Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival 2026

The Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival is a charity race day organised by NewWave Events in aid of Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust for the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital. The organiser's page lists it for Saturday 5 September 2026 at Ditton Meadows, Fen Ditton, on the River Cam, with racing over a 200m course. Each boat takes up to 10 paddlers plus a drummer, squads may number up to 15 people, and teams can be mixed, all female or all male; the minimum age is 16. Entry packages are Standard at £700 plus VAT, Silver at £1,260 plus VAT with a £500 donation, and Gold at £1,720 plus VAT with a £750 donation. Entries are taken on a first-come, first-served basis through the organiser's online entry portal.