Amherstburg Tall Ships and Dockside Festival Highlights Aug 30 to Sept. 1, 2013

Ships Ahoy – the time has come! This weekend marks the last stop on the “Tall Ships Challenge-Great Lakes 2013” tour before the epic re-enactment of the Battle of Lake Erie takes place in Put-In Bay, Ohio. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday Amherstburg and the surrounding area will play host to 8 Tall Ships with an array of dockside festivities and deck tours.

Tall Ships 1812 replica’s, Friends Goodwill and Lynx will be the featured ships docked in Kings Navy Yard Park, Amherstburg; at one time an official ship building port during the War of 1812.

Festival highlights:

Public Deck Tours

Friday, August 30                  12pm to 5 pm

Saturday, August 31             10 am to 5 pm

Sunday, September 1          10 am to 5 pm

 

-        $15 for weekend pass

-        $5 for individual port pass; children 5 and under free

 

Special Events

Friday, August 30

11:00 am        Welcome ceremony; “Keys to the City”

12:00 pm        Art at the Gazebo

12:00 pm        Redpath Sugar “Sweetness Truck”

3:00   pm        Laura Secord re-enactor

6:00   pm        Mike Ure band

7:30   pm        Matthew Drouillard; Life of a Soldier

7:30   pm        “A Desert Between Us and Them” movie at Christ Church

8:30   pm        “Pirates of the Caribbean” outdoor movie in KNYP

Dusk                Fireworks!

 

Special Events (con’t)

Saturday, August 31

10:00 am        WFCU “Little Mates” Children’s Pavilion

1:00 pm          Kenneth McLeod and the Young Fiddlers

2:30 pm          Kenneth McLeod and the Windsor Salt Band

Afternoon      Masquerade; An a cappella strolling group

4:30 pm          Pirates Costume Contest

6:00 pm          Metis Fiddler Quartet

8:30 pm          Flames of War – epic outdoor film at Toddy Jones Park

 

Sunday, September 1

11:00 am        The Ladies of Amherstburg re enactment

12:00 pm        Noon Gun Salute

12:00 pm        Masquerade; An a cappella strolling group

1:00 pm          Greater Windsor Concert Band

2:00 pm          Woman’s March

3:30 pm          Concert in the Park; Allison Brown, Ron Leary, Kelly Hoppe

 

“This is a great weekend to come out and enjoy one last hurrah before the summer is over. We’ve got a great line up of activities and of course the stars of the show will be the Tall Ships side by side. The crew can’t wait to meet everyone!” says Anne Rota; Manager of Tourism and Culture.


by Darleen Schiavo Biz X Magazine

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