The Maritime Festival in Dana Point Harbor
TAKE YOUR FAM AND YOUR SQUAD
TO THE MARITIME FESTIVAL IN DANA POINT HARBOR (Formerly The Tall Ships Festival)
The Maritime Festival in Dana Point Harbor (formerly the Tall Ships Festival) hosted by the Ocean Institute in Dana Point Harbor is back this year and will run from Friday Sept.10th @ 4PM through Sunday Sept. 12th @ 8 PM. For those of you not familiar with the Dana Point Harbor, it is located at 34675 Street of the Golden Lantern, in Dana Point.
There will be lots of festivities for the kids including a cannon battle, a mermaid breakfast, educational demonstrations, ship tours, and for mom and dad a beer garden featuring local craft beers.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday September 10th
Cannon Battle Sail- 4:00 PM-8:00 PM
Sails N’ Ales- Craft Beer, Live Music, and Mermaids (What more could you want)- 6:00 PM-TBD
Saturday September 11th
Mermaid Breakfast- 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
Festival Kickoff- 10:00 AM
Mermaid Show- TBD
Educational Demonstrations: TBD
Ship Tours- 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Beer Garden- 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Live Music- 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Food Trucks and Vendors- 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Cannon Battle- 4:00 PM-8:00 PM
Sails N’ Ales Night 2- 6:00 PM-TBD
Sunday September 12th
Mermaid Breakfast- 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
Festival Kickoff- 10:00 AM
Mermaid Show- TBD
Educational Demonstrations: TBD
Ship Tours- 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Beer Garden- 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Live Music- 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Food Trucks and Vendors- 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Cannon Battle- 4:00 PM-8:00 PM
The Ocean Institute is celebrating the rich maritime history of California. And of course, the city of Dana Point was named after the headland of Dana Point, which was in turn named after Richard Henry Dana, Jr., author of Two Years before the Mast, which includes a description of the area. Dana described the locale, including neighboring San Juan Capistrano, as “the only romantic spot on the coast”.[9]
Although Dana described the anchorage as poor, it is now a developed harbor and contains a replica of his ship, the Pilgrim. The Pilgrim is used as a classroom by the Ocean Institute, which is located at the harbor. This area is designated California Historical Landmark #189.[8]
(Exerted from Wikipedia.)
For further information on the Maritime Festival in Dana Point, visit their website @ https://oceaninstitute.org/maritime-festival/
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