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Asian Fest and Dragon Boat Races




9th Annual Tampa Bay Asian Fest & International Dragon Boat Races
Saturday, April 28th 2012


The Gulfcoast Chinese American Cultural Society and the US China Peoples Friendship Association, both alliance members of Sarasota Sister Cities Association, invite SSCA members to attend the 9th Annual Tampa Bay Asian Fest & International Dragon Boat Races Saturday, April 28.  The event will be held at Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park, the Marriott Waterside and waters of Garrison Channel in Tampa.  


Several teams from local corporate and community groups as well as paddlers from across the U.S. are competing to be Tampa's #1 Dragon Boat Team. This is a race run with exact precision, and professional equipment by Pan American Dragon Boat Association. 450m on the waters of Garrison Channel, with a fully buoyed 5-lane course, where the waters are always calm and the sun always shines.   


The event will kick off at 8:00 in the morning with the Opening Ceremonies on the Marriott Waterside  patio, and the first race at 8:30am, with a heat running every 12 minutes.  Each team will race 3 times throughout the day, being seeded into a division, and then getting the chance to become a Division Champion.

Athletes and spectators will enjoy festivities in Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park throughout the entire event with Asia Fest.   Asia Fest's entertainment and vendors in the Park will be open from 11 am - 3 pm.  Additional food vendors will be available until 7 pm.  Carpooling is recommended due to limited parking.


The Sarasota Bay

Florida Sister Cities

Wikapedia provided the list of Sister Cities for Florida Municipalities below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sister_cities_in_Florida
Florida jurisdictionSister jurisdictionCountryFlagYear
Bay CountyMérida, YucatánMexicoMexico2003[8]
Bay Harbor IslandsMarechal Deodoro, AlagoasBrazilBrazil2003[9]
Boca RatonSpandau Borough, Berlin[10]GermanyGermany1980[6]
Bonita SpringsGrünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate[10]GermanyGermany1991[11]
Boynton BeachQufu, ShandongChinaChina2001[12]
BradentonBarcarrota, ExtremaduraSpainSpain1962[13]
Cape CanaveralGuidonia Montecelio, LazioItalyItaly1988[14]
Cape CanaveralIthaca, KefalliniaGreeceGreece2005~[15]
Cape CanaveralKloten, ZurichSwitzerlandSwitzerland2000~[16]
Cape CanaveralSagres, AlgarvePortugalPortugal2004[17]
ClearwaterKalamaria, ThessalonikiGreeceGreece2001[7]
ClearwaterNagano, NaganoJapanJapan1959[18]
ClearwaterWyong, New South Wales[10]AustraliaAustralia2001~[7]
Cocoa BeachKyustendil, Kyustendil[10]BulgariaBulgaria2004[19]
Cocoa BeachSanta Marta, Magdalena[10]ColombiaColombia1965[20]
Cooper CityKillarney, County KerryIrelandRepublic of Ireland2003[21]
Coral GablesAix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFranceFrance1997[22]
Coral GablesAnnapolis Royal, Nova ScotiaCanadaCanada1984[23]
Coral GablesAntigua Guatemala, AntiguaGuatemalaGuatemala1993[24]
Coral GablesEl Puerto de Santa María, CádizSpainSpain1987~[25]
Coral GablesGranada, GranadaSpainSpain1988~[26]
Coral GablesProvincia di Pisa, Toscana[27]ItalyItaly2003[28]
Coral GablesQuito, PichinchaEcuadorEcuador1983~[29]
Coral SpringsParaíso, CartagoCosta RicaCosta Rica2002[30]
CrestviewNoirmoutier-en-l'Île, Pays de la LoireFranceFrance2001~[7]
Daytona BeachBayonne, AquitaineFranceFrance1998[31]
Daytona BeachCampeche, Campeche[10]MexicoMexico1996~[32]
Deerfield BeachAcre, NorthIsraelIsrael1994[33]
DeLandBelén, GuanacasteCosta RicaCosta Rica1996 [34]
Delray BeachMiyazu, KyotoJapanJapan1977[35]
Delray BeachMoshi, ArushaTanzaniaTanzania2001 [35]
DestinSaint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Pays de la LoireFranceFrance1994[36]
DunedinStirlingUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom1964[37]
DunedinSummerside, Prince Edward IslandCanadaCanada2000 [38]
EatonvilleBamenda, Northwest ProvinceCameroonCameroon1976~[39]
Fort LauderdaleAgogo, Asante Akim NorthGhanaGhana2001~[7]
Fort LauderdaleBelo Horizonte, Minas GeraisBrazilBrazil2003[40]
Fort LauderdaleCap-Haïtien, NordHaitiHaiti2003[41]
Fort LauderdaleCiudad de Panamá, PanamáPanamaPanama2001~[42]
Fort LauderdaleGold Coast, QueenslandAustraliaAustralia1980[43]
Fort LauderdaleHaifa, HaifaIsraelIsrael2002[44]
Fort LauderdaleIsla Margarita, Nueva EspartaVenezuelaVenezuela1997[45]
Fort LauderdaleLa Romana, La RomanaDominican RepublicDominican Republic1995[46]
Fort LauderdaleMar del Plata, Buenos AiresArgentinaArgentina2000[47]
Fort LauderdaleMedellín, AntioquiaColombiaColombia1967[48]
Fort LauderdaleMuğla, MuğlaTurkeyTurkey1995~[49]
Fort LauderdaleQuepos, PuntarenasCosta RicaCosta Rica2003[41]
Fort LauderdaleRimini, Emilia-RomagnaItalyItaly1985[50]
Fort LauderdaleSão Sebastião, São Paulo[10]BrazilBrazil2001~[7][51]
Fort LauderdaleSefton, MerseysideUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom2000[52]
Fort LauderdaleVenezia, VenetoItalyItaly2007[53]
GainesvilleDahuk, DahukIraqIraq2006[54]
GainesvilleJacmel, Sud-EstHaitiHaiti1998[55]
GainesvilleKfar Sava, CenterIsraelIsrael1998[56]
GainesvilleManizales, CaldasColombiaColombia2001~[7]
GainesvilleMatagalpa, MatagalpaNicaraguaNicaragua1988~[57]
GainesvilleNovorossiysk, Krasnodar KraiRussiaRussia1982[58]
GainesvilleQalqilyah, West BankPalestinian National AuthorityPalestinian territories1998[56]
GainesvilleTegucigalpa, Distrito CentralHondurasHonduras2001~[7]
HialeahBucaramanga, Región Andina[10]ColombiaColombia2001~[7]
HialeahCartago, Cartago[10]Costa RicaCosta Rica1984[59]
HialeahLuján de Cuyo, Mendoza[10]ArgentinaArgentina1986[60]
HialeahManagua, Managua[10]NicaraguaNicaragua1966[60]
HollywoodBaia Mare, MaramureşRomaniaRomania2003[61]
HollywoodCiudad de la Costa, CanelonesUruguayUruguay1996~[62]
HollywoodGuatemala, GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala1988[63]
HollywoodHerzliya, Tel AvivIsraelIsrael1988[64]
HollywoodLechería, AnzoáteguiVenezuelaVenezuela2003~[61]
HollywoodRomorantin-Lanthenay, Centre[7]FranceFrance1989[65]
HollywoodSalvaleón de Higüey, La AltagraciaDominican RepublicDominican Republic2003[66]
HollywoodSan Salvador, San SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador1962[5]
HollywoodVlorë, Vlorë[7]AlbaniaAlbania1994[67]
HomesteadLiberia, GuanacasteCosta RicaCosta Rica1977[68]
HomesteadPetit Goâve, OuestHaitiHaiti2007[69]
InvernessInverness, HighlandUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom2001~[7]
JacksonvilleBahía Blanca, Buenos AiresArgentinaArgentina1967[70]
JacksonvilleMasan, South GyeongsangSouth KoreaSouth Korea1983[70]
JacksonvilleMurmansk, MurmanskRussiaRussia1975[70]
JacksonvilleNantes, Pays de la LoireFranceFrance1984[70]
JacksonvilleNelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern CapeSouth AfricaSouth Africa2000[70]
JacksonvilleSan JuanPuerto RicoPuerto Rico2009
JacksonvilleWolverhampton, EnglandUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom2010
JacksonvilleYingkou, LiaoningChinaChina1990[71]
Jensen BeachGregory Town, EleutheraThe BahamasThe Bahamas1989[72]
Lake WorthLappeenranta, South Karelia[7]FinlandFinland1991~[73]
LakelandBălţi, BălţiMoldovaMoldova1997[70]
LakelandImabari, EhimeJapanJapan1993[70]
LakelandRichmond Hill, OntarioCanadaCanada1990[74]
LantanaLapua, Lansi-Suomen LaaniFinlandFinland1979[75]
LargoTosayamada, KōchiJapanJapan1969[76]
Lauderdale-by-the-SeaHenley-on-Thames, OxfordshireUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom2007 [77]
Lauderdale-by-the-SeaSan Isidro, LimaPeruPeru2004[77]
LauderhillChaguanas, CaroniTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago2001[78]
LauderhillGemlik, BursaTurkeyTurkey2002[79]
Madeira BeachMachico, Ilha da MadeiraPortugalPortugal1974[80]
MiamiAgadir, Souss-Massa-DraâMoroccoMorocco1995[81]
MiamiAmman, AmmanJordanJordan1995[82]
MiamiBeersheba, SouthIsraelIsrael1986~[83]
MiamiBogotá, Distrito CapitalColombiaColombia1971[84]
MiamiMargherita di Savoia, PugliaItalyItaly2011[85]
MiamiBuenos Aires, Buenos AiresArgentinaArgentina1979[86]
MiamiCochabamba, CochabambaBoliviaBolivia1995[87]
MiamiIbiza, Balearic IslandsSpainSpain1986~[83]
MiamiKagoshima, KagoshimaJapanJapan1990[88]
MiamiKaohsiungTaiwanTaiwan1987[89]
MiamiLima, Lima[90]PeruPeru1977[91]
MiamiMadrid, Spain[90]SpainSpain1997~[92]
MiamiManagua, ManaguaNicaraguaNicaragua1991[93]
MiamiMontes de Oca, San JoséCosta RicaCosta Rica1986~[83]
MiamiMurcia, MurciaSpainSpain1993[94]
MiamiNice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFranceFrance1986~[83]
MiamiPalermo, SiciliaItalyItaly2001~[7]
MiamiPort-au-Prince, Ouest[90]HaitiHaiti2001[95]
MiamiQingdao, Shandong[90]ChinaChina2005[96]
MiamiRamat HaSharon, Tel AvivIsraelIsrael2001~[7]
MiamiSalvador, BahiaBrazilBrazil2006[97]
MiamiSantiago, SantiagoChileChile1986~[83]
MiamiSantiago de Cali, Pacific RegionColombiaColombia1986~[83]
MiamiSanto Domingo, Distrito NacionalDominican RepublicDominican Republic1987~[98]
MiamiVarna, VarnaBulgariaBulgaria1994~[99]
Miami BeachAlmonte, HuelvaSpainSpain2001~[7]
MiamiBanjarmasinIndonesiaIndonesia2010~onwards
Miami BeachČeský Krumlov, JihočeskýCzech RepublicCzech Republic2002[100]
Miami BeachCozumel, Quintana RooMexicoMexico1992[101]
Miami BeachFortaleza, CearáBrazilBrazil2006[102]
Miami BeachFujisawa, KanagawaJapanJapan1959[103]
Miami BeachIca, IcaPeruPeru1996[104]
Miami BeachPescara, AbruzzoItalyItaly2001~[7]
Miami BeachRamat Gan, Tel AvivIsraelIsrael1971[100]
Miami BeachSanta Marta, MagdalenaColombiaColombia1983~[105]
Miami-Dade CountyAsunción, AsunciónParaguayParaguay1994[106]
Miami-Dade CountyCabildo de Tenerife, TenerifeSpainSpain1993~[107]
Miami-Dade CountyCape Town, Western CapeSouth AfricaSouth Africa2007[108]
Miami-Dade CountyCayman IslandsCayman IslandsCayman Islands1986~[109]
Miami-Dade CountyGdańsk, Pomeranian VoivodeshipPolandPoland1990[110]
Miami-Dade CountyGuatemala (department)GuatemalaGuatemala2007[111]
Miami-Dade CountyIquique, TarapacáChileChile1996[112]
Miami-Dade CountyKingston, SurreyJamaicaJamaica1987~[98]
Miami-Dade CountyLamentin, Basse-TerreGuadeloupeGuadeloupe2003~[113]
Miami-Dade CountyMaldonado, MaldonadoUruguayUruguay2001~[7]
Miami-Dade CountyMendoza, MendozaArgentinaArgentina2001[114]
Miami-Dade CountyMonagasVenezuelaVenezuela1996[115]
Miami-Dade CountyPereira, RisaraldaColombiaColombia2002[116]
Miami-Dade CountyPetit Goâve, OuestHaitiHaiti2001~[7]
Miami-Dade CountyProvincia di Asti, PiemonteItalyItaly1986[117]
Miami-Dade CountyPucallpa, UcayaliPeruPeru2001~[7]
Miami-Dade CountySaint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis2004[118]
Miami-Dade CountySan JoseCosta RicaCosta Rica1990[110]
Miami-Dade CountySanta Cruz (department)BoliviaBolivia1996~[119]
Miami-Dade CountySanto Domingo, Distrito NacionalDominican RepublicDominican Republic1975[120]
Miami-Dade CountySão Paulo, São PauloBrazilBrazil1988[121]
Miami-Dade CountyStockholm CountySwedenSweden1996[122]
Miami-Dade CountyNew Taipei CityTaiwanTaiwan1990[110]
Miami-Dade CountyThe BahamasThe BahamasThe Bahamas1996[123]
Miami-Dade CountyTurks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands2001[124]
Miami-Dade CountyVeracruz, VeracruzMexicoMexico1993[107]
MiramarSanta Ana, Santa Ana[10]El SalvadorEl Salvador2001~[7]
Miami LakesDesamparados, San JoséCosta RicaCosta Rica2006[125]
Mount DoraForres, MorayUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom1990 [126]
New Port RicheyCavalaire-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFranceFrance2001~[7]
NicevilleLes Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la LoireFranceFrance2001~[7]
North LauderdaleYatağan, MuğlaTurkeyTurkey2002[127]
North MiamiDelmas, OuestHaitiHaiti2008[128]
North Miami BeachMigdal, NorthIsraelIsrael1989[129]
OcalaPisa, ToscanaItalyItaly2004 [130]
OcalaNewbridge, County KildareIrelandRepublic of Ireland2008 [131]
OcalaSincelejo, SucreColombiaColombia1967[132]
OrlandoCuritiba, Paraná[10]BrazilBrazil1996[133]
OrlandoGuilin, GuangxiChinaChina1986[71]
OrlandoMonterrey, Nuevo LeónMexicoMexico2001~[7]
OrlandoOrenburg OblastRussiaRussia1997[134]
OrlandoReykjanesbær, GullbringusýslaIcelandIceland1997~[135]
OrlandoSeine-et-Marne, Île-de-FranceFranceFrance2002[7][136]
OrlandoTainan, TainanTaiwanTaiwan2001~[7]
OrlandoUrayasu, ChibaJapanJapan1991[137]
OrlandoValladolid, Castilla y LeónSpainSpain2006[138]
PalatkaPalatka, Magadan[10]RussiaRussia1991[139][140]
Palm CoastLiberia, GuanacasteCosta RicaCosta Rica2005[141]
Panama CityMérida, YucatánMexicoMexico2003[142]
Pembroke PinesAstrakhan, AstrakhanRussiaRussia1996[143]
PensacolaChimbote, SantaPeruPeru1964[144]
PensacolaEscazú, San JoséCosta RicaCosta Rica1981[144]
PensacolaGero, Gifu[145]JapanJapan1988[144]
PensacolaGorlivka, DonetskUkraineUkraine1981[144]
PensacolaKaohsiungTaiwanTaiwan1977[144]
PensacolaMiraflores, LimaPeruPeru1964[144]
Plant CityPortage la Prairie, Manitoba[10]CanadaCanada2001~[7]
Port St. LuciePutuo District, ZhoushanChinaChina2007[146]
Royal Palm BeachCălăraşi, Călăraşi[147]RomaniaRomania2005[148]
Saint AugustineAvilés, AsturiasSpainSpain1963[149]
Saint AugustineCartagena, BolívarColombiaColombia2001~[7]
Saint AugustineCiutadella, MinorcaSpainSpain2002[150]
Saint AugustineGeorge Town, ExumaThe BahamasThe Bahamas2007[151]
Saint AugustineSan Miguel de Allende, GuanajuatoMexicoMexico1966[152]
Saint AugustineSanto Domingo, Distrito NacionalDominican RepublicDominican Republic2001~[7]
Saint Pete BeachSandown, Isle of WightUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom1999[153]
Saint PetersburgTakamatsu, KagawaJapanJapan1960[154]
Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg, LeningradRussiaRussia2003[155]
SarasotaDunfermline, FifeUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom1990[156]
SarasotaHamilton, OntarioCanadaCanada1990[157]
SarasotaPerpignan, Languedoc-RoussillonFranceFrance1994[158]
SarasotaSanto Domingo, Distrito NacionalDominican RepublicDominican Republic1963[159]
SarasotaTel Mond, CenterIsraelIsrael1999[160]
SarasotaTreviso, TrevisoItalyItaly2007[161]
SarasotaVladimir, VladimirRussiaRussia1994[162]
SarasotaXiamen, FujianChinaChina2008[163]
Southwest RanchesClifden, ConnachtIrelandRepublic of Ireland2006[164]
Sunny Isles BeachNetanya, CenterIsraelIsrael2005[165]
SunriseYavne, CenterIsraelIsrael1985[166]
SweetwaterGuitiriz, LugoSpainSpain1990[167]
SweetwaterLa Paz Centro, LeónNicaraguaNicaragua1996[168]
SweetwaterSan Felipe de Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata[10]Dominican RepublicChina1983[169]
TallahasseeKonongo-Odumase, Asante Akim NorthGhanaGhana2002[170]
TallahasseeKrasnodar, Krasnodar KraiRussiaRussia1983[171]
TallahasseeRamat HaSharon, Tel AvivIsraelIsrael2006 [172]
TallahasseeSligo, ConnachtIrelandRepublic of Ireland1989[173]
TallahasseeSt. MaartenNetherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles2001~[7]
TampaAgrigento, SiciliaItalyItaly1987[174]
TampaAshdod, SouthIsraelIsrael2005[175]
TampaBarranquilla, AtlánticoColombiaColombia1966[176]
TampaBoca del Río, VeracruzMexicoMexico2002[177]
TampaCamarines Sur, BicolPhilippinesPhilippines2001~[7]
TampaCórdoba, CórdobaArgentinaArgentina1966[178]
TampaGranada, GranadaNicaraguaNicaragua2001~[7]
Tampaİzmir, İzmirTurkeyTurkey2001~[7]
TampaJiāxīng Shì, Zhèjiāng ShěngChinaChina2002~[177]
TampaLe Havre, Haute-NormandieFranceFrance2001~[7]
TampaOviedo, AsturiasSpainSpain2001~[7]
TampaVeracruz, VeracruzMexicoMexico2002[177]
Tarpon SpringsKalymnos, DhodhekanisosGreeceGreece2000[179]
Temple TerraceEastleigh, EastleighUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom1989[180]
TitusvilleCeadîr-Lunga, Gagauzia[10]MoldovaMoldova2001~[7]
TitusvilleSoest, Utrecht[10]NetherlandsNetherlands1982[181]
TitusvilleYueyang, Hunan[10]ChinaChina1988[71]
Volusia CountyBayonne, Aquitaine[10]FranceFrance1998[182]
Volusia CountyCampeche State[10]MexicoMexico1995[34]
West MiamiLeón, LeónNicaraguaNicaragua1974[183]
West MiamiSanta Cruz del Quiché, QuichéGuatemalaGuatemala1987[183]
West Palm BeachTzahar Region, NorthIsraelIsrael1996[184]

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