The Eighteenth Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York took place on Saturday, August 2nd and on Sunday, August 3rd of this year. It took place and people were treated with spectacles of 150+local and out-of-town teams, who raced across Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, to compete for the 2008 Dragon Boat Championships. It was a sporting event, a celebration and a cultural phenomenon. This Festival, showcased traditional Chinese Arts including the Dragon Dance, Folk Dance and Music, Arts and Crafts, as well as manyother multicultural entertainments.