Salem Maritime Festival
Join us for the annual Salem Maritime Festival on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Salem Maritime National Historical Park on Derby Street. This event is free and open to the public. Salem Maritime Festival will feature a cardboard boat race, free tours and programs at historic buildings and the Friendship of Salem, food trucks and lawn games.
The day will kick off the Great Salem Maritime Cardboard Boat Regatta. Teams will test their engineering, ingenuity, and artistry by building homemade boats constructed on cardboard and duct tape. Launching from Derby Beach in a series of heats, teams will race to paddle their cardboard boats in the Salem Sound.
Schedule of Events
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: The Great Salem Maritime Cardboard Boat Regatta (races and award ceremony)
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM: Historic buildings open
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Friendship of Salem open
Salem Maritime Festival
Date and Time
Saturday Aug 9, 2025
11:00 AM - 4:30 PM EDT
Location
160 Derby St, Salem, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01970
Fees/Admission
Free
Printed courtesy of www.salem-chamber.org/ – Contact the Salem Chamber of Commerce for more information.
265 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970 – (978) 744-0004 – info@salem-chamber.org