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The first Wooden Boat Festival (WBF) in North America in 1978 at Port Townsend eventually joined with Northwest Maritime Center in 2005 to continue to engage and educate people in traditional maritime culture and to inspire people to adventure on the sea–the most powerful teacher you may ever know!
Today, the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson is the largest wooden boat festival in North America. It’s a place where kids and adults alike experience the magic of getting on the water, the beauty of wooden boats, and the richness of our maritime culture. Learn from the experts, swap stories with fellow wooden boat aficionados, and bring your family for a weekend they’ll never forget. With so many different ways to adventure out on the water, there’s no better opportunity to experience Port Townsend’s Victorian seaport from the deck of a stunning wooden schooner or at the oars of a historic replica longboat.
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Port Townsend’s Wooden Boat Festival is the most education-packed and beautifully located wooden boat event in the world. Featuring more than 250 wooden vessels, outdoor presentations and demonstrations, a who’s who of wooden boat experts and thousands of wooden boat enthusiasts, there’s something to do, someone to meet, or a boat to board at every turn. The Festival honors its traditions while inviting energetic debate about the latest innovation.
Tickets include access to all boats, 8 stages of presentations, vendors, on-the-water activities, kids’ activities, festival bars, live music, boat rides, and a Saturday night movie. A portion of the Wooden Boat Festival ticket sales go to support the year-round programs and events at the Northwest Maritime Center! Sorry, No Dogs Allowed.
When: Sept 6-8, 2024. Hours: Friday & Saturday: 9 AM – 6 PM, music & dancing ’til midnight; Sunday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Location: Northwest Maritime Center (NWMC) & Point Hudson Marina, 431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 (55 miles NW via Seattle-Bainbridge Ferry or 78 mi. N of Tacoma). Overnight accommodations can be hard to find. Try: ptguide.com and enjoypt.com.
Tickets (2023 prices): Adult Single-Day Tickets: $25. 3-day pass $50. Kids 12 and under FREE. Early bird discount until July 1.
NWMC members free tickets: NWMC members get free tickets and can buy additional tickets at discounted rates at the gate.
Parking anywhere near the Festival is extremely limited.
More info: Wooden Boat Festival | Port Townsend and Northwest Maritime Center (nwmaritime.org)
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10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $14.00-20.00 | Waterfront Activities Center, 3710 Montlake Blvd NE, Seattle, WA 98195
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $14.00-20.00 | Waterfront Activities Center, 3710 Montlake Blvd NE, Seattle, WA 98195
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
FREE | Center for Wooden Boats on South Lake Union
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
FREE | Center for Wooden Boats on South Lake Union
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-15.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach
Posted by Carole Cancler on September 14, 2023 | Updated September 14, 2023 Filed Under: Fitness & Recreation · Northwest Living Tagged With: boating & water sports· community festival or event· waterfront activities
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