Montreal Dragon Boat Challenge & Chinese Cultural festival

Race format

Sport DIVISION (Standard and Small boat):

• 2 x 500m
• 1 x 200m
• 1 x 2000m (turns at 500m)

Community DIVISION (Standard boat):

• 2 x 500m
• 1 x 200m
• 1 x 2000m (turns at 500m)

Registration

Registration for the 2025 edition will open in mid-March.

1. Registration fees Sport Division

• Standard boat (20) Mixed / Women / Open: 1350$ plus taxes
• Small boat  (10) Mixed / Women / Open: 900$ plus taxes

2. Registration fees Community Division

• Standard boat (20) Mixed / Women / Open: 1350$ plus taxes

3. CANCELLATION POLICY

• send request by email to info@missiondragonboat.com
• Cancellation before May 31, 11h59pm: refund of 75% | Admin fee of 25% not refunded.
• Cancellation between June 1st and the event: refund of 50% | Admin fee of 25% not refunded, penalty fee of 25%

Race Schedule

The race schedule will be available a few days before the event. All participants will receive an e-mail when the schedule is available.

Medals

500m and 200m: medals for all finals (bronze, silver, gold). The medal ceremony will take place right after each 500m and 200m final.

2000m: upcoming information

Results archive

Montreal Challenge past edition results: 

• Montreal Challenge 2024
• Montreal Challenge 2023
• Montreal Challenge 2019
• Montreal Challenge 2018
• Montreal Challenge 2017
• Montreal Challenge 2016
• Montreal Challenge 2015
• Montreal Challenge 2014
• Montreal Challenge 2013
• Montreal Challenge 2012

Social Medias

Photos and videos of the event are available on our social media pages:

Instagram Mission Dragon boat

Facebook Mission Dragon Boat

On-site kiosks: 

Interested in having a kiosk at our dragon boat events in 2025? Visit the following link for information on our exhibitor program.

Become a vendor at our events

Mission Paddle Shop kiosk:

Need dragon boat equipment or even a dragon boat? We’re on site with our team to advise you on your next purchase of a paddle, an accessory, an outrigger, a Champion dragon boat, a dragon boat trailer and many other products! Visit our online store and/or come and see us in person!

Direction – Parking – Metro

The event takes place at Parc Jean Drapeau on the Olympic Basin in Montreal.

Important points to know: The basin is located on Île Notre-Dame in Parc Jean Drapeau. The parking lot directly adjacent to the basin is P2.

Parking P2:

The parking fee is $25 per day including taxes. Parking fees are the entire responsibility of the Parc Jean Drapeau Society. We would like to point out that Mission Dragon Boat does not receive any rebate on the revenues generated by the parking fees. You can leave your opinion about the parking fees on the Parc Jean Drapeau website at the following link:
https://www.parcjeandrapeau.com/en/contact-the-societe-du-parc-jean-drapeau/

Parc Jean Drapeau Metro, yellow lane:

Accessible by public transport : metro Jean-Drapeau station on the yellow line. There is no shuttle service between the Jean-Drapeau subway station and the competition site (1.1km distance). See google map.

Site Map

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Accommodation

We have a partnership with the following two hotels: Sandman Hotel Montreal-Longueuil & Hotel Zero 1

Sandman Hotel Montreal-Longueuil

Special price for participants. The hotel’s location is one Metro station away from the competition site. Comfortable room. Hotel has a pool, a sauna and a parking lot.

Special prices for participants of Mission events.

Individual Booking:

For individual bookings (1 room) use the following promo code: upcoming information

https://www.sandmanhotels.com/montreal-longueuil

GroupBooking:

For group bookings (2 rooms or more) please contact:

Julie-Hanh Tran (Sales representative)
jhtran@sandman.ca
450-670-3030 ext: 2001

Web site Sandman Montreal-Longueuil

Hotel Zéro-1, Montréal

Hotel ZERO1 is a short walk from local businesses, the Montréal Convention Centre, charming Old Montréal, hip bars, and restaurants.

Special prices for participants of Mission events.

When booking, use the following promo code: upcoming information

Link for booking: upcoming information

Web site Hotel: https://www.zero1-mtl.com/

Volunteers

Every year, many volunteers help us make the Montreal Dragon boat Challenge a well-organized event, on time and appreciated by participants. To volunteer at our events, contact us.

Lost and found

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MONTREAL CHINESE CULTURE AND ART FOUNDATION

MONTREAL CHINESE CULTURE AND ART FOUNDATION

In partnership with the Montreal Chinese Culture and Art Foundation (MCCAF), the Montreal dragon-boat Challenge highlights the cultural contribution brought to dragon-boat by the Chinese culture. Over two days of competition, participants and spectators will be fully immersed in Chinese culture with many performances by artists from China and Montreal.