Tuesday, Aug 1, 2006
Maritime history will come splendidly to life at this one-day event featuring music and culture from the age of sail. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park visitors will be transported back to the days of square-rigged ships, gold seekers, and harrowing Cape Horn passages.
The festival will feature live theater, kids’ maritime crafts and programs, boat building and racing contests, living history shipboard demonstrations, blacksmithing, rope making, knot tying, exhibits, and the rich and varied tradition of music of the sea. Some of the finest singers and instrumentalists from the Bay Area will perform centuries-old sea chanteys, mournful ballads, and raucous drinking songs from the days when hard work and strong canvas ruled the waves. Join in on some of the songs as the park honors maritime history and the 25th anniversary of the park’s monthly sea chantey sing-along.
Admission to Festival of the Sea 2006 is free (suggested $5 donation appreciated) and includes entrance to the National Historic Landmark vessels berthed at Hyde Street Pier. This year’s festival takes place on Saturday, September 9, from 10am-5pm, at Hyde Street Pier, at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park includes a magnificent fleet of historic ships, visitor center, maritime museum and library. The park offers both regular programs and special events. For more information about the park, or its public programs, please call 415-447-5000 or visit the park’s website at http://www.nps.gov/safr.
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