing all of us with the Best Spirit.

Congratulations to Mississippi WatershedManagement Organization/Golden Harvest Grocery/Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District/Capitol Region Watershed District "Clean Water Golden Dragon" on winning our Tug Of War event this year.

We would like to send a special Thank You to Smiths Medical and American Family Insurance for thier understanding when we couldn't let them go out for their final race. The weather just wouldn't hold out that extra 20 minutes for us so we hope to see both of you again next year.

For the final results we used only the first round times to determine the placement of teams this year since we were unable to complete the second round. We are including the second round times for all of the teams that were able to complete the round, but again they were not used for the final placement of teams.

Now, on to the official race results.

The Dragon Boat Race Committee

2010 Official Race Results  click here
 

Mission

To bring together the Greater Twin Cities community in celebration of the diverse Asian Pacific cultures through an annual dragon festival.

Vision

  • To foster trust and a sense of community among Asian-Pacific ethnic communities.
  • To enhance a sense of pride in Asian-Pacific Americans, by respecting and honoring the dignity and value of Asian-Pacific histories, cultures, and traditions.
  • To affirm Asian-Pacific people's place within and contributions to the State of Minnesota.

Goals

  • Build bridges between the various Asian-Pacific communities, as well as among them and the wider social fabric of Minnesota by providing friendly competition through a dragon boat race.
  • Promote understanding of various forms of Asian-Pacific artistic, educational, and athletic activities through cultural performances, martial arts, the healing arts, and outdoor/indoor Asian games.
  • Build community and establish collaborations with similar organizations in order to provide an incentive for Asian-Pacific Americans to participate in outreach programs of various community organizations.
 
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