The following description comes from the event organizer.

Join us September 6–8, 2024, for the largest festival of wooden boats in North America! Port Townsend's annual Wooden Boat Festival is 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. 

Come learn from the experts, gawk at hundreds of beautifully crafted vessels, and swap stories with wooden boat aficionados. Bring your family and build a toy boat with the kids, watch them print t-shirts with real fish, and cruise Port Townsend Bay together on the boat Admiral Jack. Or grab a few friends and check out the variety of vendors, dig into some local eats, and dance the night away. Whatever your flavor—there’s something for everybody at Wooden Boat Festival. 

Check out our website or our Facebook page to get the latest scoop on everything you can look forward to this year.

Tickets include: access to all Festival boats, all daytime presentations and demonstrations (excluding Nigel Calder workshops), exhibitors, music performances, kids' activities, and food vendors. Wooden Boat Festival ticket sales support the year-round educational programs and events at Northwest Maritime!