Mission Statement

Let's Make it a Green Festival

Anytime 20,000 people come to enjoy an outdoor festival, they leave with a big smile, but they also leave behind a big mountain of paper, plastic bottles and food containers that often end up in the landfill. The Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival has set a goal to become one of the first green festivals in Vermont by substantially reducing the amount of waste generated during the day. Let’s make it happen! Here's how you can help.

Green Goals for 2009

We ask that all festival-goers and teams bring refillable water bottles. There are great stainless steel bottles for sale in stores all around the region.

We will provide water to festival goers and teams via a water truck thanks to the generous support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont.

We encourage all our wonderful food vendors to use sustainable food ware: all cups, containers, serving dishes, utensils and napkins will be biodegradable, recyclable and/or reusable.

This year we're adding composting bins, provided by CSWD, to each recycling and trash station throughout the festival grounds.

We hope all our teams and spectators will use alternative and public methods of transportation to and from the festival. Walk, bike, skateboard, car pool, take the bus...pick a method that saves carbon and makes you healthier and happier!

The Green Mountain Railroad is offering a special excursion train for this event. Check back here for schedules and details

We're working to reduce the amount of printed material generated and we're using recycled papers for the festival and marketing materials. This year our program book is a calendar that will be on sale for just $12.