FDJ International Dragon Boats Festival - logo image

July 9, 10 & 11, 2010

event overview

who?

Event benefactors include:

  • Windsor Regional Breast Health Centre
  • Windsor & Essex County Cancer Centre Foundation
  • Windsor Regional Cancer Centre
  • Leamington District Memorial Hospital
  • Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital Foundation
  • Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

what?

International Dragon Boats Festival for the Cure has donated over $1.3 Million towards local hospitals over the course of 7 years!

where?

Waterfront Park in Tecumseh.

when?

July 9, 10 & 11, 2010

why?

We paddle for the ones we love.

how?

It's all possible thanks to our event sponsors, and of course through the hard work, determination and generosity of our Dragon Boat teams.

about the event

Schedule of events

Thursday July 8th - Waterfront Park

Download the Summer Fun Guide here!

Unveiling of the Dragon, a Gala Evening "Complete the Dream" with fireworks, featuring 8 of the area's top chefs. Hosted by Hiram Walkers and Molson.

Celtic Cross performs at 6pm, and The Greatest Hits Live @ 8pm. There are a limited amount of tickets available. From 6pm to Midnight.

The price for the Casual Gala is $125.00, or a group of 8 for $900.00.

Friday Night July 9th - Waterfront Park

From 6pm until 1am featuring music By Nemesis (8:00pm), great area chefs, refreshments, under the Stars.

Admission is $10.00.

Saturday July 10th

Breast Cancer Races and Student Challenge Races, starting at 8am & running until 4pm.

Celebrate with us at our Rose Ceremony at approximatley 11:00am )sponsored by NED Insurance/Ives Insurance).

Come and enjoy the best spectator sport on the waterfront, boasting a wide variety of great food all day long!

Also includes The Breast Ride Ever Motorcycle Ride at 11am.

Events starting in the evening with our Juno Award winning Rita Chiarelli on stage at 8pm. Watch for a special fireworks display that evening.

Admission is $10.00 in the evening.

Sunday July 11th

Come watch and cheer on over 3,000 paddlers as they race in Lake St. Clair raising money for Breast Cancer.

The day starts at 7am, with paddling all day long (until 5:30pm) with our rose ceremony at approximatley 11am.

Music that evening on stage will be the Shaken Hoodoos and British Beat 66.

Admission $10.00 in the evening.

Tickets for the weekend are available at Top Drawer Casuals.