SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 — FESTIVAL DAY ONE
🐉🥁 IT’S FESTIVAL DAY, CALGARY!
The drums are beating, the boats are on the water and the 2026 Sinopec Calgary Dragon Boat Race & Festival is officially underway!
Today, 68 teams will bring speed, teamwork and incredible energy to North Glenmore Park.
Come join us for:
🐉 Dragon Boat Eye-Dotting Ceremony (7:45am)
🚣 Exciting racing throughout the day
🌸 Breast Cancer Survivor Race
🌸 Pink Flower Ceremony
🦁 Opening Ceremonies and dragon and lion dances
🎶 Live cultural entertainment
🍜 Food trucks
🛍️ Dragon Marketplace
👨👩👧👦 Trico Homes Kids’ Play Zone
🍺 Family-friendly Beer Gardens
The festival site is full of activity, and there is something happening throughout the day.
Bring your family, invite your friends and come cheer for the teams from the shoreline!
🚫 No public parking is available inside North Glenmore Park.
🚌 Take the free shuttle from Mount Royal University or Anderson Station.
📍 North Glenmore Park
🎟️ Free admission
🐉 Racing begins at 8:30 a.m.
Today is the day!
Paddles Up, Calgary!
#FestivalDay #CalgaryDragonBoatFestival #DragonBoatRacing #YYCEvents #NorthGlenmorePark #PaddlesUp
FOOD TRUCKS
Merchants or Non-profits
Trico Homes Kids’ Play Zone
updated: August 6, 2026
Check out this directory for a weekend of exciting and memorable offerings of quality food, services and products to our participants and spectators.
Please visit the local to support local!!!
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| August 8-9 | 10:00am to 5:00pm – Dragon Marketplace Operating Hours NO PARKING AT NORTH GLENMORE PARK Free parking & Shuttle Ride @ Mount Royal University |
Vendor Booths (2026)
- Tupperware
- Carver Maker
- Young Living
- Telus
- RE-Makes
- Second Wind Soaps
- Forge Tech
- Trinity Trinkets
- Sweet Notes with Tea
- Haunted Calgary Productions Inc
- Bowness Soapworks
- Fox This Designs
- High Level Canoes and Kayaks
- Blings & things
- This Charmed Home
- Jolly ’23
- WhaleBeing Crochet
- Passive Aggressive Designs Ltd.
- Creative Coverups
- Merlyn Jewelry
- Wicked Good Sauces
- Hidden Hills Tours
- Wolf Creations
- Handmade & Haida
- Perpetual Health and Safety
- Sheena Swiatek Creative
- Pearlux by Kelly
- Clever-Choice
- My Sweet Treasures
- TC Permanent Jewelry
- Bridgeland Elves
- Purely Pampered essentials
- Seven cities
- Valkyrie Potions
- Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society
- K&T Import
- JC TEA CORP
- Caribou & Co
- Cool Shirts 69
- City and Soil
- Untamed Fernie
- M3 custom metal design
- DoodlesbyPooja
- Mystic Spiritual Healing
- Face4Fun
- Wood’s Homes
- Red Bull
- Loose islands hot sauce
- CARIBBEAN TASTE
- Canaberta
- Decor to adore by Tammy
- Matsa-a
- CUPS
Lists are sorted in the order of registration.
Food Trucks (2026)
- Meat Street Food Inc.
- Lemon Heaven/Pucker Power Inc
- YYC Burgers and More
- Arepas Ranch
- Happy Hero
- Ukrainian Fine Foods
- Uzu ice cream
- The Family Fry Guy Inc.
- Softee King
- BBQ BOB
- Tmore Tea
- Mini Donuts Canada
- Sugarloaf Brazilian Street Food
- Tasty tacos and churros
- Zilford’s Fried Chicken
- the happy fish catering
- Istanbul bites Inc
- Beefer’s Steak Subs
- Chopstix Curbside Cravings
Community Zone
Saturday
The Chinese Academy
Yufeng Chinese School
Sunday
Yangfan Chinese School
Wensu Collective
Beer Gardens
Festival Recycling Team
STREET TEAM ON LOCATION
