Festival Activites by Site

Festival Activities by Site

With more than 75 exhibits, dozens of craft and food vendors and 20 non-profits, four huge nightly concerts and free music from regional artists daily, during the course of three days, it’s no wonder more than 35,000 people from all over the country attend the Lake Champlain Maritime Festival each year! Please click on each photo or icon to see what is happening at that particular site! For a complete list of activities by site, please scroll down.

 Perkins Pier

• U.S. Coast Guard Tender Buoy and Exhibit
• Off-shore Racing Boats Exhibits
• Lake Champlain Maritime Museum “Gig Boat” Exhibit
• Lake Champlain Maritime Museum “Lois McClure” Schooner Exhibit

Lake Champlain Transportation King Street Ferry Dock

• Lake Champlain Transportation “Miss Piggy” Tug Boat Exhibit
• Lake Champlain Cruises “Northern Lights” Eco-Cruise
• Lake Monsters’ Champ
• Lake Champlain Transportation “Adirondack” Ferry Boat

ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

• Eco-Zone Exhibit and Bobber Bob
• Glow: Living Lights
• Daily Demonstrations with more than 70 Live Animals
• More than 100 Daily Interactive Exhibits
• Eclectic Gift Shop
• Lake Champlain Navy Memorial
• University of Vermont Research Vessel “Melosira” Exhibit and Cruises

Burlington Boathouse

• Lake Champlain ACBS Vintage Boat Show (Parade at 4:00pm)
• Classic Sailing Vessel Charter “Friend Ship”
• Cruise Ship “Ethan Allen”
• Adirondack Guide Boat Exhibit and Demonstrations
• Douglas Brooks Boat Builder Exhibit

Lake Champlain Burlington Waterfront Park

• International Food and Beverage Court
• Arts and Crafts Vendors
• Art Shows and Exhibits
• Non-Profit Exhibits
• Mission Possible: An Adventure Race for the United Way
• Eco-Zone Exhibits and Demonstrations!
• Lake Champlain International’s Bobber Bob!
• Pirate 5k Run, presented by New England Federal Credit Union
• Waterfront Wine & Food Festival, presented by Farrell Distributing
• Higher Ground Concert Thursday Evening
• Higher Ground Concert Friday Evening
• Higher Ground Concert Saturday Evening
• Higher Ground Concert Sunday Evening
• FREE Daily Music Stages Friday through Sunday
  • Festival Stage Waterfront Field: 11am-5:30pm: Friday, August 10-Sunday, August 12
  • Great Lawn Stage Acoustic: 11am-6:30pm: Friday, August 10-Sunday, August 12
  • NEW! Wine and Food Acoustic Stage (Times/Dates TBD)

   

Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center

• Sailboat Rides
• Paddleboard Demos and Rentals
• Kayak Rides

Lake Champlain U.S. Coast Guard Launch

• Dragonheart Vermont Boat Demonstrations
• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
• Vermont State Police
• Colchester Police, Fire and Dive Team
• Vermont Fish and Wildlife