Largest Competitive Dragon Boat Festival in US to Be Held in Bay Area This Weekend

Largest Competitive Dragon Boat Festival in US to Be Held in Bay Area This Weekend
Lake Merritt, Oakland, Calif. Map data @2018 Google
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Nearly 120 teams will compete this weekend in the 23rd annual Northern California International Dragon Boat Festival on Oakland’s Lake Merritt, organizers said.

The festival is the largest competitive dragon boat festival in the United States. Teams are coming from around the world, with organizers this year welcoming Kiel, Germany—San Francisco’s newest sister city—to the competition.