Saturday, May 3, 2025

Schedule

8:00am - Captains Briefing

8:30am - Opening Ceremonies & Drummers Parade

12:30pm - Pineville Elementary School Drum Line *

3:00pm - Closing Awards Ceremony *

*To be confirmed pending race schedule

Buhlow Lake - Pineville, Louisiana

Team Parking: Teams may park in the area just outside the lake gates. All vehicles will need to be parked outside the tent area by 8:00am. Parking is first come, first served.

Spectator Parking: Upon arriving to Buhlow Lake, please park underneath the Hwy 165 overpass and walk to the lake area. Bring your own chairs to watch the races.

Team Release Form

Race Day: Saturday May 3, 2025

16 Paddlers, a minimum of 6 female paddlers must be in the boat at all times
1 Drummer
Optional alternate paddlers allowed
Practices take place on evenings the week leading up to the event
Practices will include the basics of paddling, the basics of racing, and safety instruction.
Each registered team receives a 10’x10’ tent space area along the river.
Paddles, life vests, boats, drums, and steerspersons will be provided to each team at practice and on the day of the race
Teams that bring their own equipment must use the regulation equipment

Are you ready to sponsor this long-running event?

Call the museum at 318-443-3458 or email to find out more information.

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2024 Dragon Boat Teams

Walker Automotive
CLECO
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Ratcliff Construction
Boise Cascade
APCVB

Red River Bank
Merrick LLC
Monarch Investments
LSUA
Roy O Martin
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic

Procter & Gamble
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Christus St. Francis Cabrini
CLTCC
Crest Industries
Alexandria Country Day School

What is Dragon Boat Racing?

Ultimate Team Building Activity
The sport involves 20 team members paddling in unison to a drummer’s beat in a long, narrow boat decorated at bow and stern with a dragon’s head and tail.
This 2,500 year-old Chinese sport is said to have “a visceral feel that appeals to everyone.”
Dragon boat racing is recognized for the camaraderie,strength and endurance fostered among the participants and has become extremely popular as a corporate team building activity.

Dragon Boat Festivals

Dragon boat races are held in conjunction with community waterfront festivals and events, feature an exhilarating combination of premier sport competition in concert with local community and entertainment showcase for corporations, community organizations, and families.
They provide great opportunities for sponsors to reach a diverse group of consumers and business networks through an innovative medium.

Fundraising & Philanthropy

Dragon boat races and festivals promote the social responsibility of corporate sponsors by giving them the opportunity to support charities and worthwhile causes through their association with these family-friendly, community events.

Sponsorship ROI

In addition to the philanthropic benefits already mentioned, festival sponsors are thanked and recognized in several ways in the months leading up to race day, and prominently identified across the festival footprint. Some of the ways sponsors are thanked and recognized are:
Race Sponsors are given a team boat to be used by their employees, or their designated proxies. Some sponsors have
even chosen to pass on their team boat to a charity.
Race Sponsors are recognized in all online, radio, TV, print (newspapers, posters, etc) PSA/Advertisements.
Race Sponsors are listed on all official team t-shirts.
Race Sponsors are given the opportunity to take part in a series of testimonial videos promoted through AMoA’s content marketing channels.