Sponsors & Partners 2026

updated: August 4, 2026

The Calgary Dragon Boat Society extends our sincere appreciation to all sponsors and partners of the 2026 Sinopec Calgary Dragon Boat Race & Festival. Your generous support helps bring this community celebration to life and allows us to welcome paddlers, families, volunteers, cultural performers, community groups, businesses, and visitors to North Glenmore Park for an unforgettable weekend.

Because of your partnership, the Festival continues to grow as one of Calgary’s most exciting celebrations of sport, culture, teamwork, and community spirit. Your contributions support the races, cultural programming, family activities, hospitality, volunteer engagement, special events, and the many details that create a welcoming and memorable experience for everyone who attends.

Thank you for believing in the Calgary Dragon Boat Race & Festival and for standing with us in celebrating Calgary’s diversity, energy, and community connection. We are proud to recognize your support and grateful to have you as part of this important tradition.

Paddles UP!!!

Title Sponsor

Sinopec — Title Sponsor
Sinopec Canada is a diversified unconventional oil and natural gas company focused on developing assets in Alberta and northeast British Columbia. The company has crude oil, liquids-rich natural gas, and resource-play natural gas interests, and is also a partner in the Syncrude Oilsands Joint Venture.

Gold Sponsor

PetroChina — Gold Sponsor
PetroChina Canada is an integrated energy company with upstream, midstream, and downstream interests in Alberta and British Columbia. As a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroChina Company Limited, the company focuses on responsibly producing and delivering energy to customers around the world.

Charity Recipient

Calgary Meals on Wheels — Charity Recipient
Calgary Meals on Wheels provides nutritious and affordable meals delivered directly to people’s doors. Its home delivery program offers no waitlist and free delivery, helping Calgarians stay nourished, independent, supported, and connected.

Government Supporter

City of Calgary — Government Supporter
The City of Calgary is Calgary’s municipal government, responsible for services such as water, waste and recycling, public safety, parks, public transportation, infrastructure, building, planning, business support, and community programs.

Government Supporter

HKETO — Government Supporter
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Toronto is the official representative of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Canada. Since 1991, the office has worked to foster closer economic and trade ties between Hong Kong and Canada.

Volunteer Sponsor

Cenovus Energy — Silver / Volunteer Sponsor
Cenovus Energy is a Canadian-based integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. The company has oil and natural gas production operations, along with upgrading, refining, and marketing operations, and works across the energy value chain in a safe, responsible, and cost-efficient manner.

Silver Sponsor

Total Site Supplies — Silver Sponsor
Total Site Supplies provides temporary site infrastructure and rentals for construction sites and events, including fencing, barricades, portable toilets, sanitation rentals, disposal services, waste bins, and equipment rentals. The company supports projects and public events with scalable, reliable site-service solutions.

Kids Zone Sponsor

Trico Homes — Kids Zone Sponsor
Trico Homes is an award-winning Calgary homebuilder offering estate, semi-estate, front-garage, laned, duplex homes, and townhomes in communities across Calgary and surrounding areas. As the Kids Zone Sponsor, Trico Homes helps create a welcoming, family-friendly festival experience where children, parents, and visitors can enjoy the celebration together.

Accommodations Host

Deerfoot Inn & Casino — Silver Custom Sponsor
Deerfoot Inn & Casino is a full-service Calgary hotel, casino, conference, and entertainment destination. The property offers guest rooms, dining, casino gaming, an indoor water park, lounges, live entertainment, and more than 17,000 square feet of convention and event space.

Medals Sponsor

Budget Builder — Medal Sponsor
Budget Builder is a Calgary-based construction and project management firm specializing in professionally managed commercial construction, renovation, and tenant improvement services across Alberta. The company operates as a general contractor and construction manager with a focus on planning, controls, accountability, and execution.

Festival Parking Partner

Mount Royal University — Festival Parking Partner
Mount Royal University is a student-first undergraduate post-secondary university in Calgary, known for small class sizes, supportive professors, hands-on learning, liberal education, and undergraduate programs. The university was founded in 1910 and became a university in 2009.

Cultural Performance Partner

Multicultural Bridge Society of Alberta — Cultural Performance Partner
Multicultural Bridge Society of Alberta promotes mutual understanding and respect among diverse groups. The organization supports collaboration, education, training, dialogue, fellowship, advocacy, creative economy work, cultural programming, and community integration.

Hospitality Partner

Tourism Calgary — Hospitality Partner
Tourism Calgary is Calgary’s member-based destination management organization. It promotes Calgary as a place to visit, meet, explore, and experience, attracting leisure visitors, conventions, sporting events, local staycations, and major destination opportunities.

Hospitality Partner

Grey Eagle Resort & Casino — Hospitality Partner
Grey Eagle Resort & Casino is a Calgary hospitality and entertainment destination featuring a 24-hour casino, live shows, dining options, hotel accommodations, and the Grey Eagle Event Centre for concerts, performances, meetings, and community events.

Hospitality Partner

Old Dutch — Hospitality Partner
Old Dutch Foods Ltd. is a family-owned Canadian snack-food company with its head office in Winnipeg and manufacturing facilities, distribution centres, and offices across Canada. The brand traces its origins to a potato chip business started in 1934.

VIP Hospitality

Rajdoot – VIP Hospitality Partner
Rajdoot, meaning “royal messenger” in Sanskrit, reflects our commitment to exceptional hospitality and authentic Indian cuisine. Family-owned since 1988, Rajdoot has been a Calgary favorite for over 36 years, earning awards and acclaim for its outstanding dishes, including vegan options.

VIP Hospitality

Oppy — VIP Hospitality Partner
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Beer Garden Partner

Marda Loop Brewing Co. — Beer Gardens Partner
Marda Loop Brewing Co. is a Calgary brewery and taproom located in the Marda Loop community. The brewery offers craft beer, food, events, and a neighbourhood gathering space where guests can connect, relax, and enjoy local hospitality.

Kids Zone Volunteers Partner

Diversecities — Kids Zone Partner
Diversecities is a Calgary charitable organization that has served the Calgary area for more than 40 years. Its mission is to make social mobility accessible for Calgarians, with support focused on economic integration, social connection, well-being, and learning

Special Events

CCCA — Canada China Commercial Association — Special Events Partner
Canada China Commercial Association is an Alberta-registered non-profit organization dedicated to promoting trade, business investment, innovation, and technology exchange between Canada and China. The association supports members through knowledge-sharing, networking, resources, and business-development opportunities.

Community Partner

CCDF — Calgary Chinatown Development Foundation — Community Partner
Calgary Chinatown Development Foundation is dedicated to the revitalization of Calgary’s historic Chinatown. The organization celebrates and preserves Chinatown’s cultural heritage while fostering community growth, economic prosperity, and long-term neighbourhood vitality.

Community Partner

LeafFilter / Leaf Home — Community Partner
LeafFilter by Leaf Home provides professionally installed gutter protection using stainless steel micromesh technology designed to help prevent debris from clogging gutters. Leaf Home also offers broader home solutions, including gutter protection, water solutions, stair lifts, and related products.

Community Partner

Defron Security — Community Partner
Defron Security Services provides event, entertainment, facility, and support security services across Canada. The company offers tailored event security solutions and facility security services designed to help protect clients, guests, buildings, and event environments.

Community Partner

Lifestyle Home Products — Community Partner
Lifestyle Home Products is a Canadian home-improvement company offering professionally installed replacement windows, exterior doors, sunrooms, and bath renovation systems. The company helps homeowners improve comfort, energy efficiency, style, and long-term home value.

Community Partner

Sport Calgary — Community Partner
Sport Calgary is Calgary’s leading advocate and driver for the growth of sport in the city. The organization provides opportunities, supports sport partners, and works to ensure sport is safe, welcoming, inclusive, and accessible for all.

Community Partner

Pureform + PureKids Radiology — Community Partner
Pureform + PureKids Radiology is a community-based diagnostic imaging provider with clinics in Calgary and Airdrie. Services include X-ray, ultrasound, mammography, bone mineral densitometry, pediatric imaging, pain-management injections, fine needle aspirations, and biopsies.

Community Partner

CKBS — Canada Korean Broadcasting Society — Community Partner
Canada Korean Broadcasting Society is a non-profit organization providing Korean-language news, culture, entertainment, and information-sharing content for Korean communities in Canada. CKBS supports cultural exchange and helps share the voice of the Korean community across Canada.

Media

CTV — Media Partner
CTV Calgary is a Bell Media television and digital news platform serving Calgary and southern Alberta with local news, weather, community stories, and regional coverage. As a media partner, CTV helps share the festival’s energy, cultural celebration, and community impact.

Media

XL 103.1 — Media Partner
XL 103.1 is a Calgary radio station branded as Calgary’s station for music from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The station features local on-air personalities, music programming, contests, concerts, events, and community promotions.

Media

90.3 AMP Radio — Media Partner
90.3 AMP Radio, also known as CKMP-FM, is Calgary’s “Better Hit Music Station” and a Stingray Radio station. The station features hit-music programming, morning shows, promotions, contests, and listener engagement.

Media

Calgary Chinatown — Media Partner
Calgary Chinatown Business Improvement Area is dedicated to promoting and enhancing one of Calgary’s most vibrant and historic communities. The BIA works to preserve Chinatown’s cultural heritage while supporting economic growth and community development.

Media

FM 94.7 Fairchild Radio — Media Partner
Fairchild Radio CHKF 94.7 FM is a Calgary multicultural radio station providing programming in more than 20 languages, including news, current affairs, finance, talk shows, lifestyle, entertainment, music, and community content.

Media

Trend Media / Trend Weekly — Media Partner
Trend Weekly is a free Chinese-language tabloid newspaper in Western Canada, based in Calgary and owned by Trend Media Inc. Founded in 2001, it serves Chinese-language audiences with community news, lifestyle content, consumer information, and cultural coverage.

Media

Western Canada Views — Media Partner
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Royal Taste Chinese Cuisine – VIP Hospitality Partner
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Warehouse Installation Network — Community Partner
Warehouse Installation Network, also known as WIN, supports lead generation, sales coordination, and retail-based customer engagement for installation-focused home service providers. It works with service providers in areas such as HVAC, home comfort, windows, roofing, and home improvement.

CCAE — Canada China Association of Entrepreneurs — Special Events Partner
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Water Buddie — Community Partner
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