2026 Festival

PADDLES UP!

The 2026 Kelowna Dragon Boat Festival is

Saturday, July 11, 2026

RACE GRID COMING SOON!

The 500M course will race from Tugboat Bay beach in downtown Kelowna. Welcoming up to 30 teams from across the province and beyond, this one day festival will be a great start to the summer racing season. Afterwards, enjoy the beaches, the golf, the wineries, and the many other summer activities available in Kelowna.

We look forward to welcoming the following women's teams:

• Bust'N Loose
• DragonRiders (Vernon)
• FLCC Dragonflies
• KDBPS Blazing Paddles
• KDBPS Dragon R Assets
• KDBPS Double Dip
• KDBPS Sun City
• KDBPS Valley Vixens
• ODBRC Dragonfire
• ODBRC Flowriders
• Osoyoos Lake Paddling Club Desert Spirit Womens
• Survivorship

We look forward to welcoming the following mixed teams:

• FLCC Fortified Misfits
• FLCC Spirit of a Renegade (SOAR) 
• KIDS - Kamloops Interior Dragons
• KDBPS Lift What's Draggin
• KDBPS High Frequency
• KDBPS Ogopogo's Wake
• KDBPS Sonar Dragons
• ODBRC Paddleholics
• Otter Chaos