The Gloucester Schooner Festival is a wonderful celebration of Gloucester's fishing and maritime history during labor day weekend. This year's festival, hosted by Maritime Gloucester, is Gloucester’s major marine event, with participating vessels coming from ports along the Eastern seaboard and beyond. There will be both large and small vessels—ranging from 19 feet to over 100 feet in length. You will see new boats and old boats, from newly built (Ardelle - launched 2011) to over 100 years old!
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Gloucester comes alive for this annual celebration, with lots of great family-friendly activities, music, parades (of sail) and fun events that make Gloucester a wonderful Labor day weekend destination.
Scheduled events include:
- Heritage Day in Gloucester
- A Boat Parade of Lights
- Parade of Sail
- Downtown Gloucester Block Party
- The Mayor's Cup Schooner Race Off of East Gloucester
- Schooner Festival Fireworks
Check the updated vessel list to see who will participate! Vessels that have appeared in the Gloucester Schooner Festival in the past include:
- Gloucester’s Schooner Adventure will lead the Parade of Sail
- Schooner Thomas E. Lannon honoring her namesake– a fisherman from 1901-1943
- Schooner Ardelle the Maritime Gloucester Flagship
- Green Dragon from Manchester
- Bald Eagle of Gloucester
- Lewis H. Story of Essex
- American Eagle of Rockland Maine
- Fame of Salem, Massachusetts
- Alert
- Brilliant
- Blue Nose II
- Denis Sullivan
- Calabash
- Eileen Marie
- Elizabeth
- Fame
- Hindu
- Humble
- Isabella
- Malabar X
- Redbird
- Renegade
- Spirit
- Strombus
- Sycamore
- Tabor Boy
- Tyrone
Festival-goers won’t want to miss Gloucester’s many attractions, including art exhibits, beaches, biking, hiking, adventure, fishing, museums, dining, historical sites, whale watching, great entertainment, fireworks and more!
When:
Labor Day Weekend, August 27-31, 2025
Prices:
FREE
Phone:
978.281.0470
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