Camden Windjammer Festival celebrates Camden’s maritime heritage and living traditions at the annual Camden Windjammer Festival. From the great age of sail when coasting schooners were launched in the harbor, through the birth of the windjammer business in the 1930s, to today’s windjammer fleet and elegant yachts, sailing ships have always defined our lovely, vibrant community.On Friday, watch the magnificent schooners as they maneuver into the harbor, bid on dinners aboard one of the fleet, and then watch a talent show by schooner crews in Harbor Park followed by fireworks over the harbor. The fun continues all weekend with a lobster crate race, a Build-A-Boat contest, fish relay race, nautical skills, displays of maritime activities and history, Chowder Challenge, tours of the windjammers and fun for all.
Schedule of Events:
Friday
12:00pm Festival Officially Starts
12:00pm - 5:00pm Arrival of the Windjammers
Watch the majestic fleet enter the harbor with narration by Captain Jim Sharp
Public Landing / Harbor
12:00pm - 4:00pm Windjammer dinner auction
Get a taste of life on a schooner. Silent auction for dinner aboard one of the schooners in the harbor.
Public Landing
12:00pm - 4:00pm Maritime Heritage Fair: Booths and displays of maritime history, traditions and crafts Public Landing
5:00pm Formal welcome to the fleet
Presentation of Lifetime Appreciation Award by the Maine Windjammer Association
Public Landing
6:00pm Bay Winds North Wind Ensemble Harbor Park
7:00pm - 9:00pm Schooner Talent Show
Crews and passengers showcase their talent. Live drawing by Buckley Smith to be auctioned following the show.
Harbor Park
9:00pm Fireworks over the harbor Harbor
Saturday
7:30am - 10:00am Camden Rotary Pancake Breakfast Public Landing
9:00am - 5:00pm Maritime Heritage Fair: Booths and displays of maritime history, traditions and crafts Public Landing
9:00am Build-a-Boat construction
Create a boat to your own design with materials supplied by us. See events page for more information.
Public Landing
10:30am Camden Fire Department Water Rescue Demonstration Harbor
11:00am Crate Race
Sign up starting at 9:00am to race across a line of crates without taking a swim. See events page for more information.
Harbor
12:00pm - 2:00pm West Bay Rotary Chowder Challenge
Taste a variety of chowders from local restaurants and vote for your favorite.
Public Landing
1:00pm Children's drawing class with Buckley Smith Public Landing
1:00pm Diving demonstration Public Landing/Harbor
2:00pm - 4:00pm Schooner Open House Harbor
2:00pm First Fish
Relay race involving carrying small slippery fish
Public Landing
8:00pm Suzy Bogguss at the Camden Opera House
Country music from a top ten performer
Sunday
10:00am - 4:00pm Maritime Heritage Fair: Booths and displays of maritime history, traditions and crafts Public Landing
10:00am Radio Controlled Boat Race
The little boats turn to show off.
Public Landing / Harbor
11:00am Lobster hauling demonstration
See how Maine lobsters are caught and learn about lobsters
Public Landing
12:00pm Build-a-Boat Race Harbor
1:00pm Windjammer Mate Certification
Tests of nautical skills for all ages
Public Landing
2:00pm - 4:00pm Schooner Open House Harbor
4:00pm All Comers Boat Parade
Led by Schooner Olad
Harbor
4:15pm - 5:15pm Ray Montana and Friends
Folk Music
Public Landing
5:15pm - 6:30pm Andre Lascoutx
Country-alternative rock
Public Landing
7:00pm Harborside Dance
Dance as the sun goes down to the music of DJ Terry Frank
Public Landing
This is a great event to celebrate the history and the beautiful windjammers that still sail Penobscot Bay, earning income for their owners. Come on down to this year's windjammer festival kicking off at 12pm today with the arrival of the festival with fireworks ending the night.
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