Palio dei Draghi

Palio dei Draghi 2025

The 2025 edition of the Palio dei Draghi was held on August 23 and 24 at the Spiaggia Pescatore on Lake Caldonazzo, as a stage of the UISP Trentino Provincial Dragon Boat Championship.

Saturday, August 23 was entirely dedicated to competitions over the 500-meter distance, with open, women's, and junior categories: after the crew gathering and captains' meeting, qualifying heats, junior trials, the women's final, and the open final took place, followed by the 6:00 PM awards ceremony and an evening dinner with music.

Sunday, August 24 featured the Palio Pink, a day dedicated to women's wellness, with heats, lighthearted family challenges, open trials, and a midday awards ceremony. A symbolic element of the edition was the debut of an all-Trentino crew of women in pink, breast cancer survivors, organized in collaboration with Anvolt Trentino.

Saturday, August 23, 2025

• 12:30 PM — Crew gathering and captains' meeting
• 1:30 PM — 1st qualifying heat
• 2:00 PM — UISP entertainment and calisthenics activities
• 2:30 PM / 3:30 PM — 2nd heat and 1st junior heat
• 3:50 PM — Minor final
• 4:10 PM — 2nd junior heat
• 4:30 PM — Women's final
• 5:00 PM — Open final
• 6:00 PM — Awards ceremony
• 7:30 PM — Dinner

Sunday, August 24, 2025 — Palio Pink

• 8:30 AM — Crew gathering and captains' meeting
• 9:00 AM — 1st heat
• 10:30 AM — Lighthearted family challenge and 2nd heat
• 12:30 PM — Awards ceremony with speeches by authorities
• 1:00 PM — Lunch
• 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM — Open trials and lighthearted challenges
• 5:00 PM — Closing