Riverfront Dragon Boat & Asian Festival

Celebrate Asian and Pacific Island cultures through traditional music and dance, hands-on art activities, food, and martial arts demonstrations on the upper plaza with community and club teams racing on the river. Register a team, or cheer on your favorite paddlers.

• Race Results

Entertainment Schedule:

Dance & Music:
11 am: Asian Performing Arts
12 pm: Connecticut Chinese Culture Center
12:30 pm: Jinling Dance Group
1:30 pm: All Connecticut Chinese Chorus
2:30 pm: East Culture Arts, Inc.
3:30 pm: Phoenix Performing Arts
4:00 pm: The Hartford

Martial Arts Stage:
11 am: Tat Wong Kung Fu
12 pm: Malee’s School of Tai Chi & Kung Fu
1 pm: Mountain River Taiko
2 pm: Long River Budo
3 pm: Julong Wushu

Parking:
Free parking for this event is available on-street on both sides of the river. Paid, convenient parking is available in the Connecticut Convention Center Garage – park on the fifth floor and use the exit on the north side of the garage, allowing direct access to the Convention Center, Connecticut Science Center, and Mortensen Riverfront Plaza.

Sponsors:
The Riverfront Dragon Boat & Asian Festival is made possible through the generous support of Travelers, Hartford HealthCare, Aetna/CVS Healthcare, Global Atlantic Financial, The Hartford, Hartford Steam Boiler, Nassau, RTX – Pratt & Whitney, Collins Aerospace, Lincoln Financial, Virtus and the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee.