The first Dragon Canoe Festival in Manavgat Titreyengöl was held in April 2015. Manavgat Municipality was organized under the name of 4th Dragon Festival On 26-27 October 2017. These festival events have played an important role in recognition of the canoe sport by the people of the region. At the same time Dragon, a branch of canoeing, has become a sporting recreational activity highly acclaimed by local people. In this framework, university students with the highest number of attendance at the 4th Dragon Festival were discussed. A total of 24 teams participated in the festival and 16 teams were formed by university students. A total of 176 university students benefited from this activity since there were 11 participants in a dragon boat. Both the sporting side and the recreational side of Dragon canoe activities have outstanding features. Due to the lifestyle of technological developments today, a dramatic reduction in the sporting recreational activities of young people is observed. At this point it is necessary to formulate them for these activities. In this context, the opinions of young people related to the 4th Dragon Festival were taken. Semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews were conducted with the students. Participation was observed by participating in the activities together with the students themselves. Qualitative research methods are used in this way. The findings of the research are presented under the specified themes.