Dubai International Dragon Boat Festival April 3-4

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(DUBAI, U.A.E.) -- Good news for dragon boaters in the Middle East or anywhere if they are willing to travel. The Dubai International Dragon Boat Festival that started last year is back the weekend of April 3-4 in Festival Marina.  It is organized by Dragon Boat Alive and Dubai Festival City along with Island Global Yachting (IGY).


Phil Blake, of IGY, and manager of Festival Marina said, "Last year's Dragon Boat Festival was a huge success and this year's will be bigger and better."

Built, designed and managed by IGY, Festival Marina is a unique yachting destination in the heart of Dubai Festival City on the banks of Dubai Creek. Festival City is a waterfront mixed-use urban community that includes shopping, dining entertainment, homes, schools, hotels, offices, and leisure over 1300 acres. 


Dubai Festival City is an Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate development project. Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is part of Al-Futtaim Group, one of the region's most progressive businesses with more than 80 years operating experience in Asia, Africa and Europe.

Dragon boating in Dubai was founded by Dragon Boats Alive in July 2006 - when dragon boats entered Middle Eastern waters for the first time.  Since then, thousands of people in this region have tried dragon boating for the first time.  There are currently three annual dragon boat festivals in the UAE

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