
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
OUR 2023 BARCELONA FESTIVAL

Participants
Clubs
BCP Teams
Nationalities
CANAL OLÍMPIC, THE BEST VENUE!
The Canal Olimpic de Catalunya was built for the 1992 Olympic Games. It’s one of the best sports venues in Europe for kayaking and other water sports. During the last years, several local Dragon Boat events have been hosted at this magnific venue.
THE COMPETITION
REGISTRATION UP TO 3 CATAGORIES/PERSON
Competition Format
500m
200m
BCP INCLUDING A MAXIMUM OF 3 ACS
Rules for mixed crews
DB12
DB22
Rules:
-Premier: The average age of the boat should be aged under 40 by May 2024.
-Senior: The average age of the boat should be aged 40-60 by May 2024.
-Master: The average age of the boat should be aged 60 or over by May 2024.
Competition Schedule
FRIDAY 17th MAY 2024
SATURDAY 18th MAY 2024
SUNDAY 19th MAY 2024
Activities
There will also be leisure activities such as Zumba dance & Kangoo Jumps during Sunday
morning! (Exact timings to be agreed & defined based on registration one month before the event).
REGISTRATION

WITH ACCOMMODATION – Price per person
EARLY BIRD (OCTOBER-DECEMBER)
- REGISTRATION FEE 55€
- REGISTRATION FEE +BCP/ACS 75€
- ONLY BCP/ACS SUNDAY 40€
2ND SLOT: JANUARY-FEBURARY (10€+)
- REGISTRATION FEE 65€
- REGISTRATION FEE +BCP/ACS 85€
- ONLY BCP/ACS SUNDAY 50€
LAST MINUTE: MARCH-APRIL 10TH (20€+)
- REGISTRATION FEE 75€
- REGISTRATION FEE +BCP/ACS 95€
- ONLY BCP/ACS SUNDAY 60€
NO ACCOMMODATION
- REGISTRATION FEE 85€
- REGISTRATION FEE +BCP/ACS 105€
- ONLY BCP/ACS SUNDAY 70€
BOOK WITH US
In order to make the organization of the Festival easier, both for the Organization and for the teams, all accommodation bookings including hotels, hostels and others will be offered by the Organizing Team. If you prefer any other kind of accommodation, please contact us and we will find the best solution.

Single Room/Night
from 109€
Double Room/Night
from 125€
Triple Room/Night
from 171€

Single Room/Night
from 131€
Double Room/Night
from 139€

Double Room/Night
from 172€
Triple Room/Night
from 206€
Quadrupple Room/Night
from 406€

Single Room/Night
from 88€
Double Room/Night
from 110€
Triple Room/Night
from 132€
Quadruple Room/Night
from 154€

Single Room/Night
from 112€
Double Room/Night
from 118€
Triple Room/Night
from 169€

WISH MORE?
If you are coming from long away & wish to stay here more days… Trust on your dragon boat partner in Spain, ask for our different programs & choose the best option for your team!

OUR FESTIVALS
Full weekend program
Full pack 3 days
Visit Barcelona and Castelldefels in a weekend. Take advantage of your stay at the festival to visit Barcelona and tour the coastal area of Castelldefels. Everything in a complet express full weekend package.

Wednesday 17th to sunday 21th
Full pack 5 days
Visiting Barcelona and other beautiful surrounding towns and beaches (like Castelldefels and Sitges beaches), eating typical local food and visiting really amazing cultural places.

One week program
Full pack 7 days
Discover Barcelona, Sitges, Castelldefels and also the magical Montserrat mountain, considered to be paradise for hikers and climbers for its unique terrain and captivating views but it also represents an exceptional spiritual spot with its Benedictine monastery.

ENJOY BARCELONA
Barcelona is one of the most important tourist destinations in Europe, with millions of people visiting every year. The city is famous for its 19th century Modernist architecture, mostly designed by Antonio Gaudí. The best known of those buildings -the unfinished church Sagrada Familia- is one of the symbols of Barcelona. The city is also famous for hosting the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as world-class conferences, expositions, and many international sport tournaments. Barcelona is not only architecture or sport. It is also sea. It’s mountains. It’s urban. It’s gastronomy. It’s history. It’s art. It’s culture. It’s many things at the same time. So there’s plenty of things to discover and to enjoy!


DISCOVER CASTELLDEFELS
Boasting an enviable geographic location, Castelldefels is les than 20 minutes away from Barcelona city and its international airport. It offers a perfect combination of sea, endless beaches and a little bit of culture. Catelldefels is famous for its long beach that it has more than 5km and for being the place of residence of many sportsmen. In this area you can also enjoy countless experiences such as soaking up the essence of the Mediterranean coast practicing water sports, visiting the iconic mountain of Montserrat or wandering among the vines and touring the top wineries.
TESTIMONIALS
Happy outgoing staff who understand the needs of traveling teams. Fair racecourse. Everything was clean.
The organizing committee did a great job with the event as far as the venue, schedule, accommodations and medals. I thought EVERYTHING ran flawless. The precise timing of each race was rather remarkable. The party with the Zumba was a great touch.
I found the event to be very well organized, prompt and comfortable transportation, on time (even early) event starts, great venue choices, food at event and gala was excellent. Overall, I couldn’t ask for a more fun event, congratulations!
Everyone was very helpful and friendly and all ran to time. The enthusiasm created by the ever attentive staff was wonderful and ceremony itself was brilliant. I experienced a feeling of pride in myself and my team for competing in the races The staff was WONDERFUL. They went above and beyond to help us with things that were not part of the event. Very pleased! You built excitement & enthusiasm.
Sandra después de todas las emociones de estos dos días y ya de vuelta a la rutina diaria, darte a ti las gracias y a la organización por estos días tan maravillosos. Nos llevamos un recuerdo inolvidable del festival y con las ganas de volver a veros el próximo año, cada año os supierais más y más, os felicito por la buena organización, la simpatía, la eficacia, humanidad y paciencia que habéis tenido. ¡Sois de 10!
Boats and event organization was great. Opening ceremony and team presentation was fantastic. The placards with the names brilliant. Identifiable Tables for every team under the shade with water available, great idea. Music was brilliant and diverse, taking in consideration all cultural backgrounds. Running of the regatta and teams distribution was excellent. Overall a very positive experience that we hope to repeat. See you next year!
The Miami Dragon Slayers absolutely loved your event. You were thoroughly organized, even ordering up perfect weather for the races. Huge thank you to Sandra for answering the million emails and texts. She was always patient and thorough. Thank you for all your hard work and great preparations. The music was amazing!
Thank you Dragonboat Emotions for making this wonderful experience possible. After thinking about it for 2 editions we, Dragonette Torino, finally made it this year, and we will cherish every moment of this weekend in our hearts. Thank you and hope to see you again soon.
Thank you so much , Sandra and all the team. As always, you are awesome and we had a lot of fun at your festival. We hope to see you again in future races in Spain and we’ll be back in Barcelona. Thanks for building a perfect tourist package for us. Accommodation and transportation you handled worked very well for us! 🙂
Congratulations to the entire Dragon Boat Emotions team for organizing this great festival! It is getting better every year. We are counting the days to participate in the next edition.
Thank you dragon boat Emotions, the festival was so well organised from start to finish and the whole experience was amazing! 🙂 Huge thank you to Sandra and everyone working behind the scenes to make it possible. Pink Champagne look forward to the next one!
From Málaga Dragon Boat BCS we want to thank CN Folixa La Coruña for joining the mixed race with us, Suir Dragon Paddlers and Margaret for helping us get out in the BCS with 8, all the teams in this edition, especially the BCS and to the organization for do it easy, we return with energy, optimism and strength. All in the same boat. See you in May 2024!
Congratulations to all Dragonboat Emotion staff for their amazing organization, we had a wonderful time and we enjoyed these two days together so much! Thank you all from Trifoglio Rosa Mestre, we hope to see you soon again!
What we enjoyed the most was the atmosphere, the team spirit, meeting the different teams and experiencing Barcelona with the best tourist package! Thanks so very much for all your assistance. You are so supportive. You did it all to make this an amazing experience!
Oh my goodness! Plurabelles from Dublin had the most wonderful time, met old paddling pals, made new friends, raced hard, & felt so privileged to participate in our beloved sport at an Olympic venue! Thank you all at Dragonboat Emotion for a wonderful event. Special thanks to James for facilitating scheduling changes to allow us use our team to best effect. Thanks for your patience, good humour & superb organisational abilities!
FESTIVAL FAQ’s
17, 18 & 19 MAY, 2024
FRIDAY 17TH
MAY 2024
> AFTERNOON: TRAINING SESSIONS (BOOKING NEEDED)
> Accreditations & Team Managers meeting
> Opening presentation of the teams at Canal Olimpic (Race Venue)
SATURDAY 18TH
MAY 2024
> DRAGON BOAT RACES (HEATS)
> 500M & 200M (ALL CATEGORIES)
SUNDAY 19TH
MAY 2024
> DRAGON BOAT 500M & 200M RACES (All Categories FINALS)
> Rowing against Cancer Day (BCP RACES) + Flower Ceremony
> EVENING: Dragon Boat Awards Ceremony + Closing Party
COMPETITION FORMAT, CATEGORIES & RULES
Every athlete can join a maximum of 3 races + the BCP race. Races will be run by age category and following this competiton format. 200m Races are only for Small Boats, whilst 500m are for Standard boats.
500 M > ALL CREWS (OPEN, WOMAN, MIXED)Premier,Senior & Master – Standard Boats
200 M > ALL CREWS (OPEN, WOMAN, MIXED)Premier,Senior & Master – Small Boats
BCP* > BREAST CANCER PADDLERS CREWS (200M) Small Boats
*Including a maximum of 3ACS (All Cancer Surviors) per crew
DB12 > MINIMUM OF 5 WOMAN PADDING. Drummer & helm can be of either gender.
DB22 > MINIMUM OF 10 WOMEN PADDLING. Drummer & helm can be of either gender.
PREMIER > THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE BOAT SHOULD BE AGED UNDER 40 BY MAY 2024.
SENIOR > THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE BOAT SHOULD BE AGED 40-60 BY MAY 2024.
MASTER> THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE BOAT SHOULD BE AGED 60 OR OVER BY MAY 2024.
REGISTRATION
If you wish to participate, your Team Manager has to
register the crew here:
https://barcelonadragonboatfestival.com/register/
You will be asked for general information of your Team and to pay a 400€/crew
deposit
The registration fee per participant will be different depending on when your team makes the online registration and DEPOSIT. There will be 3 different time slots. If after registering, you don’t book the accommodation with us, the higher registration fee per participant will be charged.

ACCOMMODATION
You will also be asked to fill an accommodation form with the options your
crew would like and therefore we can send you a proposal for your team.

TOURIST PROGRAMS
We are specialists with organizing pre and post
touring of our area. There will be a number of programme proposals on the
website to give you some inspiration, however, a tailor-made trip can also be
arranged. Come and discover our wonderful area!!!