Calling all sponsors! Tilikum Dragons is currently seeking business sponsors for the upcoming 2026 race season. Our minimum "ask" is $300, which gets your business a social media shoutout, a logo on this website's homepage, as well as your logo on our seasonal sponsorship banner (displayed across our team tent on race days). For more information, see flyer below or email us: tilikumdragonsinfo@gmail.com
Tilikum Dragons is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 33-4363441).
Dragon boating competitions are open to the general public, so come out and cheer us on!
Our 2026 Race Schedule/Results:
April 26th - Scrimmage @ the Portland Waterfront ; 2nd place
May 16 - Tacoma Dragon Boat Festival (Tacoma,WA) ; Division A, 5th place, 0:01:48.40
June 13 - Seattle Dragon Boat Festival (Lake Union/Seattle,WA); Division C, 4th Place, 1:48:40
July 11 - Olympia Dragon Boat Festival (Olympia, WA); Division A, 3rd place, 1:14:37
July 25 - Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival (BC,Canada) ; Division A, 4th Place, 15:30:758
August 1 - Paddle for Life Dragon Boat Festival (Ridgefield,WA)
September 12 - Portland Dragon Boat Festival (Portland,OR)
Our 2025 race stats are as follows:
May 17, Tacoma Dragon Boat Festival (Tacoma,WA)
Finished B Division, 4th Place, Time 1:27.5
June 14, Seattle Dragon Boat Festival (Lake Union/Seattle,WA)
Finished A Division, 3rd Place, Time 2:41.58
June 28, Salem World Beat Dragon Boat Festival (Salem,OR)
Finished A Division, 3rd Place, Time 1:40.39
July 12, Olympia Dragon Boat Festival (Olympia,WA)
Finished B Division, 1st place, Time 1:11.38
August 2 - Paddle for Life Dragon Boat Festival (Ridgefield,WA)
August 23 - Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival (BC,Canada)
Finished Division A, 2nd Place
September 12, Portland Dragon Boat Festival (Portland,OR)
Our 2024 race stats are as follows:
May 18, Rainer Dragon Boat Festival (Tacoma, WA)
5th Place, Division A, 1:39.85
Jun 8, Seattle Dragon Boat Festival (Lake Union/Seattle, WA)
3rd Place, Division A, 2:26.72
June 29, World Beat Festival (Salem, OR)
3rd Place, Division A, 1:44.25
July 13, Olympia Dragon Boat Festival (Olympia, WA)
4th Place, Division A, 1:06:46
Aug 3, Paddle for Life (Ridgefield, WA)
2nd Place (TK Fire), Division A , 1:24:09
Sept 7-8, Portland Dragon Boat Festival (Portland, OR)
3rd Place, Division A
Show your Tilikum Dragons spirit by shopping at our team store! Items/styles available for purchase may vary throughout the year; however, select from the following at this time: t-shirts, long-sleeve shirts, tanks, and pull-over hooded sweatshirts.
Love Super Bowl Sunday? Help us reach our annual fundraising goal by purchasing FootballMania SuperMatch! Tickets are $10 each, and all ticket holders have a chance to win up to $10,000!
Click on the button below to nab your electronic game cards before kick-off on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb 14th, 2027). Tickets will be delivered via email (paper tickets must be purchased directly from a member of the Tilikum Dragons).
THIS EVENT WILL START SOON! We raised $7,574 for our 2026 race season - thank you!
Five Different Prizes to Win! Enter our raffle drawings for a chance to win - the more tickets you buy, the better your odds!
Deadline: Entries accepted til Sunday, 9/13 at 1pm (Portland Dragon Boat Festival). One winner for each prize will be contacted via text around 3:00pm - you do not need to be present at the race to win.
How to Enter:
$5 ticket per entry for each prize.
Include name, phone number, and prize name (ie. PADDLE) with payment.
Payment can be made on Venmo @TK-Payments (last four digits 2171) or PayPal and Zelle @tilikumdragons. Make sure payments are sent as “friends and family” and NOT “goods or services”.
Prize 1: PADDLE STRONG
$200 gift card to Hornet Watersports online store, where you can choose your own paddle or accessories.
Prize 2: SLEEP WELL
A beautiful, queen sized quilt handmade by our very own @Trudy Robinson. 85x85”, $300 worth of materials and time, and lots of Trudy love.
Prize 3: FLOAT ON
A 90-min float session at FloatOn Co-Op in SE Hawthorne. Thanks @Iris Wong for snatching this gift card.
Prize 4: FLOAT & SAUNA
A float, sauna, and cold plunge package at Enso Float in NW 10th. Courtesy of @Jocelyn Mason! 80 minutes float and 60 minutes sauna. Can be scheduled together or separately.
Prize 5: READ MORE
A $50 gift card to Always Here Bookstore, a queer and trans owned bookstore on N. Williams. Gift card can be used in store or online.