Wooden Boat Festival at Independence Seaport Museum - Penn's Landing Philadelphia

Wooden Boat Festival

Saturday, June 20, 12-4 pm

Enjoy a day of family fun on the Delaware River with an in-water boat show of beautiful wooden vessels indigenous to the region, children's activities; intricate ship models by the Philadelphia Ship Model Society; mini remote-control boats to play with, and special behind-the-scene tours of the Museum's two National Historic Landmark ships, the Spanish American War Cruiser Olympia and the World War II Submarine Becuna.

Boats on display will include Silent Maid, a recreation of a 1920's Barnegat Bay catboat built by the Seaport's Workshop on the Water; Elf, a restored 1888 racing yacht; and a 50-foot restored wooden powerboat from the 1940s, sneakbox, garvey, railbird skiff, Delaware River tuck-up, and more.

Many members of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association will be displaying their boats at the festival.

It's a perfect way to launch Father's Day weekend!

For more information about the Wooden Boat Festival — or to participate by bringing your own boat — please contact John Brady at 215.413.8638 or jbrady@phillyseaport.org.