Wallingford Table Presents: A Dragon Boat Festival!

Program Type:

Community Events, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups, Other

Age Group:

Adults
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will close on May 17, 2025 @ 1:00pm.

Event Details

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. It occurs in late spring and is celebrated by holding dragon boat races and eating sticky rice dumplings, customs that grant participants relief from the seasonal heat and luck for the coming year. At our next Wallingford Table event, the Chinese American Heritage Association (CAHAI) of Fairfield County will lead a special presentation on this unique & lively festival while guests enjoy delicious refreshments associated with the holiday. After the presentation, a local Chinese dance troupe will lead a performance of traditional dances as part of the Dragon Boat ceremony! 

The Wallingford Table series is sponsored by donations from The Great Give. Registration is required; please sign up below. 

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