FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

  • 3:30 p.m.  Official Welcoming Ceremony, New London City Pier
    7:00 pm – 9:00 p.m.   Festival Kick-Of- Live Music – Meet the Captains and Crews City Dock Restaurant/Oyster Bar, Customs House Pier

                                      

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 

  • 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  NL Waterfront Piers and Fort Trumbull
    • Ships/Fishing vessels available for tours
        • Includes U.S. Coast Guard vessels, U.S. Navy boats, US Merchant Marines Kingspointer , Top Sail Schooner Amistad, local fishing vessels
    • Booths/Activities on the Waterfront NL Waterfront Park
        • Includes Coast Guard Auxiliary Exhibits, Children’s Activities, Vendors
    • Water Taxi available to/from Fort Trumbull; buses
  • 10:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.     Food Trucks,  Oyster sales
  • 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.     Kids Events hosted by New London Youth Affairs, Niantic Children’s Museum and Mystic Seaport’s Education Program New London Waterfront                                                                 
  • 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.     Project Oceanology Touch Tank   City Pier  
  • 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.     Sailing Tent – NE Science and Sailing Foundation Waterfront
  • 1:00 p.m. –  2:00 p.m.     U.S. Coast Guard SAR (Search and Rescue) Demonstration with Helicopter at NL Waterfront
  • 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.    Sea Monsters and Mermaids Parade Bank Street to City Pier
  • 2:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.    Beer Trucks/Tents NL Waterfront
  • 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.    Ancient Mariners NL Waterfront
  • 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.    Award Prizes for Parade Entertainment Tent
  • 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.    Live Music Sea Music with Marc Bernier Entertainment Tent                          
  • 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.    Flock Theater begins at Shaw Mansion (invited)
  • 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.  “Burning of Benedict Arnold in Effigy” – Flock Theater arrives at City Pier, burning done at Children’s Discovery Pier or other suitable location
  • 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.   Live Music – Hoolios Entertainment Tent

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 

• 8:30 a.m.- 9:45 a.m. Memorial 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony Entertainment Tent

    • Led by U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard                                                                         

• 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.  Military and Fishing Industry Challenge Events NL Waterfront Park

    • Knots, line throwing, etc.

• 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.   

    • Ships and Fishing vessels available for tours City Pier and Fort Trumbull
    • Booths/Activities on the NL Waterfront
    • Water Taxi available to Fort Trumbull; buses

• 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Kids Events (hosted by New London Youth Affairs and Niantic  Children’s Museum)  NL Waterfront Park

• 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Food Trucks, includes seafood trucks/vendors NL Waterfront Park

• 11:00 a.m. –    4:00 p.m.   Project Oceanology Touch Tank City Pier

• 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   Ancient Mariners NL Waterfront Park   

• 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.     DEEP Fisheries Division Fishing Clinic/Tournament Fisherman’s Pier-south of Custom House Pier

• 12:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.     Sailing Opportunities with  NE Science and Sailing Foundation TBD

• 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.    Beer truck/tents

• 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.    New London Maritime Society Custom House Museum 150 Bank St

•  1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.    Saugerties Lighthouse Puppet Show Hygienic Art Park

•    1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.     Live Music – Franklin Brothers   Entertainment Tent            

• 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.     Awards for Fishing Tournament  Entertainment Tent

• 2:30 p.m. – 4:30p.m.      Live Music – Darik and the Funbags Entertainment Tent