The East End Maritime Festival comes to Greenport Village this weekend, with music, entertainment, kayak races, fair vendors, lighthouse tours and more.
The three-day event, hosted by East End Seaport Museum, kicks off with the Land & Sea gala on Friday night (click here for tickets). The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24.
Visit eastendseaport.org for more information.
A schedule of events is as follows:
FRIDAY, Sept. 22
Land & Sea Gala – 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Greenport Yacht and Shipbuilding Co.
201 Carpenter St.
More than 20 local restaurants will serve up tastes accompanied by liquid refreshment from local wineries and beverage producers. Tickets start at $75.
SATURDAY, Sept. 23
Open events throughout Mitchell Park and marina from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Antique Fire Trucks, Seaport Museum and Railroad Dock
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Ice and classic boat exhibit, Mitchell Park & Marina
10 to 10:30 a.m. — Children’s Story Time (ages 6-8), Events Tent, Mitchell Park
11 am. to noon — Opening Day Parade and Blessing of the Waters, Main and Front streets, Mitchell Park Marina
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Buzz Scott, ROV demonstrations and hard-helmet diving, Mitchell Park waterfront
Noon to 5 p.m. — Marine Archeology and Deep Sea ROV Adventures, Events Tent, Mitchell Park
Noon — Merry Merfolk contest and awards, Mitchell Park Inner Circle
Noon — Author Talk with Roselle Borrelli, Events Tent
Noon and 1:30 p.m. — ‘Pirate School’ show, Mitchell Park amphitheater
12:30, 2 and 4 p.m. — Flyboard Demonstration, Mitchell Park
12:30 and 2 p.m. — HooDoo Loungers perform, Mitchell Park Amphitheater
1 p.m. — Buzz and Brett, Deep Sea ROV Adventures, Events Tent
1 to 4 p.m. — Camera Obscura , Mitchell Park
1:15 and 4 p.m. — Children’s games and relays, Mitchell Park
1:30 p.m. — Hula Hoop demonstration and participation, Mitchell Park
3 p.m. — Kayak Derby, Mitchell Park waterfront
3:30 to 4 p.m. — Fire Fighter, Fireboat Water Demonstration, Greenport Harbor
4 to 6 p.m. — Bug Lighthouse Cruise & Tour, Seaport Museum, Railroad Dock
SUNDAY, Sept. 24
Open events throughout Mitchell Park and the marina from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
9 to 10:45 a.m. — Paul Drum’s Breakfast Fundraiser: A Mermaid and Pirate Experience, Front Street Station restaurant
11 a.m. — Children’s Story Time, Events Tent
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Marine Archeology and Deep Sea ROV Adventures, Events Tent
11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. — Children’s Games and Relays on the Green, Mitchell Park
Noon and 3 p.m. — Flyboard Demonstration, Mitchell Park
Noon and 1:30 p.m. — ‘Pirate School’ show, Mitchell Park amphitheater
Noon — Author Talk with Roselle Borrelli, Events Tent
12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. — Musical performance by The Daves, Mitchell Park Amphitheater
1 to 4 p.m. — Camera Obscura, Mitchell Park
1 p.m. — Buzz and Brett, Deep Sea ROV Adventures, Events Tent
1:15 p.m. — Snapper Contest (ages 8 and under), Railroad Dock
2 p.m. — Laugh-a-lot Poetry for Kids, Events Tent
2:15 p.m. — Snapper Contest (ages 9 to 16), Railroad Dock
3 p.m. — Sea Chanteys with John Corr, Events Tent
4 p.m. — Three-hour Lighthouse Tour, East End Seaport Museum
4:15 to 5 p.m. — Festival Raffle Drawings & Closing Ceremony, Mitchell Park Amphitheater
4:30 p.m. — Nautical Knots with Vince Mauceri, Events Tent