MELAKA INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

 

40th Melaka International Dragon Boat Festival 2025

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Date:

June 21, 2025

 to 

June 22, 2025

Time:

8:00 am

Organizer:

MELAKA DRAGON BOAT ASSOCIATION

Venue

Melaka River Cruise Jeti Quayside

Casa del Rio Melaka,
88, Jalan Laksamana,
Taman Kota Laksamana,
75200 Melaka,
Malaysia

Overview

Melaka Dragon Boat Association, Zheng He Duo Yun Xuan Art Gallery, Tourism Melaka and Perbadanan Pembangunan Sungai Dan Pantai Melaka (PPSPM) jointly organised the 40th Melaka Dragon Boat Festival 2025 on the 21st and 22nd June 2025 at Melaka River, Melaka, Malaysia.

Melaka Dragon Boat Festival will spread across in the month of May and June. The festival will kickstart with launch ceremony, cultural activities and dragon boat procession on 25 May for the celebration of Duan Wu Festival. Such celebration has been a success to showcase the culture of dragon boating since 2022.

Participating teams from all over Malaysia will battle for 8km marathon paddling on 21 June, and 200m distance races on 22 June.

Melaka Dragon Boat Festival will be held on 21 – 22 June 2025. We would like to invite teams participate in our 40th anniversary celebration, competing with teams from Malaysia and beyond, and enjoying the fun of racing on Melaka River!
Date: 21 – 22 June 2025
Venue: Melaka River (jetty opposite Casa del Rio Melaka)
Race category:
8km marathon race
200m distance race: Open 12’s, Women’s 12’s, Mixed 12’s

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