Dragon Boat Festival – fun on the river for the whole family! There’s nothing quite like a dragon boat race! If you’re in Nashville, TN on August 23, you’re in luck! If you’re not…get there! This will be a paddling event extraordinaire.

If you want to race, teams are still being registered for this great event.

If you just want to experience the fun atmosphere and spend a day on the Cumberland River, come on down. This is an event for the whole family.

 

Here are the details for the 2008 Nashville Dragon Boat Festival:

When: Saturday, August 23, 2008

Where: Riverfront Park, Nashville, Tennessee

What: Opening Ceremony 8:30 AM – Races Start at 9:00 AM

 

Teams of 22 people will race along the Cumberland and need your help to cheer them along. Bring your friends and family down for a fun day celebrating our wonderful Cumberland River. Opening ceremony at 8:30. Races begin at 9:00 with the Grand Championship Finale at approximately 3:45

Who Benefits: The Cumberland River Compact

Click Here to Register for or Learn More about the Nashville Dragon Boat Festival

What’s The Cumberland River Compact?

The mission of the Cumberland River Compact is to enhance the water quality of the Cumberland River and its tributaries through education and by promoting cooperation among citizens, businesses, and agencies in Kentucky and Tennessee.

The Cumberland River is 697 miles long. The Cumberland River watershed covers 18,000 square miles and is home to almost 2 million people. Since 1997, the Compact has set out to create a Watershed Outreach Program in each of the 14 watersheds that make up the Cumberland Basin.

What is a watershed?

A watershed is the land area that drains into a stream. An area of land that contributes runoff to one specific delivery point; large watersheds may be composed of several smaller “subsheds,” each of which contributes runoff to different locations that ultimately combine at a common delivery point.

Click Here to Learn More About the Cumberland River Compact