On Saturday, June 29, the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) hosted its annual Dragon Fest with 10,000 in attendance, and over 80 vendors that range from retail to food, and informational to arts and crafts.
Local businesses participated in the $3 food walk and visitors had a blast. The CIDBIA hosted a noodle eating contest, where participants competed for the fastest time to finish delicious noodles, compliments of Tai Tung.
The Fest also had amazing performances by various members of the community, ranging from the Northwest Wushu’s martial arts demonstration, a Chinese Traditional Dance by Tanya Woo, and Kokon Taiko’s Japanese Taiko Drums as the closing act.
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Cosplay Contest by Sakura-Con (Photo by Assunta Ng)
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Contestants participating in the CIDBIA-hosted noodle eating contest. They competed to see who could finish their noodles fastest. The noodles were provided by Tai Tung. (Photo by Connie Au-Yeung)
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SPD’s body camera (Photo by George Liu)
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