Texas Dragon Boat Festivals

EVENT: Austin Dragon Boat and Paddle Festival
FIRST HELD: 1999
WEB SITE: atxdragonboat.com | Link |
WATERWAY: Lady Bird Lake on the Colorado River
VENUE: Edward Rendon Sr. Park at Festival Beach
ADDRESS: 2101 Jesse East Segovia Street
LOCATION: Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram |
EDITIONS:
- 25th: 2025 April 26 | austintexas.org | FB Event |
- 24th: 2024 April 27 | FB Event |
- 21st: 2019 April 27-28 | FB Event |
- 20th: 2018 April 28 | FB Event |
- 19th: 2017 April 29 | FB Event |
- 18th: 2016 April 30 - May 1
- 17th: 2015 April 25

EVENT: DFW Dragon Boat, Kite and Lantern Festival
PRESENTED BY: Marco Polo World Foundation
WEB SITE: dfwdragonboatfestival.com | Link |
WATERWAY: Lake Carolyn
VENUE: Levy Event Plaza, Las Colinas Urban Center
ADDRESS: 501 East Las Colinas Boulevard
LOCATION: Irving, Dallas County, Texas, Southwest United States
ARTICLE: irvingtexas.com
EDITIONS:
- 16th: 2025 November 2
- 15th: 2024 October 6 | FB Event | eventbrite.com |
- 14th: 2023 October 1 | FB Event | asiantexansforjustice.org |
- 13th: 2022 October 2 | FB Event |
- 11th: 2018 May 20 | FB Event |
- 10th: 2017 May 21 | FB Event |
- 8th: 2014 May 17 | FB Event |
- 7th: 2013 May 26 | FB Event |

EVENT: Edgewater Dragon Boat Challenge
LOCATION: Clear Lake
EDITIONS:
- 1st: 2011 April 9 | texasdragonboat.wordpress.com |

EVENT: Gulf Coast Dragon Boat Regatta at Clearlake
FIRST HELD: 2004
WATERWAY: Clear Lake or Mud lake (both are adjacent to Clear Lake Park)
VENUE: Clear Lake Park | Facebook Page
ADDRESS: 5001 East NASA Parkway
LOCATION: Seabrook, Texas
SITUATED: about 30 miles southeast of the city of Houston
ARTICLE: http://reservations.ynptravel.com/houston/events/dragonboat/
4th: 2007 October | chron.com |
- 3rd: 2006 October 21 | flickr by fossilmike |
- 2nd: 2005 | U.S. regional championships was co-event
- 1st: 2004 October
NOTE: event was moved to Brooks Lake at Fluor, Sugarland in 2008

EVENT: Gulf Coast Dragon Boat Regatta at Sugarland
PRESENTED BY: Texas Dragon Boat Association
EDITONS: - 2017 October 7-8 | Brooks Lake at Fluor | fortbendisd.com

EVENT: Houston Dragon Boat Festival
WEB SITE:houstondragonboat.com (offline) | 2003 |
WATERWAY: ?
LOCATION: Houston Area of Texas
EDITIONS:
- 2004 October 23 | Lake NASA, Clearlake TX | archive |
- 2004 May 1 | Allen's Landing, Houseon TX | archive |
- 2003 ? | Results Archive |
- 2nd: 2002 May 5 | Allen's Landing, Houseon TX | archive |
- 1st: 2001 October | by the Houston Chinese American Lions Club |

EVENT: Texarkana Dragon Boat Festival (2016-2024)
TYPICALLY HELD: April, May or June
FIRST HELD: June 11, 2016
LAST HELD: May 11, 2024
PRESENTED BY: HandsOn Texarkana
WEB SITE: texarkanadragonboat.com (offline)
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook
WATERWAY: Bringle Lake
VENUE: Brindle Lake Park | East| West
LOCATION: Texarkana, Bowie County, East Central Texas
EDITIONS:
- NOTE: permanent cancellation announced in December 18, 2024 Facebook Post |
- 7th: 2024 May 11 | FB Event | Archive |
- 6th: 2023 May 13 | FB Event | Archive |
- 5th: 2022 June 11 | FB Event | Archive
- 5th: 2021 May 22 | *** Cancelled *** | FB Event |
- 5th: 2020 May 16 | *** Cancelled ** | texarkanafyi.com |
- 4th: 2019 May 18 | FB Event |
- 3rd: 2018 April 21 | FB Event |
- 2nd: 2017 April 29 | FB Event |
- 1st: 2016 June 11 | kkyr.com |

EVENT: Woodlands Family YMCA Dragon Boat Team Challenge
PRESENTED BY: Repsol
WEB SITE: ymcadragonboat.org | Link |
WATERWAY: Lake Woodlands
VENUE: Northshore Park
ADDRESS: 2505 Lake Woodlands Drive
LOCATION: The Woodlands, Texas
SITUATED: Greater Houston (Houston-TheWoodlands-Sugarland)
- 25th: 2024 | presented by Repsol | hellowoodlands.com |
- 2022 September 29 - October 2 | usdbf.org |