The 43rd Annual Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, WA, starts this Friday and runs through the weekend, September 6-8, 2019. It is billed as the largest wooden boat festival in North America and promises to be a place where kids and adults alike can experience the magic of getting on the water, the beauty of wooden boats, and the richness of our maritime culture.

The festival is described as the most education-packed and beautifully located wooden boat event in the world. Featuring more than 200 wooden vessels, hundreds of indoor and outdoor presentations and demonstrations, a who’s who of wooden boat experts and thousands of wooden boat enthusiasts, there’s something to do, someone to meet, or a boat to board at every turn. Expanded a little each year, the Festival honors its traditions while inviting energetic debate about the latest innovation. Check out their website or WBF Facebook page for the most recent 2019 info.

Thanks to Virginia Jones for contributing to this post.