Weekend Fun Pick: 26th Annual Maritime Festival in Greenport

The 26th annual Maritime Festival hosted by the East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation is expected to draw tens of thousands of people from across the region this weekend.

The festivities will take place from Friday, Sept. 25 to Sunday, Sept. 27 in Greenport.

The festival, which attracted over 40,000 guests last year, will kick off on Friday night with the Land and Sea Gala cocktail party.

On Saturday, the event will begin with a parade through downtown Greenport.

It will be followed by the Ye Pyrate Brotherhood show, grand displays of classic wooden boats, kayak races, demonstrations of high tech water sports, wood carving and model ship building, music, delicious food, high end artisanal vendors, children’s activities, fresh oysters, craft beers and local wines.

Later that evening, there will be music and dancing in Mitchell Park and screenings of original movies.

On Sunday morning there will be a children’s breakfast shared with mermaids and pirates, more family friendly activities throughout the village, old fashioned games on the Green, snapper contests, and a sunset sail to Bug Light.

The Maritime Festival is the largest fundraiser of the East End Seaport Museum.

Admission is free, however fees may apply to some activities.

For more information, visit: http://www.eastendmaritimefestival.org/