The Dragon Boat Festival is a major festival celebrated in Taiwan. Once a year, many dragon boat competitions take place around Taiwan cities.
It is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. This year, the national holiday falls on Monday 6th June 2011. Chinese New Year and the Moon Festival are the other most celebrated festivals in Taiwan.
Some of the traditions celebrated in Taiwan are dragon boat racing, eating glutinous rice dumplings (Zongzi)and getting together with friends and family. Today, dragon boat races are held in various Taiwan cities such as Hsinchu, Tainan, Taipei, and Yilan, etc.
More information is below on where you can see the races this year.
Eastern Taiwan
2011 Yilan Dragon Boat Championship
Date: 5th – 6th June 2011
Where: Dongshan River Water Park, in between Hoshimen Bridge and Chiho Bridge, Yicheng Bridge of Dongshan Town
Northern Taiwan
2011 Keelung Dragon Boat Festival
Date: 5th – 6th June 2011
Where: Zhenbing Port
2011 Taipei Dragon Boat Festival
Date: 4th – 6th June 2011
Where: Taipei City Dajia Port (500m-long course)
2011 Taoyuan Dragon Boat Race
Date: 4th – 6th June 2011
Where: Longtan Pond, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2011 Hsinchu County Dragon Boat Race
Date: 6th June 2011
Where: Chiho Lake in Xinfong Town, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2011 Hsinchu City Dragon Boat Race
Date: 5th – 6th June 2011
Where: No. 214, Nanliao Street, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
2011 Miaoli Dragon Boat Race
Date: 6th June 2011
Where: Zhunan Town, Miaoli, Taiwan
Central Taiwan
2011 Lukang Dragon Boat Festival
Date: 3rd – 6th June 2011
Where: Lukang Ji An Canal, Lukang, Taiwan
Southern Taiwan
2011 Chiayi Dragon Boat Festival
Date: 6th June 2011
Where: Dongshih Port, Chiayi, Taiwan
2011 Tainan City Dragon Boat Race Championship
Date: 2nd – 6th June 2011
Where: Tainan City Canal (between Anyi Bridge and Chengtian Bridge), Tainan, Taiwan
2011 Kaohsiung International Dragon Boat Race
Date: 3rd – 6th June 2011
Where: Love River (between Zhongzhen Bridge and Kaohsiung Bridge), Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2011 Pingtung Dragon Boat Race
Date: 5th – 6th June 2011
Where: Dongang River (between Donggang Bridge and Jingde Bridge), Pingtung, Taiwan