Registration is now open for the 2026 Paddle in Paradise dragon boat festival! It is taking place on Saturday, July 18th with Sunday, July 19th as the alternate date. Anyone can enter a team - gather your family, friends, co-workers, fellow sport competitors! You will need 18 paddlers (16 paddlers and 2 spares) and a drummer. Don't miss out on the fun!

We are so excited to announce that registration for the 2026 Paddle in Paradise festival will open on February 21st!! Get your team ready!

The Avalon Dragons are sending a team to Aix-les-Bains at the heart of the French Alps for the 2026 IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival . What an experience this will be! It takes place from the 24th to the 30th of August. With our own Paddle in Paradise Festival taking place on July 18th, this promises to be an intense training season and we are up to the challenge!

January brings blustery days and cold temperatures but it also allows time to reflect on the previous year and plan for the upcoming paddling season. The annual Planning Day brought the Avalon Dragons together for a day of focused discussions, inspirational moments, warmth and camaraderie, with a fabulous pot luck lunch to boot! Goals were established for training and the excitement could be felt for the start of paddling in May. 2026 is especially exciting with the team's re

The Avalon Dragons are trading our life jackets for ugly Christmas sweaters and our paddles for candy canes! We might be off the water for the winter but our spirits are riding high. Wishing all our friends, families and supporters a Very Merry Christmas. Thank you for being the rhythm in our drum this year! Stay warm, stay safe and keep paddling forward! See you in 2026!

Some of our amazing members volunteered at the Canadian Cancer Society's Festival of Trees. This is a wonderful event and we are so happy to have been a part of this magical night!

On Nov. 29th a group of Avalon Dragons visited Ronald McDonald House again to bake some treats for the families. It was a wonderful evening for a good cause.

The Avalon Dragons recently volunteered at Ronald McDonald House providing breakfast for families. Nourishment for the soul!

Once again, members of the Avalon Dragons have given the gift of life through blood donation. And their smiles show how happy they were to do it!

The paddling season may be over but that doesn't mean an end to activities for our team. Today a group of the Avalon Dragons participated...

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The Avalon Dragons captured a bronze medal in the Survivor Race at the 2025 Calgary Dragon Boat Festival. And posted fabulous times in...

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There wouldn't be a festival without our wonderful volunteers and supporters! We appreciate your time and energy so much. Your dedication...

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The Flower Ceremony takes place after the Survivor Race. Three boats full of breast cancer survivors are together at the dock and...