Tentative schedule. Check back for updates!

Friday, September 6th

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Vendors

4:00 PM: Live music with George Ward and Friends

5:30 PM (Approximately): Tug parade arrives in Waterford

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Live music with Flood Road

Saturday, September 7th

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Tours of docked tugs (Open times vary by tug)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Rebuilding History: The Seneca Chief and the Erie Canal Bicentennial
Presenter: Brian Trzeciak, Seneca Chief Project

10:00 AM: Paddle the Flight

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Boat rides (at battery/boat launch)

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Farmers Market, Bounce House (at Lock 2)

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Waterford Fire Department Obstacle Course (at Lock 2)

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Kid’s Line Toss (East of Peebles Island Bridge)

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Face Painting (at Lock 2)

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Live music with Brian Kane

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: "The Erie Canal and Albany, The Past and the Future" Presenter: Len Tantillo, Historical and Marine Artist

6:00 PM: Live music with River Junction

8:45 PM 9:00 PM: Fireworks!

Sunday, September 8th

8:30 AM: Kids’ Race (No entry fee) - South side of 4th Street Bridge

9:00 AM: Tug Chug 5K

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Tours of docked tugs (Open times vary by tug)

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Boat rides (at battery/boat launch)

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Farmers Market and Bouncy Slide (at Lock 2)

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Live music with Curragh

11:00 AM: Presentation of the Tug of the Year Award

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM: “A Tugboat Roundup Retrospective: A Discussion on a Bad Idea That Turned Out Great 25 Years Later” Presenters: Capt. Rob Goldman and Capt. John Callaghan

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Face Painting (at Lock 2)

1:00 PM: Mariners Line Toss Competition, Round Two (Visitor Center, outside)

1:00 PM: Live music with Troy Samba

2:00 PM: Closing ceremonies