Join us on the Riverbank during the Cherry Blossom Festival!
Check out all the ways you can get involved with the Schuylkill River Dragon Boat Flotillas!
Come to the Riverfront to see the amazing flotilla of canoes, kayaks, and dragon boats every Sunday during Greater Reading’s Cherry Blossom Festival. Numerous great free viewing points including the Buttonwood and Penn Street Bridges, West Reading’s Bertolet fishing pier, Confluence Point Park, and Reading’s Riverfront Park. Bring the family and enjoy an afternoon on the river, complete with food and entertainment at the landing site, Reading’s Riverfront Park.
Have a canoe or kayak collecting dust in your garage? Get it back on the water and join in the flotilla fun! Flotillas will start forming at 10 a.m. at Muhlenberg Township’s Park, and will depart at noon with assistance from the Keystone Canoe Club. The boats will arrive at Kerper’s Landing in Reading’s Riverfront Park about 12:30.
Make it possible for local students to create their own dragon boat, at the cost of only $200 per boat. Businesses and groups can fund a dragon boat project to support the community and promote their organization.
Construct your own dragon, bird, or fish boat to be featured in the flotilla.
Schuylkill River Dragon Boat Flotilla dates and details:
April 13th, 20th, and 27th
Noon to 12:30 p.m. from Muhlenberg Park to Kerper's Landing.
Refreshments and entertainment at Kerper's Landing.
Listen to WEEU, 830 AM, in the case of inclement weather on flotilla days.
Optimal flotilla viewing times and locations are pictured on the map below
Children from the Olivet Center for the Arts design their dragon boat with assistance from residents of the Highlands in March 2008.
The team from the Olivets Center for the Arts work on their dragon boat in preparation for the 2008 Cherry Blossom Festival.
The completed Highlands/Olivet Club Boat for 2008
The 2007 Dragon Boat with creator Alvin Booth.
For more information:
(610) 375-4085, (800) 443-6610, or (610) 373-4131
Festival Sponsor: Greater Reading Convention & Visitors Center
Come to the Riverfront to see the amazing flotilla of canoes, kayaks, and dragon boats every Sunday during Greater Reading’s Cherry Blossom Festival. Numerous great free viewing points including the Buttonwood and Penn Street Bridges, West Reading’s Bertolet fishing pier, Confluence Point Park, and Reading’s Riverfront Park. Bring the family and enjoy an afternoon on the river, complete with food and entertainment at the landing site, Reading’s Riverfront Park.
Have a canoe or kayak collecting dust in your garage? Get it back on the water and join in the flotilla fun! Flotillas will start forming at 10 a.m. at Muhlenberg Township’s Park, and will depart at noon with assistance from the Keystone Canoe Club. The boats will arrive at Kerper’s Landing in Reading’s Riverfront Park about 12:30. 
Make it possible for local students to create their own dragon boat, at the cost of only $200 per boat. Businesses and groups can fund a dragon boat project to support the community and promote their organization.
Construct your own dragon, bird, or fish boat to be featured in the flotilla.
