Submitted by Port of Olympia
Vintage, working and retired tugboats return to the southernmost tip of Puget Sound for three days of fun at Harbor Days, September 2-4. Experience it all at Percival Landing and Port Plaza on Olympia’s downtown waterfront.
The tugs leave shore on Sunday at noon for the annual Tugboat Races in the deep channel of Budd Inlet. Many of the tugs offer tours on Saturday.
The Festival includes some new and updated activities like booths by the Hands On Children’s Museum, South Sound Estuary Association, Stand Up Paddleboard races on Saturday, Port of Olympia tours on Saturday, and 6 outdoor trapeze aerial performances. 2016 introduces Olympia Harbor Days Summer Ale crafted by Fish Brewing, sold in exclusive partner venues just for the weekend.
Browse over 200 arts and crafts booths and enjoy entertainment, festival food and a special area just for kids.
Free Port Tours on Saturday, September 3
Climb aboard a locomotive brought in by Olympia & Belmore Railroad, Inc. See how logs are loaded onto ships bound for Japan, China and Korea. Hear maritime stories told by Olympia’s longshoremen from ILWU #47, representatives from local forestry businesses, and Port of Olympia’s international maritime terminal staff. Join them for a tour of your working waterfront!
Meet from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 3, at the Port of Olympia Booth on the northwest corner of the Port Plaza, just north of Percival Landing on Budd Inlet in downtown Olympia. Tours begin every hour, on the hour.
Port of Olympia partners in Harbor Days to celebrate the maritime heritage of our community. For more information: http://harbordays.com/
