Dear Dragon Boat Community,

After careful consideration, the California Dragon Boat Association has made the difficult decision to postpone our 25th Annual Northern California International Dragon Boat Festival from September 2020 to September 2021. The new dates will be September 18 and 19, 2021.

While we are certainly disappointed that we are unable to hold the celebration of our 25th anniversary festival this year. We are deeply committed to the safety of our entire community – paddlers, volunteers, sponsors, operations crew, vendors, and the tens of thousands of community members who attend our event every year. Given the health and safety concerns around COVID-19 and the resultant uncertainty related to large-scale events in 2020, the responsible decision is to postpone.

We will be planning virtual events and online content that will provide opportunities to come together and celebrate dragon boating and the strength of our community. We will also look for opportunities to create safe paddling opportunities should conditions change.

We thank everyone who has supported us during the past 25 years and look forward to a reimagined event in 2021 that will bring the dragon boat community together once again and celebrate our past, present, and future.

Stay safe, and looking forward to the next time we can say "Paddles up!"

California Dragon Boat Association