10TH Annual 2024
PENSACOLA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

After much consideration and with a heavy heart, after 10 years, NE Pensacola SERTOMA has decided not to continue the Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival.  From the beginning, the festival has been a fund raiser for our local charities.  Through sponsorships, teams, and vendors the festival was a success.  In 2020, the Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival was canceled due to the pandemic.  The sponsors, teams, and vendors, for that year, generously left their money in for the charities.  As a result of the shutdown, we lost our presenting sponsor and about half the teams.  We have spent the last 3 years trying to bring the festival back to what it was prior to the pandemic.  With no luck finding a presenting sponsor, less local sponsors, fewer teams, and rising costs; the amount of money we can donate to the charities is falling well below our goals.  NE Pensacola SERTOMA is looking into other fund-raising initiatives to replace the festival.

We want to thank everyone that has been a participant and for the awesome memories.