GREATER TRIANGLE AREA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL & ASIA FEST, Raleigh, NC
Time: 9am to 5pm
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AS A TEAM CAPTAIN.
You must register as a team captain to create your roster and send waivers.
RACING CLASSES
Community Festival Mixed
Corporate Festival Mixed
ENTRY FEES
$900 - Asia Fest Club/Community Team Until July 31st
RACE COURSE
RACE FORMAT
RACE SITE
Join Asian Focus for their 11th Annual event & spectacular ASIA FEST!
Celebrate Asian culture, diversity, ethnicity, roots and history. Asian offerings in food, stage performances, cultural exhibits and merchandise. Move to the beat of the drums! Participate in a team-building race or cheer on your favorite team during a full day of outdoor fun! A practice with coaching and equipment provided are included for each team registration. The venue is beautiful Symphony Lake at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC.
Asian Focus is a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the under served. Asian Focus hopes to achieve its goals by helping families overcome cultural and language barriers to better acclimate into US society. 
The organization is working to bridge the gaps of disparity for the community by focusing on service projects that yield immediate results, while also planting seeds of good will for future generations.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEAM CAPTAINS
1. Click on the “Register For This Race” button to access the Pan Am Team Registration system. This system will allow you to register yourself as a team captain (if not already done so), create your team, register for the race, create your race roster, and invite your members to join and sign their e-waiver.
2. Once registered, click on the “Submit Payment Here” button which will open a new window to the Asian Focus payment page. Follow the instructions and make your payment directly to Asian Focus NC.
ALERT! – ON AUGUST 1ST, ENTRY FEES INCREASE to $1050 FOR COMMUNITY TEAMS AND $1550 FOR CORPORATE TEAMS (AFTER JULY 31ST)!
THE PRACTICE CALENDAR for 2026 WILL BE POSTED IN MID JULY. PLEASE NOTE PRACTICES WILL TAKE PLACE AT CRABTREE LAKE (Pre-festival) AND KOKA BOOTH AMPHITHEATER (Race week only) IN 2026!
IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING AND UNDER 18 YEARS OLD, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THIS JUNIOR WAIVER HERE FOR A PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE.
Our hotel partner has great rates for teams in 2026! These rates are only good if you book by September 2. Mention dragon boat when making your team’s reservations.
Hampton Inn by Hilton, Raleigh-Cary
201 Ashville Ave., Cary, NC 27518
919-859-5559