Schedule of Events
The 2008 Working Waterfront Festival took place on September 27th and 28th.
Click on a date below to see what you missed!
Scheduled Activities:
- Performances of Music, Dance and Poetry
- Narrative Stage (Panel Discussions and Author Readings)
- Kid's Area (Family Performances)
- Cooking Demonstrations
- Contests (Scallop Shucking, Net Mending, Survival Suit Race, Rilleting, Link Squeezing)
- Coast Guard Demos
- Harbor Tours
- Author Readings
- Whaleboat Races
- Tugboat Muster
- Blessing of the Fleet
Ongoing Activities:
- Kids Area (nautical crafts)
- Baker Books Festival Store
(author/performer signings, sale of books, CDs, t-shirts and mugs)
- Non-Profit Exhibits
- Corporate Booths
- Maritime Artists
- Vessel Tours (Fisherman's Wharf / Pier 3)
- Occupational Demos (Steamship Pier)
- A Working Waterfront Exhibit (Wharfinger Building, Fisherman's Wharf / Pier 3)
- Oral History Station (Harbormaster House, Fisherman's Wharf / Pier 3)
If you are interested in helping to plan, participating in or contributing financial or in-kind resources to the Festival please contact the Festival Committee at info@workingwaterfrontfestival.org or call 508-993-8894.
