Maritime Festival Sails into Seattle Waterfront with a Container Ship Full of Family Fun

Thrill to the power of the world’s biggest tugboat races!   Enjoy the Waterfront Chowder Cook-Off.  Don’t miss survival suit races, a boat building competition, vessel tours, sea-air rescue demonstration, kid’s events, Stories of the Sea, and a container ship full of family fun.

The Downtown Seattle Waterfront is the place to be for the annual Seattle Maritime Festival, sponsored by Seattle Propeller Club with support from the Port of Seattle.

“The festival is designed to celebrate and showcase our maritime industry and the important role it plays in the Puget Sound region’s economy,” commented Seattle Propeller Club President Andy Bennett, KPFF Consulting Engineers. 

Most of the public activities take place on the Family Fun Day  at Pier 66/Bell Harbor Marina and at Waterfront Park, Pier 57, on the Downtown Seattle Waterfront.  There is no admission charge.

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Schedule of Key Events

Tuesday, May 4
Celebrity Judging for the Seattle Waterfront Neighborhood’s Waterfront Chowder Cook-Off, The Edgewater Inn, Pier 67

Winners of the Celebrity Chowder Cook-off:

Overall: First Place: Bell Harbor Conference Center    Second Place: Anthony's at Pier 66   Third Place: Fisherman's Seafood Restaurant

Special Awards: Traditional Chowder: Anthony's at Pier 66, Cutting edge: Bell Harbor Conference Center, Clammiest: The Edgewater

 

Wednesday, May 5
Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society Dinner For further information: www.pugetmaritime.org
 

Thursday, May 6
12th Annual Maritime Career Day

8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

National Fisherman's "Tenth Annual Stories of the Sea" Fisher Poetry Competition

Connor Byrne Pub in Ballard, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 7

Working Waterfront Workshop: Environmental Leadership, Stewardship and Collaboration

7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Maritime Event Center, Pier 66

Saturday, May 8:  Family Fun Day

Fire Boat Display                Noon

Tugboat Ballet                       12:10 p.m.

Abandon Ship Demonstration    12:20 p.m.

Coast Guard Rescue            12:50 p.m.

WorkBoat magazine Workboat Parade    1:15 p.m.

Class C Limited Tug Race        2:00 p.m.

Class B Harbor Tug race        2:30 p.m.

Fireboat Firefighting Demonstration    2:45 p.m.

Class A Unlimited Race            3:00 p.m.                                                            

All events subject to change.