2018 TBR Schedule
/Friday, September 7th
2:30pm Tugs muster in Albany for the Tugboat Parade
4pm to 7pm Live music with George Ward at the Visitor Center
5:15pm to 5:45pm Tugboat Parade reaches Waterford
7pm to 9pm Live music with All Nite Long
Saturday, September 8th
All day: Docked tugs open for tours, paddle wheel tour boat rides hourly (fee), vendors
10am to 4pm: Whispering Willow Wild Care at Lock 2
10am to 4pm: Waterford Fire Department Fire Safety Obstacle Course at Lock 2
10am to 11am Tug Talk: The Sinking of the Tug Annex, presented by Russ Vandervoort of the Waterford Canal and Towpath Society
11am to 2pm Live music with Flood Road on the Grand Erie
11:30am to 12:30pm Tug Talk: Tugboating 101 presented by Rob Goldman of NYS Marine Highway
11:30 Kayaking 4 Meso kayakers come through the flight
12pm - 5pm Pony rides at Lock 2
12pm to 7pm Bouncy Bounce at Lock 2
1pm - Music and Entertainment with Mark Rust at Lock 2
1pm - 3pm Safe Child ID Card Program at Lock 2
2pm Tug of the Year Ceremony
2:15pm: TugTalk: HarveyTug Talk The Saving of a Hero, Huntley Gill, John J Harvey
3:15pm to 5pm Live music with Double D on the Grand Erie
3pm - Music and Entertainment with Mark Rust at Lock 2
5:30pm to 8:30pm Live music with Joe Lowry on the Grand Erie
7:15 Renaming and Dedication of the Harbor Center
8:30pm Fireworks ✨
Sunday, September 9th
All day: Docked tugs open for tours, paddle wheel tour boat rides hourly (fee), vendors
9am - Tug Chug 5K starts at Lock 2
10am to 1pm: Waterford Fire Department Fire Safety Obstacle Course at Lock 2
11am - 3pm Pony rides at Lock 2
11am – 12pm Tug Talk: Tug Urger; workboat to flagship Preservation League
12pm - 2pm Safe Child ID Card Program at Lock 2
12pm to 4pm Bouncy Bounce at Lock 2
12:15 Line Tossing/Cleat Wrapping at the Battery
1pm to 3:30pm Live music with Boys of Wexford
3:30pm Awards Ceremony in front of the Grand Erie