Ride the Free Shuttle to the Dragon Boat Race on June 23rd and 24th!

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The Dragon Boat Festival is held at Mooney’s Bay Park on Riverside Drive, across from the Rideau Canoe Club.

Park your car and ride the FREE Dragon Boat Festival Shuttle to and from Mooney’s Bay Park . (There is no public parking at Mooney’s Bay for the festival.)

Dragonboat Festival Info:
613-238-7711
www.dragonboat.net



Plan your trip to the Dragon Boat Festival

Use the Travel Planner to create a customized trip plan to the Dragon Boat festivities:

Quick Planner:

• Simply type in ‘Dragon Boat Race Festival‘ as your destination or
• Click on the ‘Landmarks‘ buton and select the ‘Events’ category. Then choose ‘Dragon Boat Race Festival‘ from the list.

Other examples for selecting your destination:

Carleton University: (FREE Parking - Lot #7)
→ Landmarks
→ Colleges and Universities
→ Carleton University

MacKenzie King Bridge:
→ Landmarks
→ Transit Stations or Park & Rides
→ MacKenzie King Station

Canada Post Headquarters: (FREE parking)
→ Landmarks
→ WorkPlaces / Govt Offices
→ Canada Post

For more options, you can also use the Advanced Planner.



Where can I park?

FREE Parking is available at:

1. Canada Post Headquarters, 2701 Riverside Dr.

2. Carleton Parking lot #7 Anniversary Park, located just off Bronson Ave. at the north east corner of Carleton University.



Are there other routes to Mooney’s Bay?

Regular Route 87 travels on Riverside Drive to Mooney’s Bay Park.

• Saturday, June 23rd timetable
• Sunday, June 24th timetable

Regular fare is in effect for the regular bus routes.



Where can I catch the FREE shuttle?

Dragon Boat Shuttle Locations:


Shuttle # 1 Downtown / Chinatown / Mooney’s Bay

◊ MacKenzie King Bridge
North side for Shuttle to Mooney’s Bay
Southside for return shuttle

◊ Albert & Metcalfe (for shuttle to Mooney’s Bay)

◊ Lyon, North of Somerset
Westside for shuttle to Mooney’s Bay

◊ Brookfield at Canada Post Rd.
Canada Post lot - both sides

◊ Riverside Dr. at Ridgewood Ave. (Mooney’s Bay)

Shuttle # 2 Carleton University / Mooney’s Bay

◊ Carleton University, Lot #7 - Anniversary Park

◊ Brookfield at Canada Post Rd.
Canada Post lot - both sides

◊ Riverside Dr. at Ridgewood Ave. (Mooney’s Bay)



Dragon Boat Shuttle Schedule



Saturday, June 23 | Sunday, June 24

 

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The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is an annual, multi-culturalfestival held at Mooney’s Bay Park in June. More than 5,000 paddlers compete to win on the water and raise money for local charities in partnership with the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation. More than 70,000 spectators and visitors enjoy the wide variety of activities available on site throughout the festival weekend. In addition to watching the excitement of the races, the festival offers endless FREE family entertainment with a Tim Hortons Children’s Area, live music, beer garden, numerous exhibitors and concessionaires. Free bus shuttle service from various locations within the city is available, along with on-site bicycle parking and numerous greening initiatives. Like us on www.facebook.com/ottawadragonboat and follow us on www.twitter.com/ottdragonboat.



More info: www.dragonboat.net and dragonboatfoundation.net