OFFICIAL INVITATION

On behalf of Dragon Boats NSW ("DBNSW"), we invite you to participate in the 2026 Sydney Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival, to be held at Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia from 28th Feb to 1st March 2026.

The festival will be hosted and organised by Dragon Boats NSW. All IDBF Members, Dragon Boat Organisation members are welcome to attend the festival and can enter directly by following the information below.

LNY Sydney - Year of the Horse!

Our 2026 event will have 2 exciting days of competition that will be packed with dragon boat racing, music, and entertainment, located at the iconic Darling Harbour venue. 

NSW Sports Club Competition Schedule

REGISTRATION closes on January 21st 2026!

One day only: Saturday 28th February 2026:          Junior, Premier, Senior A & B divisions

·        All day racing

.     Register as per normal through RevSport regatta portal, once opened

·        Racing Classes: Open, Women, Mixed

·        Race Format: 2 Heats & seeded Final (dependant on crew entries)

·        Presentations

·        Opening Ceremony (eye dotting and traditional welcome ceremony)

International & Interstate Sports crews

REGISTRATION closes on January 21st 2026!

An action packed day of racing Saturday 28th Feb over 

• Junior, Premier, Senior A & B divisions

Registration Fee:

·       $2,200 per Opens crew

·       $2,200 per Women’s crew

     $2,200 per Mixed crew

      $1,500 per Junior Crew

·       Applicable to all International and Interstate crews

• Entry fee includes:
  
  • Athletes’ entry into the event 
• Racing Classes: Open, Women, Mixed
• Mixed Class Standard (20s):
  • A crew consists of a minimum of 16 paddlers, 1 drummer and 1 sweep
  • A minimum of 5 to a maximum of 10 paddlers who identify as male or non-binary
• Entertainment

BCP, ACP & Paradragon Crews – REGISTRATION closes on Jan 21st 2026!

Get ready to compete in the annual Lunar New Year Festival event, on Sunday 1st March

Entry fee:  $780 per crew

• BCP Racing Class: Women
  • Supporters must be female 
• ACP Racing Class: Opens
• Paradragons Racing Class: TBC - dependant on EOI
• Standard (20s) boat:
  • A crew consists of a minimum of 16 paddlers, 1 drummer and 1 sweep

Corporate, Community & Social Crews – REGISTRATION closes on Jan 21st 2026!

Get ready to compete in the annual Lunar New Year Festival event, on Sunday 1st March

Payment: via EFT upon invoice (the invoice will be emailed after you register, to your nominated email address) Credit Card by request

Entry Fee includes:

• Registration per one crew into the event (Corps with multiple crews must register each individually)
• Opening ceremony and closing Award presentations 
• Sunday 1st March: Race against other corporate, community & social crews
• Up to 3 training sessions with an expert coach and qualified sweep
• Insurance cover (for training and racing)
• Equipment (including paddles and safety equipment)
• Entertainment
• Racing Class: Mixed standard 20s

• CREW COMPOSITION RULES
• All teams must consist of a minimum of 16 paddlers to a maximum of 20 and may include up to 4 reserves
• A maximum of 50% of a crew may be made up of male paddlers
• Teams must have a minimum of twelve (12) employees from the business organisation that the team represents. Team mangers may be required to submit evidence of employment/ownership for crew members upon request
• Registered sports paddlers* are permitted to compete as part of the team as long as they are employees of the organisation
• Teams may have a maximum of four (4) paddlers who are not employees, or deemed employees, of the business organisation (i.e. family, friends) but they cannot be a registered sports paddler*
• Sweeps will be provided by DBNSW, drummers can be provided upon request

 Additional Information

• Additional Training Sessions: $300 per session
• If you have a DBNSW club who you would like to train with, please include in the entry form

Location Information

• Average temperatures in Sydney in Summer can range from 18^oC to 35^oC, Summer rain and hot winds are also common
• Meals – there are food & beverage vendors available around the Darling Harbour area in various price categories
• Merchandise will be available on site and online 

2026 Lunar New Year Club Crew Draw V4

2026 Lunar New Year Corporate & Community Draw V4