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Activities

  • Free Port Harbor Tours

    Sunday. Bring the whole family and cast off from Tacoma’s famous working waterfront for a tour of Commencement Bay aboard the comfortable Good Time II. Brought to you by the Port of Tacoma, the Boat Tours provide a close-up look at one of the largest container ports in the United States.

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  • Entertainment

  • With a variety of street performers, bands, clowns, jugglers and more. This years fest is sure to have entertainment for the whole family!
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  • Tacoma Rail Train Rides

    Saturday. Mark your calendar to ride the rail around the Tacoma Tideflats at Tacoma Rail’s open house. Learn how Tacoma’s own freight-switching service supports the economic health of the Port of Tacoma and the Tideflats industries.

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  • Quick & Dirty Boat Building

    Quick & Dirty Boat Building Competition is back in 2011! If you’ve never competed or cheered it on, you’re in for a treat!

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  • Beer Garden

    Best All-American Beer Garden at Thea’s Park

    Watch the races!
    Groove to the music!
    Thea’s Park Beer Garden by the water is the perfect setting for relaxation and fun with friends.

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  • Foss Waterway Seaport

  • The Seaport offers radio-controlled boats, children’s concerts and an up-close look at many “mighty boats” – all free during the Tacoma Maritime Fest. Stop by and enjoy the fun!
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    Clean Green Boating Scholarship

    The Clean Green Boating Festival has now merged with the Tacoma Maritime Fest. This exciting partnership brings more awareness to “Green Boating” and Youth involvedment with the “Youth on Board, Clean Green Boating Scholarship”

    Paddle Board Race

Come join in the fun and celebrate summer with the Surfrider Foundation at the 2nd Annual Great Place Paddle Race. This paddle race is a family friendly event with heats for all ages and abilities.

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