Festival Pier

The Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races & Taiwan Day Festival is an extraordinary event for the whole family to enjoy! The races use the fiberglass Taiwanese-style dragon boats gifted from the Republic of China (Taiwan) – now 12 in total! – and incorporate the skill of flag-catching in each race. The Rhode Island Chinese […]

Join the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council at the Festival Pier in Pawtucket to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Chinese Dragon Boat Races in Pawtucket, the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, and the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council's six new dragon boats hand-built in Taiwan. The event will also feature a Dragon Boat Parade on […]