2026 DRAGONS ON THE LAKE

Saturday, July 18, 2026

12th Annual Dragons on the Lake

Join us on Saturday, July 18, 2026, for our 12th Annual Dragons on the Lake dragon boat festival. The event at Portage Lakes State Park brings together more than 1,000 paddlers and spectators to support our team’s mission and outreach programs. Admission is FREE!

For additional information on how to enter your Corporate, Community or Breast Cancer Survivor team for 2026, visit our event website here or email dragonsonthelake@gmail.com.

2026 DRAGON BOAT RACES

Saturday, June 13, 2026

13th Annual Fanshawe Dragon Boat Festival

London, Ontario, Canada

The festival is a one-day, recreational event designed to promote dragon boat racing, community spirit, active living, and friendly competition. The festival is organized by the Rowbust Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Racing Team. The Fanshawe Dragon Boat Festive is held at the Day-Use Area of the UTRCA Fanshawe Conservation Area, located at 1424 Clarke Rd, London, ON.

 https://fanshawedragonboatfestival.com/ 

 

Monday, August 24 to Sunday, August 30, 2026

2026 International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission (IBCPC) Participatory Dragon Boat Festival

Aix-les-Baines, France

The festival is an international non-competitive participatory event for breast cancer paddler teams who engage in Dragon Boat activities as post breast cancer diagnosis rehabilitation. For the first time since the establishment of IBCPC in 2010, the festival will take place in France.

https://ibcpcfrance2026.com/

Want to help support our paddlers who are traveling to France? Click here to shop our team gear with a donation going to the team for every item sold.

 

Saturday, September 19, 2026

8th Annual Cumberland YMCA Dragons on the Lake

Flintstone, Maryland

The Dragons On The Lake Festival is the Y’s signature fundraising event. A unique sporting event that brings a community together for some friendly competition. Participants rave about the excitement, diversity, and community spirit surrounding the event. Teams of all ages, skill levels, sizes and shapes take part. This all-inclusive event is the ultimate team building sport – requiring rhythm and finesse rather than brawn to succeed.

https://www.cumberlandymca.org/locations/dragons-on-the-lake/ymca-dragons-on-the-lake/https://ibcpcfrance2026.com/

 

Saturday, October 10, 2026

2026 Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival

Creighton, PA

The 2026 Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival will take place at a beautiful new venue (with plenty of parking and tent space!) in 2026: Pittsburgh Brewing Company (150 Ferry Street, Creighton, PA 15030) on October 10, 2026. Created to showcase the sport of dragon boat racing and to support Breast Cancer Survivors (BCS), the Festival features spirited racing among Community/Corporate, Sport, Youth and BCS/ACS teams. It is a celebration of dragon boat racing, culture, community and survivorship.

https://www.pghdragonboatfestival.org/ 

 

2026 BREAST OF FRIENDS GALA

Saturday, March 28, 2026

15th Annual Breast of Friends Dinner & Gala

As the team’s largest fundraiser, this annual event brought together nearly 400 supporters and community members. All proceeds from the gala benefit our many breast cancer support initiatives and activities, including “Boatloads of Hope” — our community outreach program for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our generous sponsors for their incredible support of this year’s gala. Your contributions have made this special event possible and truly meaningful for our community.

💎Diamond Paddle ($5000)

  • Dina Rooney, MD

    🌟Gold Paddle ($1,250)

    🩶Silver Paddle ($500)