Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Registration is open!
Be a part of Utah's Only Dragon Boat Festival and be part of a great cause!
The fourth annual LiveDAYBREAK Dragon Boat Festival returns to Daybreak's Oquirrh Lake on August 24, 2024.
This race is intended for NOVICE RACERS and is a SHORT COURSE. This is a 200 M Course. In addition to the race, there will be onsite food for purchase, entertainment, games, and cultural performances.
The fourth annual LiveDAYBREAK Dragon Boat Festival returns to Daybreak's Oquirrh Lake on August 24, 2024.
This event will include dragon boat racing with official 40’ dragon boats and a Asian Festival including traditional food and cultural performances.
A portion of the race team fees will go to The Refugee & Immigrant Center - Asian Association of Utah charity (see below for additional details) and is open for families, neighbors, corporations, sports teams, etc., from the community who want to put together a team to race (16-20, people per team plus a drummer) – a great team-building activity!
Whether you want to join the race, check out the festival, or sit on the shore to cheer on your favorite team, don't miss this rip-roaring premier event in Daybreak!
ELIGIBILITY
Anyone physically able - 13 years of age and up - can participate. Residents and Non-residents are welcome. Must sign a waiver to participate.
DRAGON BOAT RACE DETAILS
- See the video for an illustration of dragon boat racing
- To see last year's video go to this link:
WHAT IS INCLUDED
Dragon boats, paddles, and life preservers will be provided. Each team will get one practice session with a professional the week of the event, either on 08/22 or 08/23, for one hour between 4 and 8 pm. These times will be finalized closer to the event. Also provided will be a professional steersperson on each boat during the event to provide direction and ensure the safety of participants. Each team will race 3 times throughout the event. The first race will determine which bracket each team will be placed in for the remainder of the tournament.
REGISTRATION
Team Requirements: The maximum number of males in a full (20) boat is 12, and the maximum number of males in a boat with less than 20 paddlers would be 10.
- Boat Maximum (20 paddlers and 1 drummer)
- Boat Minimum (15 Paddlers and 1 drummer)
SPOT IN THE RACE IS ONLY SECURED ONCE PAYMENT IS MADE
Secure your spot by using one of the payment options below. Then sign up your team on Formstack at
If you don't have a full team or would like to participate individually, email us and we will try and match you up with a team. We will contact you with more details once we have a match(es) for you. aperez@livedaybreak.com
PAYMENT: (All Sales are Final) (A Portion of the Proceeds go to Charity! We are looking to raise more money for the Asian Association of Utah this year!)
Dragon Boat Race - Early Bird Pricing Deadline - July 1, 2024
- Corporate Team - $900 (A team of Paddlers that work for the same company)
- To Pay via debit or credit, go to
- CORPORATE TEAM Payment
- Community Team - $700 (A team of paddlers that live in the same community)
- To pay via debit or credit, go to
- Community TEAM payment
- Student Team -$ 500 (A team of Paddlers from the same school)
- To pay via debit or credit, go to:
- Student TEAM payment
To pay by check, mail a check to:
Daybreak Community Council
4563 W. Kestrel Ridge Road
South Jordan, Utah 84009
Beyond the Race
Activities for Kids: 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Cultural Performances: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
We are currently looking for interested performers. For those interested in performing at the event, please get in touch with us at aperez@livedaybreak.com
History of the Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday, has evolved into a now internationally celebrated event in many different countries. The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is said to be from the Warring States period when the patriotic poet, Qu Yuan (343-278 BC), drowned himself in the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month after seeing his country invaded and conquered by the State of Quin.
Dragon Boat Racing represents the local people who raced their boats to search for Qu Yuan’s body and dropped lumps of rice into the river so the fish would not feast on his body. To commemorate Qu Yuan, today this practice continues each year on the day of his death. It is now said that the winning team of the races will have good luck and a happy life in the following year.
Food Trucks
TBA
Asian Association of Utah Donation 2023
This past month, we were able to fulfill one of our most important pillars in #GivingBack. Through registration fees at the Daybreak Dragon Boat Festival this past August, we raised $6,000 for the Asian Association of Utah. AAU helps victims of human trafficking, refugees, and asylum seekers achieve outcomes of substantive improvement, self-sufficiency, and thriving. Their work is trauma-informed and linguistically sensitive, delivered by specialized staff who journey with each individual and family as they transition to life in Utah. This donation is earmarked for low-income individuals, particularly refugees, to facilitate access to behavioral services.- You can see the Dragon Boat Festival recap below.
- Learn more about the Asian Association of Utah.
