Julian House Dragon Boat Festival at Baltic Wharf on Saturday 3 September 2016
Posted on: 31 Aug 2016Homeless charity Julian House will be holding a special Dragon Boat Festival and fundraising event this Saturday 3 September 2016 at Baltic Wharf from 10am to 5pm.
A series of short heats will take place throughout the day, culminating in a final head-to-head between the teams who managed to beat off the competition to make it through to the final race.
Between all the exciting fundraising action there will be plenty of other activities to keep everyone entertained, including martial arts displays of kick boxing, Kung Fu and Tai Chi by local arts group Bristol Wutan, as well as face painting, hook the duck, lucky dips and raffles.
Of course you'll need some hearty sustenance to keep you going too, so there will be a veritable feast of Asian-inspired street food as well as delicious Chinese snacks and cakes and tea, coffee and ice-cream.
Dragon Boat racing originated from and has existed in China for thousands of years and is steeped in magical, ancient mythology.
Julian House has a range of different projects and initiatives across Bristol, Bath and Wiltshire that include helping the most vulnerable in society, the homeless, people suffering domestic violence, those recovering from addiction and people with learning difficulties.
The event is free for spectators and is sure to be a great day out for the whole family. If you want to take part and register a team to raise money, you can find out more and sign up at the Julian House website www.julianhouse.org.uk
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