Community Teams: Teams that are formed for the purpose of this racing event only.

• 16 paddlers, one drummer. We provide the steersperson/coach.
• Entry fee is $60 per participant, $1020 per team. Can pay as a team or individually.
• Fundraising commitment of $75 per participant.
• 200m races on Sunday.
• Includes 1-1/2 hour practice session and Festival t-shirt.

Sport Teams: Teams that practice together regularly outside of this event. May include teams that are hybrid BCS, ACS, supporters.

• 20 paddlers, one drummer (teams may compete with as frew as 16 paddlers. We strongly prefer you bring your own steer. Let us know if there are issues with your team composition.
• Team entry fee is $1300.
• 500m races on Saturday, 200m races on Sunday.
• Teams that raise $750 by June 1 get free Festival t-shirts for all team members.

Breast Cancer Teams: Teams that are comprised 100% of breast cancer survivors, including drummers and steers, AND practice regularly outside of this event.

• 20 paddlers, one drummer (teams may compete with as few as 16 paddlers). We strongly prefer you bring your own steer. Let us know if there are issues with your team composition.
• To qualify for BCP Division medals, your team (from drummer to steer) must be breast cancer survivors.
• Team entry fee is $1300.
• 500m races on Saturday, 200m races on Sunday.
• Teams that raise $750 by June 1 get free Festival t-shirts for all team members.

The Festival is held rain or shine.  There is no “rain date.”  Delays, evacuations, or other changes to race details are possible due to the following:

• Lightning
• Dangerously High Waves.

Be informed...read the full safety plan here.

We sure hope you're going to make to our practice weekend on July 19-20...especially if you are a new team or paddler. We'll post the practice weekend schedule once we get a little bit closer.

Note: If your team has fewer than 10 paddlers registered by Practice Weekend, then we will help you to merge with another team.

Sign up as a Free Agent Paddler and we'll find a team for you that needs to fill some seats.

• Join the Free Agents team at registration. 
• Pay the $60 entry fee and sign the fundraising commitment.
• We will follow up with you to see if you have connections with any of our existing teams and make the best match we can for you. If we can't place you on a team by July 16, we will refund your fee and cancel your fundraising commitment.
• Join your new team for Practice Weekend on July 19th or 20th.

• Each team will be assigned a 15' x 15' space in our Athlete's Village. We try to group teams together by employer or industry whenever we can.
• We do not provide tents for your team, please plan to bring your own.
• Decorating your tent space to match your team's "theme" could win you our Best Team Tent Site Spirit Award. Get creative!
• Tents can be set up beginning at 3:00 p.m. Site security is provided for overnight, but we do not recommend leaving any valuables or easily removed items (like chairs and coolers).
• ATHLETE'S VILLAGE MAP will be posted here the week before the Festival.

Sport and Breast Cancer teams will race the 500m distance on Saturday afternoon. We'll finalize the schedule once we know how many Sport & BCS teams register.

On Sunday you join with our Community Teams on the 200m course and feel the excitement of our Festival Day. Racing starts around 8:00 a.m. for BC Teams and should be completed by about Noon. Sport team racing is interspersed with Community Teams, beginning after the BCS is done their first round and continuing through early after noon. We end our day with the Community Team finals, so you'll be done before our predicted end at 4:00 p.m.

See the Sunday schedule on the "Festival Day" page.

• Each team will be assigned a 15' x 15' space in our Athlete's Village. Sport and Breast Cancer teams will be grouped together.
• Bring your team banner to identify your club's space.
• We do not provide tents for your team, please plan to bring your own.
• Tents can be set up upon arrival on Saturday. Site security is provided for overnight, but we do not recommend leaving any valuables or easily removed items (like chairs and coolers).
• ATHLETE'S VILLAGE MAP will be posted here the week before the Festival.

Even though our Festival is the primary fundraiser for Dragonheart Vermont, we do not require our Sport or Breast Cancer teams to fundraise.

But, here's why your team should!

We have great Festival t-shirts (the one above is from 2024--stay tuned for our 2025 design)! If your team raises $750 by June 1, we'll give them to your whole team for FREE!!! If you don't fundraise at all or don't make that goal by the deadline, you can purchase them at $5 off regular price at our DragonMart using a coupon we'll give your captain once you're onsite.