🌞 Summer starts at North America’s flagship dragon boat festival! Join us at the intersection of sport and culture at Concord Pacific Place, Creekside Park, and False Creek.
Kick off summer with us at Concord Pacific Place, Creekside Park, and False Creek with the continent’s biggest dragon boat race; more programming than any other event on land, sea, and in the skies; the TD Main Stage’s 100% local lineup, cultural pavilions, local marketplace and food vendors, and the new Concord Community Zone with family-friendly programming, all nestled between sea and sky in Downtown Vancouver.
📅 When: June 22-23, 2024 (PLEASE NOTE: the Festival’s team technical training events on June 21 are not open to the public)
📍 Where: Concord Pacific Place, Creekside Park, and False Creek (across the street from Main Street Skytrain Station)
🎟️ Cost: FREE ADMISSION!
✨ What to Expect:
International Dragon Boat Races: June 22-23, 8:00 AM-6:30 PM - 2024 RACE GRID RELEASE JUNE 17
TD Main Stage: June 22-23, 11:00 AM-9:00 PM - 2024 LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT MAY 21
NEW: Light up the Night: Vancouver’s first public drone show celebrating the first weekend of summer: June 22, ~9:30 PM
NEW: Concord Community Zone: Family activities on the finish line (June 22-23, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
Cultural Pavilions: Indigenous, Chinatown, and Pride Pavilions at Creekside Park (June 22-23, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
Marketplace & Food Vendors: The city’s biggest public patio at Creekside Park (June 22-23, 10:00 AM-9:00 PM)
Public Art Program: June 22-23 at Creekside Park
🌟 Click here for the 2024 Festival Map!
🚶‍♂️ Getting Here:
Public Transit: We’re across the street from Main Street-Science World and Stadium-Chinatown Skytrain stations, and a short walk from Olympic Village Station. The first train on Saturday will get you here by 6:45 AM, and by 7:45 AM on Sunday. If you’re taking the bus, hop on the #3 Main, #8 Fraser/Downtown, or the #19 Metrotown/Stanley Park. Go to www.translink.ca to plan your trip.
Biking: Bike lockups available outside Science World, Creekside Community Centre, and new for 2024 at the Concord Community Zone by the Concord Pacific Presentation Centre. Due to the high number of visitors, we strongly encourage you to lock your bike before going into the Festival. Cyclists on the seawall using routes running through the site may encounter detours and dismount zones - thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Parking: Limited street parking may be along Pacific Boulevard, Expo Boulevard, Quebec Street, Terminal Avenue, 1st Avenue, and Ontario Street.
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