Mississippi Valley Dragon Boat Festival

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Saturday, September 19, 2026

Held at West Lake Park in Davenport, IA, the Mississippi Valley Dragonboat Festival took place today. This event benefits the Cancer Support Community at Gilda’s Club and they do an amazing job getting the community involved. There was a two hour weather delay this year, which resulted into an impromptu team breakfast at the Machine Shed, but everyone stayed in good spirits and made the best of it. Dragon boating is a water sport after all. Sadly, this was the last race of the season for us and in just a few short weeks we will be pulling the boats out of the water at Lake Shabbona.