San Francisco’s “Festival of the Sea”
Celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th birthday and honor the 1895 National Historic Landmark schooner C.A. Thayer with a full day of music, demonstrations, and fun along the San Francisco waterfront.
Festival of the Sea 2016 happens at Hyde Street Pier on Saturday, August 20, from 9:30 am to 5 pm.
2016 Festival of the Sea
Saturday, August 20, 2016 | 9:30 am to 5 pm
Hyde Street Pier and Visitor’s Center
FREE AdmissionThere will be continuous music performances on four stages will include internationally renowned acts and local musicians through various genres especially songs of the sea and sea chanteys.
Family activities include: kids crafts, rope making and plank caulking, a chance to row and sail with the San Francisco Sea Scouts, and maritime story-telling.
A dead horse ceremony, bilge pumping, turning a capstan, a breeches buoy rescue, and a dory drill by the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association’s Age of Sail team will bring sailors’ traditions to life for festival-goers.
Don’t miss this chance to experience your maritime heritage, enjoy a day along San Francisco Bay, and “Find Your Park” this summer.
