The 11th annual Children’s Hospital at Erlanger Dragon Boat Festival races down the Tennessee River on Saturday, May 6, at the TVA Park at Chickamauga Dam.
Thirty teams have registered. The festival site will open at 8 a.m. Racing begins at 8:30 a.m. and will finish about 3 p.m. There is no charge for spectators.
Dating back more than 2,300 years, Dragon Boat racing features teams of 20 paddlers, a drummer and a coxswain in 46-foot-long Chinese dragon boats, racing through the water to the finish line. Paddlers ages 15 and older at any skill and fitness levels can participate, making it the ultimate team-building sport.
New this year is an expanded concessions area, along with a children’s play area and a variety of new trophies and honors for the event including Most Creative Team Name.
To learn more about the festival: 423-778-4803.