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Starlight Parade to light up downtown Portland on June 4

The Portland General Electric/SOLV Starlight Parade is one of the most unique events during the Portland Rose Festival and usually draws more than 250,000 spectators to downtown Portland.

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Starlight Parade to light up downtown Portland on June 4

Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Races

Dragon Boat RacesDates:
Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13, 2010

Times:
Races start at 8:00 a.m. and end at approximately 4:00 p.m.

Location:
South end of Tom McCall Waterfront Park

http://www.rosefestival.org/events/dragonboatrace/

The Rose Festival is proud to host the Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Race. They celebrated their 20th year in 2008! Almost 100 teams compete (including local, national, and international teams) with heats of four teams competing every nine minutes. These races are held on the Willamette River (near the Hawthorne Bridge), in boats graciously provided through the Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association.