Ice Dragon Boat Festival

Ottawa, ON

Dow’s Lake

February 8 - 9

2019

Free Concerts

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Teams

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RACE RESULTS

See recent, overall and the charity race result for current and past years races!

RACE RESULTS

The festival is proud to present free concerts from Bedouin Soundclash (8th) and Dear Rouge (9th) inside Dows Lake Pavilion. They will be headlining a fantastic lineup of free concerts, featuring some of Ottawa’s best talent including favourites Jacquie Neville (8th) and Jeremy Fisher (9th).

The festival’s Vista View Stage will feature even more of Ottawa’s best artists with performances from Silent Winters, Trails, Welcome The Ghost, Old Man Grant and Mosely. Keeping the pavilion atmosphere festive will be house DJ’s, DJ Sweetpea (8th) and DJ Benjammin (9th).

FREE CONCERTS

RULES & REGULATIONS

A competing team is to be comprised of 8-10 paddlers. In no circumstances may a team race with fewer than 8 paddlers. While racing, a boat must have a steersperson and a drummer in the boat at all times. The start line will alternate between the North end and the South end…

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS

The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival Lineup is here and not alone! Visitors to the festival will get to see some of the best local talents, world champion ice dragon boat races and plenty of special attractions. See the full list here!

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS

SHIVER AND GIVER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Warm your heart this winter and help raise funds through the Shiver & Giver Fundraising Drive. The top seven fundraising teams in each division (mixed and women) will compete under the lights in the Shiver & Giver Championships.

SHIVER AND GIVER CHAMPIONSHIPS

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR CEREMONIAL RACE

Proud to present the first ever Breast Cancer Survivor Ceremonial Race on ICE! Join us as we celebrate the determination and spirit that our Breast Cancer Survivor teams bring to each and every race. Please check our event schedule for more details about this inaugural race.

EVENT SCHEDULE

RACE SCHEDULE

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RACE SCHEDULE

FEATURED NEWS

FEATURING SOME OF OTTAWA’S BEST LOCAL TALENT!

January 21st, 2019

The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival is looking to heat things up with free concerts of the area’s hottest artists from the National Capital Region this year…

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FEATURED NEWS

IIDBF WORLD CLUB CREW ICE DRAGON BOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS, COMING TO OTTAWA

Ottawa, November 7, 2018 – The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival is proud to announce that it will host the 2019 IIDBF World Club Crew Ice Dragon Boat Championships…

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