BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250809T150000Z DTEND:20250809T203000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Salem Maritime Festival DESCRIPTION:Join us for the annual Salem Maritime Festival on Saturday\, August 9\, 2025\, at Salem Maritime National Historical Park on Derby Street. This event is free and open to the public. Salem Maritime Festival will feature a cardboard boat race\, free tours and programs at historic buildings and the Friendship of Salem\, food trucks and lawn games.\n\nThe day will kick off the Great Salem Maritime Cardboard Boat Regatta. Teams will test their engineering\, ingenuity\, and artistry by building homemade boats constructed on cardboard and duct tape. Launching from Derby Beach in a series of heats\, teams will race to paddle their cardboard boats in the Salem Sound.\n\nSchedule of Events\n\n11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: The Great Salem Maritime Cardboard Boat Regatta (races and award ceremony)\n\n9:30 AM - 4:30 PM: Historic buildings open\n\n1:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Friendship of Salem open\n\nLawn games and food trucks\n\n\n\nMore Information X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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\nJoin us for the annual Salem Maritime Festival on Saturday\, August 9\, 2025\, at Salem Maritime National Historical Park on Derby Street. This event is free and open to the public. Salem Maritime Festival will feature a cardboard boat race\, free tours and programs at historic buildings and the Friendship of Salem\, food trucks and lawn games.
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The day will kick off the Great Salem Maritime Cardboard Boat Regatta. Teams will test their engineering\, ingenuity\, and artistry by building homemade boats constructed on cardboard and duct tape. Launching from Derby Beach in a series of heats\, teams will race to paddle their cardboard boats in the Salem Sound.
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Schedule of Events
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11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: The Great Salem Maritime Cardboard Boat Regatta (races and award ceremony)
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9:30 AM - 4:30 PM: Historic buildings open
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1:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Friendship of Salem open
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Lawn games and food trucks
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\nMore Information
\n LOCATION:160 Derby St\, Salem\, MA\, United States\, Massachusetts 01970 UID:e.2160.22804 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260508T175918Z URL:https://www.salem-chamber.org/events/details/salem-maritime-festival-22804 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR