Edmonds, Washington Hosts Third Annual Dragon Boat Festival

The Asian Service Center is organizing its third‑annual Dragon Boat Festival on the Edmonds Waterfront Center. The event, scheduled for Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., will feature a dragon‑boat race, cultural performances—including lion dancing, Taiko drumming, a Filipino Elvis impersonator, and a Bollywood‑style band—and a screening of the documentary “Traces of China: Dragon Boats.”

Local elected officials, such as Edmonds Mayor Mike Rosen, Lynnwood Mayor George Hurst and Mountlake Terrace Mayor Steve Woodard, will compete in a mayoral dragon‑boat race. Attendees can also ride the boats for a $15 fee, try free Asian cuisine, and view two dragon boats on display. The nonprofit Asian Service Center provides services for the Asian community in south Snohomish County.