January 2026

• Sat 01/10/2026 – Off-season paddling only on Saturdays throughout January 2026, except on Saturday, January 3, 2026
• Sat 01/31/2026 – Start of 2026 season

February 2026

• Sat 02/07 – OPD Celebration lunch
• Mon 02/16 – Presidents’ Day fun paddling, 9 – 11 AM: CANCELLED due to storm

March 2026

• Sun 03/01 Race sign-up available – See our March 2026 Bulletin
• Sun 03/08 – Daylight saving time begins
• Sun 03/08 – First Urban Hike of the season; see our communication for details

April 2026

• Wed 04/01 – Start of weekday evening practices every Wed from 5:30 – 7:15 PM until 09/30
• Sat 04/25 – Urban Hike; see our communication for details (rescheduled from Sunday, April 12) 
• Sun 04/26 – Youth Race at Lake Merced in San Francisco

May 2026

• Sat 05/02 – Regional Regatta at Lake Merced in San Francisco
• Sat 05/02 – No regular practice at OPM
• Sun 05/03 – No regular practice at OPM
• Sun 05/03 – Outrigger-canoe huli test
• Sun 05/17 – Safety training – pool setting
• Sat 05/23 – Urban Hike: See our communication for details
• Mon 05/25 – Memorial Day fun paddling, 9 – 11 AM

June 2026

• Sat 06/XX – Urban Hike: none 
• Sat and Sun 06/20 – 21 – San Francisco Dragon Boat Festival at Lake Merced in San Francisco (Update: OPD will not participate in this festival)
• Sat and Sun 06/20 – 21 – Regular practice at OPM
• Sun 06/21 – Father’s Day at the Marina (the special Father’s Day event will not be held this year)
• Sat and Sun 06/27 – 28 – Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races at the Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront, Hong Kong
• Sat and Sun 06/27 – 28 – There will be regular practice at OPM for the rest of the team

July 2026

• Fri 07/03 – Independence Day fun paddling, 9 – 11 AM
• Sat 07/04 – Regular practice for 4th of July
• Sat 07/25 – Urban Hike: See our communication for details 
• Sat 07/25 – We are not participating in the Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival
• Sat 07/25 and Sun 07/26 – Regular practice at Oyster Point Marina

August 2026

• Sat 08/15  – Hong Kong Fair at Ohlone College Newark Center
• Sat 08/22 – Urban Hike: See our communication for details

September 2026

• No Urban Hike scheduled for September
• Mon 09/07 – Labor Day Training Session from 9 to 11 AM
• Sat and Sun 09/12 – 13 – Northern California International Dragon Boat Festival (NCIDBF) at Leo Ryan Park in Foster City – CANCELLED
• Sat and Sun 09/12 – 13 –  Regular practice at Oyster Point Marina
• Sat 09/19 – CA Coastal Clean-up, statewide and OPD
• Sat and Sun 09/26 – 27  – San Francisco Bay Area Dragon Boat Fall Sprints at Leo Ryan Park in Foster City
• Sat 09/26 and Sun 09/27 – No practice at OPM
• Wed 09/30 – Last weekday practice

October 2026

• No Urban Hike scheduled for October
• Sat 10/03 – Together We Rise, a cancer awareness event 
• Sat 10/31 – Regular Saturday practice at OPM

November 2026

• Sun 11/01 – Daylight saving time ends
• Sun 11/01 – Halloween Howl Fun Costume Race at Lake Merritt in Oakland
• Sun 11/01 – No practice at OPM
• Sat 11/14 – Sunrise Paddling – CANCELLED due to El Niño
• Thu 11/26 – Pre-meal Thanksgiving Day paddling
• Sun 11/29 – End of 2026 paddling season

December 2026

• Sat 12/05 – Off-season paddling only on Saturdays throughout December 2026, except on Saturday, December 26, 2026
• Boat and equipment maintenance

January 2027

• Sat 01/09/2027 – Off-season paddling only on Saturdays throughout January 2027, except on Saturday, January 2, 2027

February 2027

• Sat 02/13 – Start of 2027 season and Opening celebration
• Mon 02/15 – Presidents’ Day fun paddling, 9 – 11 AM (sign-up required)

March 2027

• Sun 03/01 Race sign-up available – See our March 2027 Bulletin
• Sun 03/14 – Daylight saving time begins
• Sun 03/xx – First Urban Hike of the season

April 2027

• Wed 04/07 – Start of weekday evening practices every Wed from 5:30 – 7:15 PM until 09/29
• Sat 04/XX – Urban Hike; see our communication for details 
• Sun 04/25 – Youth Race at Lake Merced in San Francisco

May 2027

• Sat 05/01 – Regional Regatta at Lake Merced in San Francisco
• Sat 05/01 – No regular practice at OPM
• Sun 05/02 – No regular practice at OPM
• Sun 05/02 – Outrigger-canoe huli test
• Sat 05/XX – Urban Hike: See our communication for details
• Mon 05/31 – Memorial Day fun paddling, 9 – 11 AM (sign-up required)

June 2027

• Sat 06/XX – Urban Hike: See our communication for details 
• Sat and Sun 06/19 – 20 – San Francisco Dragon Boat Festival at Lake Merced in San Francisco
• Sat and Sun 06/19 – 20 – No regular practice at OPM
• TBD – Safety training – pool setting

July 2027

• Sun 07/04 – Regular practice for 4th of July
• Mon 07/05 – Independence Day fun paddling, 9 – 11 AM (sign-up required)
• Sat 07/XX – Urban Hike: See our communication for details 

August 2027

• Sat 08/XX – Urban Hike: See our communication for details

September 2027

• Urban Hike: See our communication for details
• Mon 09/06 – Labor Day Training Session from 9 to 11 AM (sign-up required)
• Sat and Sun 09/11 – 12 – Northern California International Dragon Boat Festival (NCIDBF) at Leo Ryan Park in Foster City
• Sat and Sun 09/11 – 12 –  No regular practice at Oyster Point Marina
• Sat 09/18 – CA Coastal Clean-up, statewide and OPD
• Sat and Sun 09/25 – 26  – San Francisco Bay Area Dragon Boat Fall Sprints at Leo Ryan Park in Foster City (we will choose either this race or the San Diego race happening during the same weekend)
• Sat and Sun 09/25 – 26  – San Diego International Dragon Boat Race in Mission Bay, San Diego (we will choose either this race or the BAD race happening during the same weekend)
• Sat 09/25 and Sun 09/26 – No practice at OPM
• Wed 09/29 – Last weekday practice

October 2027

• Urban Hike: See our communication for details
• Sat 10/09 – Together We Rise, a cancer awareness event
• Sat 10/09 – Regular Saturday practice at OPM
• Sun 10/31 – Halloween Howl Fun Costume Race at Lake Merritt in Oakland
• Sun 10/31 – No practice at OPM

November 2027

• Sun 11/07 – Daylight saving time ends
• Sat 11/XX – Sunrise Paddling
• Thu 11/27 – Pre-meal Thanksgiving Day paddling (sign-up required)
• Sun 11/28 – End of 2027 paddling season

December 2027

• Sat 12/04 – Off-season paddling only on Saturdays throughout December 2027, except on Saturday, December 25, 2027
• Boat and equipment maintenance

January 2028

• Sat 01/08/2028 – Off-season paddling only on Saturdays throughout January 2028, except on Saturday, January 1, 2028
• Sat 01/29/2028 – Start of 2028 season and Opening celebration (alternative date is Sat, 02/05/2028)