Volunteer Krey Grant, 14, of Denver, sets the drums for the dragon boats during the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
Jennifer Yang, 19, of CU Denver Dragon Boat team is preparing to assemble the heads and tales of the dragon boats for the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
Volunteer Noah Dede, 17, of Golden, is assembling the head of the boat for the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
CU Denver Dragon Boat team, are moving the boats for the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
Stephen Nguyen, 20, front, and Dax Valdez, 21, of CU Denver Dragon Boat team are preparing to assemble the heads and tales of the dragon boats for the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
Dragon Boats for the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
Jennifer Yang, 19, of CU Denver Dragon Boat team, right, and her teammates are unloading the rudders from the truck for the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
Red Dragon Boat for the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
Michael Lephart, 25, of Pasco's team Fighting Dragon, front right, and his teammates are warming up for their first heat of the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
A group of dragon boats are heading the start point of the race during the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
Team Lightway Lightning is paddling the dragon boat during the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
Japan America Society of Colorado's team Nichibei Go! is competing their first heat during the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
Flag puller Hans Feng of team Space Racers of Raytheon, right, pulls the flag in a race during the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
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Volunteer Krey Grant, 14, of Denver, sets the drums for the dragon boats during the 2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan's Lake Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Hyoung Chang,The Denver Post)
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By Hyoung Chang | hchang@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The free Dragon Boat Festival featured workshops on Hawaiian kite-making and origami, hosted more than 100 performances that included a Vietnamese fashion show and K-Pop dancers, and showcased nearly 40 vendors offering everything from henna tattoos to Asian-inspired T-shirts. Plus, almost 20 food options were available from countries like China, Korea and India.
