Weekend Picks: What's on this weekend in the Midlands
Your guide to what's on across the East and West Midlands for June 18th and 19th.
- Maya Patel
Weekend Picks: Dragonboat Festival
Dragonboat Festival: Sat 18th June (Brindleyplace, Birmingham)
In teams of 11, more than 200 of the city’s professionals will take to the water in 30ft traditional Chinese longboats this weekend for the annual Dragonboat festival in Birmingham.
Now in it’s 17th year the event will see boats race along the Birmingham and Worcester Canal.
In honour of Father’s Day, on Sunday 19 June, and as part of the Cure Leukaemia team, former footballer and blood cancer survivor, Geoff Thomas, will also be competing in the race in a ‘boat of dads’.
For opening times and more information visit: http://www.brindleyplace.com/event/dragonboat-race-2016/
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