International festival
Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2026
27-29 Nov 2026
Straits Quay Retail Marina, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
2025: 28-30 Nov, 1,600+ athletes, 12 countries. Para category
Key details
- Who can enter
- Open to international crews
- Boats
- Small (10 paddlers) and standard (20 paddlers)
- Distances
- 250m, 400m
- Divisions
- Premier, Junior U24, Senior 40; Open, Women, Mixed; Tug-of-War
- Organizer
- Penang International Dragon Boat Festival Committee (PIDBF), under the Penang State Government
- Held
- Annual
- Nearest airport
- Penang (PEN)
- Results
- penangdragonboat.gov.my
Location
Sources
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Last checked 2026-10-18.
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