Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival

23/06/2024

Here's a chance for new paddlers to race at our festival!

27/02/2024

16/02/2024

Come celebrate FGPC’s decade of service to the paddling community on Friday, 3 May, 2024, at Don Mees, for a fun evening of food, friendship and fun at our 10th anniversary dinner and fundraising event.

Friends, family, supporters, past members and anyone else with an association to our club are invited.

All proceeds raised will go toward FGPC’s equipment fund.

It’s all part of a great celebratory weekend at FGPC, and we’d love to see you there.

Book now: https://fgpcshop.com/10th-aniv-dinner

28/08/2023

The Soul Shakers, last entertainment act of the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival.
See you next year!

27/08/2023

Inside the timing tent at the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival.

27/08/2023

Thank you to the dock staff, water marshalls, volunteers and everyone who are working hard today to keep us all safe on the water. This video is of a quick repair to a dragon boat steering yolk.

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27/08/2023

The Pickups at the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival have people up and dancing at the festival beer gardens.

27/08/2023

Chinese Dance Victoria 维多利亚中华舞蹈团performs a peacock piece at the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival, hosted by the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club.

27/08/2023

Chinese Dance Victoria 维多利亚中华舞蹈团 at the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival, hosted by the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club.

27/08/2023

Funkanometry at the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival, hosted by the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club.

27/08/2023

Viewing platform during Guts and Glory at the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival.

27/08/2023

A flotilla of dragon boats get ready for the next set of races in the 2023 Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival's Guts and Glory Races.

27/08/2023

Victoria's Gorge Waterway is an ideal place to watch Dragon Boat races.
Day 2 of the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival.

27/08/2023

Victoria's Uminari Taiko Drummers performing at the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival.

27/08/2023

Members of the Wong Sheung Hung Fut Kung Fu Club perform the Lion Dance on Day 2 of the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival.

27/08/2023

At the starting line for this morning's first Guts and Glory races at the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival.

27/08/2023

Headed off for the first 1,500-metre Guts and Glory Races at the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday.
Racing, food, cultural displays, bands, music -- events all day at the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club, 2940 Jutland Road, right next to the Selkirk Trestle.
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27/08/2023

Morning meeting, discussing today’s 1500-metre Guts & Glory races at today’s Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival.