Dragon Boat Race

The Portland Rose Festival is thrilled to host the Dragon Boat Races, a thrilling event that has been bringing the excitement of this traditional Chinese sport to Portland since 1989! 🐉🌊

Held on the beautiful Willamette River, the races feature four-team heats every nine minutes, with over 60 teams from Portland, across the country, and around the world competing for victory! Teams race in boats provided by the Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association, making this a truly international event. 🌍⚓️

Best of all, this event is FREE to the public, so come out and cheer on your favorite teams as they battle it out on the water!

Learn more: https://www.rosefestival.org/events/2025/dragon-boat-race

You may also like the following events from Portland Rose Festival:

• Next month, 23rd May, 05:00 pm, CityFair Weekend One in Portland
• Next month, 23rd May, 05:00 pm, Opening Night & Fireworks in Portland
• Next month, 30th May, 04:00 pm, CityFair Weekend Two in Portland

Also check out other Sports events in Portland, Festivals in Portland.