MillerCoors presents The Great Midwest Dragonboat Festival

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Team paddling to start line

Team moving to start line to race!

Look at how determined they are to get racing!  Look out!

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Loading the boat

Team gets ready to load up boat.  It takes teamwork to be successful.

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DragonBoat heads

Heads waiting to be put on boats

Colorful dragonboat heads adorn the traditional boats

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Racing in the lake

Head to head racing!

Head to head racing!  You can almost feel the adrenaline yourself!

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Team Modine

Members from Team Modine's 2008 entry

A few members from Team Modine takes the time to say hi to everyone

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Testimonials

You all did an awesome job!! My team greatly appreciated the opportunity to participate in this year's race. We look forward to having another event with perfect weather again!!

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2011 Registration

Gather your friends and register for the seventh annual Midwest Dragon Boat Festival, July 15 & 16, 2011. Simply download the registration form (.pdf) and follow the instructions to return the completed form with the registration fees. to print and mail it to the address listed.

Team Registration Fee:

$650 (Save $100) for registrations received and paid in full by October 31, 2010

$750 for registrations received/postmarked after October 31, 2010.  $100.00 non-refundable deposit due at registration (balance due by 6/01/11)

Refer new teams to receive a $50 registration credit for each new team registered.

Registration fee includes

  • two practice sessions (tentatively scheduled for the weeks 6/21/11-7/15/11)
  • participation in parade and opening ceremonies on Friday, July 15, 2011
  • Team tent placement in the Team Village determined by date of registration
  • Race Day, Saturday, July 16, 2011
 

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Voted #1 event in Racine County!

The Great Midwest Dragon Boat Festival is being held Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, 2011 at Samuel Myers Park in Racine, Wisconsin. Free parking is available along the lakefront or in Gateway Technical College's southern parking lot, and admission to the Festival is free.

The free Festival begins at 6:30 PM Friday night, July 15th, with the parade of teams along Pershing Boulevard.

Dragon boat races begin at 8:30 AM on Saturday, July 16 and continue until 5:00 PM. The best viewing is from Simonsen Park, along the hill at Main between Sixteenth and Fourteenth Streets. Food vendors will be at both Simonsen Park and Samuel Myers Park.

Rotary Clubs of Racine are sponsoring The Great Midwest Dragon Boat Festival:

  • To raise funds for community projects.
  • To bring an exciting new sport to the Racine area that takes advantage of Racine's location along Lake Michigan.
  • To provide an opportunity for companies and organizations to build unity through teamwork.
  • To enhance the quality of life in Racine with a fun-filled summer festival for all ages.
 
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