The 14th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival comes to Sloan's Lake this weekend

14th Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival is July 19-20, 2014 at Sloan's Lake Park! If you have never been, definitely take the time this weekend to check it out. There will of course be some exciting dragon boat races, but also martial arts, dance, culinary exhibits, bands, dragon land, Gateway to Asia and so much more. Below is a little more about it from their website. For all the details, a schedule of events, and to learn more about what to expect besides Dragon Boats racing, click here.

The mission of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival is to build bridges of awareness, knowledge and understanding between the diverse Asian Pacific American (APA) communities and the general public through cultural education, leadership development, and athletic competition.

The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (CDBF) has become, in a few short years, the most recognized and celebrated Asian American/Pacific Islander cultural event in the Rocky Mountain region. From an audience of 15,000 in its first year, 2001, the Festival has grown to over 100,000 spectators from Colorado Dragon Boat Festiva lthroughout the region. Since inception, it has received many accolades and awards.