Buffalo Niagara Dragon Boat Festival® Registration
Team Race Entry Fee:
Corporate Team - $1,300 up to May 1, 2025 ($1,450 AFTER May 1)
Community Team - $1,100 up to May 1 , 2025 ($1,250 AFTER May 1)
Breast Cancer Survivor Team - $950
Contact Lisa Williams at lisagolfing@aol.com or call 716-870-8945 if you have questions.
*Captains - after you register your team - please go back to the registration button and register yourself as a team member in order for your name to be listed on your team roster.
Paddles UP!
Thank you for registering your team for the 2025 Buffalo Niagara Dragon Boat Festival®!
Below you'll find helpful resources and links to plan and organize your team for the festival. Check back often, as we will be updating and adding more content as race day draws near.
Team Practices and Training
We practice on the river at Buffalo RiverWorks in the week leading up to the Dragon Boat Festival. Teams learn the fundamentals of dragon boat paddling. Our training will help your team prepare and gain confidence for race day!
Practice Schedules - Registration for Practice Sessions will be available at a later date.
Purchase a Practice Session
Book a Practice Session
When booking practices, carefully follow the instructions on the Pan Am Dragon Boat website. Payment must be submitted at the time practice dates and times are booked. If payment is not submitted at the time of your request, the practice session will not be scheduled and the time slot will continue to show as available.
***A completed Pan Am waiver must be brought to all practices that you attend***
Team Contests!
Best Team T-Shirt
Get your entries in for Best Team T-Shirt! We will display the t-shirts at Buffalo Riverworks the day of the race, and will be judged by participants at the festival. Bring your team t-shirt to practice the week before the race. Teams must submit an actual t-shirt for display and judging.
Winning team will receive a $500* RiverWorks gift certificate, so it pays to play!
*Gift certificates have No Cash Value, but do not need to be used on race day.
Team Fundraising - Fund for Hope
All teams will have the opportunity to set TEAM fundraising goals and win prizes.
Teams who raise $2500+ by race day will be eligible to win $500 and $250 Buffalo RiverWorks gift certificates. The team raising the most funds overall will take the grand prize (and bragging rights!) of the $500 gift certificate, with the second and third place teams each receiving a $250 RiverWorks gift certificate. Click the links below for more information on contest guidelines and prizes.
Pre-Order Food Options
Feed your hungry team! Scrumptious food options prepared by RiverWorks are available for pre-order. A variety of options are available. Meals must be pre-ordered and paid for prior to the event.
Ordering will be available in June!
Additionally, a variety of food and beverages are available for sale in locations throughout the venue.
OUTSIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGES ARE PROHIBITED.
Hotel Accommodations
Each year Hope Chest works with local hotels to obtain preferential room rates for our out of town teams. Hotel accommodations and rates coming soon.