Working Waterfront Festival

The Working Waterfront Festival

Celebrating Commercial Fishing — America's Oldest Industry

Schedule of Events for Sunday, September 30th

Please note: performers, times and locations are subject to change.

Main Stage (Fisherman's Wharf)

11:00 - 11:45 New Bedford Sea Chantey Chorus
12:00 - 12:45 Superstitions and Mystical Creatures: Gordon Bok & Jackson Gillman
1:00 - 1:45 Gordon Bok
2:00 - 2:45 Johnson Girls
3:00 - 3:45 Songs From Other Shores: Ana Vinagre, Gordon Bok, Johnson Girls, Mary Garvey
4:00- 5:00 Ana Vinagre Ensemble

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Foodways Area (Fisherman's Wharf)

12:00 - 12:45 Skip Barlow - Scallop Fritters
1:00 - 1:45 Mike Urban - Author of Lobster Shacks and Guy Marino - Chef at the Lobster Pot
2:00 - 2:45 Tiffani Seitz - Fish Tacos
3:30 - 5:00 Seafood Throwdown - Kid Friendly Seafood Challenge

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Dock-u-mentaries Film Tent (Fisherman's Wharf)

1:00 Pearl of the Atlantic
1:30 Scallop Fishing on the Mr. G
2:15 What's Cookin' on the Cape: Oysters
2:45 Disney Lobster
3:00 Maine Lobster
3:20 What's Cookin' on the Cape: Bay Scallops
3:50 Scalloping on the Courageous
4:20 Lobstertown 1947
4:40 Family Fisherman

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Steamship Stage (Steamship Pier)

11:00 - 11:45 Natural Wonders: Bob Quinn, Dave Densmore, Dawn Clifton-Tripp, Mary Garvey and Wayne Davis
12:00 - 12:45 Women in Their Wheelhouse: Charlotte Enoksen, Johnson Girls, Mary Garvey and Moe Bowstern
1:00 - 1:45 When Discovery Came On Board: Jay Burke, Jon Campbell, Shawn Macie and Tom Quintin
2:00 - 2:45 Funny Stories & Workplace Pranks: Bob Quinn, Brian Robbins, Jon Campbell and Skip Barlow
3:00 - 3:45 Jackson Gillman
4:00 - 5:00 Fisherpoetry Finale: Bob Quinn, Charlotte Enoksen, Dave Densmore, Dawn Clifton-Tripp, Jon Campbell, Mary Garvey and Moe Bowstern

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Special Programs

Big Boats, Little Boats @ Coast Guard Park 11-5PM
Featuring: model boat making, wooden boat construction

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Contest Stage (Steamship Pier)

11:30 - 12:00 Survival Suit Race
12:00 - 1:00 Scallop Shucking Contest
1:30 - 2:00 Link Squeezing
2:00 - 2:30 Lobster Gear Demo
2:30 - 3:00 Industry Antiques Roadshow
3:00 - 3:30 Safety Demo
3:30 - 4:00 Man Overboard Demo
4:00 - 5:00 Filleting Demo with Carlos Rafael

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Author Signings

1:00 - 1:30 Meghan Lapp
2:00 - 2:30 Mike Urban
2:30 - 3:00 Dawn Clifton-Tripp
3:00 - 3:30 Brian Robbins & Skip Barlow

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On Water Activities

Whaleboat Rides

12:00 - 5:00pm Try your hand at rowing in a replica whaleboat. (Tonnessen Park)

Dockside Vessel Tours

Harbor Tours

11:00 - 5:00pm Coast Guard Vessels
Schooner Ernestina
Workboats: Tugboat, Dragger, Scalloper, Lobster boat and Clammer
12:00 - 5:00pm 50-minute tours depart hourly from Fishermen's Wharf / Pier 3.
There is a ticket charge.

Blessing of the Fleet

1:00pm 43nd annual Blessing of the Fleet (State Pier)

Ongoing Activities (Map)