Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival or Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival takes place every June on the waters and shoreside of False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is among the oldest and largest dragon boat festivals held outside Asia, having its roots in 1986 at the Expo 86 world fair, and is one of the few outside Asia that holds a festival during the traditional time, around the period of the summer solstice (the other non-Asian festival celebrating at this time being held in Toronto, Canada, an even larger festival in terms of the number of participating crews). As the title sponsor changes, so does the name of the festival and associated branding.. }
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- Canadian_International_Dragon_Boat_Festival abstract "The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival or Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival takes place every June on the waters and shoreside of False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is among the oldest and largest dragon boat festivals held outside Asia, having its roots in 1986 at the Expo 86 world fair, and is one of the few outside Asia that holds a festival during the traditional time, around the period of the summer solstice (the other non-Asian festival celebrating at this time being held in Toronto, Canada, an even larger festival in terms of the number of participating crews). As the title sponsor changes, so does the name of the festival and associated branding.".