Houston Dragon Boat Festival
- Houston Dragon Boat Festival
Infobox festival
festival_name = Houston Dragon Boat Festival
caption =
location = Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Texas
years_active = 2001-present
dates = first weekend of May
genre = dragon boat racing
website = http://www.texasdragonboat.com/may/
The Houston Dragon Boat Festival is held in Houston, Texas. The Houston Dragon Boat Festival is a race down Buffalo Bayou, using decorated canoes called "dragon boats".
History
The first festival was held in October 2001 at Allen's Landing in downtown Houston. [cite news |first=Nancy |last=Sarnoff |title=Beware of floating dragons on the bayou |url=http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2001/10/15/tidbits.html?page=2 |work=Houston Business Journal |date=2001-10-15 ] In 2004, the festival added a second event – the Gulf Coast International Dragon Boat Regatta held in October at at Clear Lake Park. 2005 saw the festival host the U.S. Central Region Championships in conjunction with the Gulf Coast International regatta. [cite news |title=A Year of Corporate Philanthropy: October 2005 |url=http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2005/11/14/focus20.html|work=Houston Business Journal |date=2005-11-11 |quote=Wal-Mart was presenting sponsor of the second annual Gulf Coast International Dragon Boat Regatta at Clear Lake Park, which helps increase awareness of Asian and Asian-American culture. ]
Boathouse
The Texas Dragon Association plans to build the first boathouse along the downtown Bayou for non-motor boat craft. The Houston Endowment donated $75,000 to build the boathouse at 501 N. York Street. [ [cite news |title=Buffalo Bayou to get boathouse |url=http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2007/01/15/daily15.html |work=Houston Business Journal |date=2007-01-16 ]
References
External links
* [http://www.texasdragonboat.com/ Texas Dragon Boat Association]
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