# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Riverfront Dragon Boat & Asian Festival
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Experience one of Connecticut’s most exciting summer traditions.

https://riverfront.org/events/riverfront-asian-festival/

Dragon Boat Racing: Lower Plaza 7AM-5PM 
Free Asian Festival: Upper Plaza 10AM-5PM

Join us at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza for a full day of high-energy dragon boat racing, cultural performances, incredible food, and family-friendly fun along the Connecticut River.

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 competitive club teams racing on the river. 

Register a team, or cheer on your favorite paddlers. The races begin at approximately 7:00AM. No experience needed. Gather up your friends or colleagues and sign up today!

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 Mortensen Riverfront Plaza.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hartford/riverfront-dragon-boat-and-asian-festival/200029874880455
- **Event Categories**: festivals, sports, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 159

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029874880455?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=hartford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Hartford
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Mortensen Riverfront Plaza
- **lat**: 41.765280137925
- **long**: -72.666680216789
- **full address**: Mortensen Riverfront Plaza, Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk at Riverfront, Hartford, CT 06103, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Riverfront Recapture (https://allevents.in/org/riverfront-recapture/598199)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mortensen Riverfront Plaza, Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk at Riverfront, Hartford, CT 06103, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Riverfront Recapture
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, sports, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Riverfront Dragon Boat & Asian Festival ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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