This annual event, celebrating the Chinese culture and filled with much ancient lore, takes place in the Toronto harbor every June, off the Toronto Islands. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by boat races in the shape of dragons.

Competing teams row their boats forward to a drumbeat racing to reach the finish end first.  More than a dozen rowers are involved in powering each of the distinctive dragon boats. The event is one of the biggest of the summer, attracting thousands of spectators.