Yorktown Market Days – Annual Maritime Festival
November 8 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
⚓️ Ahoy, mateys! It’s time to set sail and celebrate all things waterfront at this weekend’s Maritime Festival at the extended Yorktown Farmers Market! Join the fun from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday for two days packed with seaside excitement! Dive into delicious seafood, shop for nautical treasures, meet friendly pirates, and enjoy live music and interactive activities for all ages!
Some of the best local and seasonal seafood including clam chowder, Virginia blue crabs, oysters, and other seafood favorites. Guests can also shop for nautical-inspired art and jewelry.
Pirates invade the waterfront to talk to kids about seafaring life, and educational information will be available for mariners of all ages.
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𝟿 ᴀ.ᴍ. – 𝟹 ᴘ.ᴍ.
- Children’s Craft
- Blacksmith Demonstration
- The Loose Cannon Company / Mr. Willis‘s Pirate Encampment
- Maritime cutouts available for a photo opportunity
- Maritime history displays in the Freight Shed
- Workboats at the Riverwalk Landing Piers
- Tides of Time – Photo display journey through Yorktown’s waterfront history
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The Fifes and Drums of York Town perform.
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- The Clan MacCool Band performs on the Riverwalk Landing Stage.
- Balloon Artist
- Face Painting
𝟷𝟷 ᴀ.ᴍ. – 𝟹 ᴘ.ᴍ.
Commerce in the Colonies – Learn how the colonists traded and prepped the cargo ships during the 18th century.
𝟷𝟸 ᴘ.ᴍ.
Tea Dumping Ceremony at the Riverwalk Landing Piers.
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲
𝟿 ᴀ.ᴍ. – 𝟹 ᴘ.ᴍ.
- Children’s Craft
- Blacksmith Demonstration
- The Loose Cannon Company / Mr. Willis‘s Pirate Encampment
- Maritime cutouts available for a photo opportunity
- Maritime history displays in the Freight Shed
- Workboats at the Riverwalk Landing Piers
- Commerce in the Colonies – Learn how the colonists traded and prepped the cargo ships during the 18th century.
- Tides of Time – Photo display journey through Yorktown’s waterfront history
𝟷𝟶 ᴀ.ᴍ. – 𝟹 ᴘ.ᴍ.
- The Clan MacCool Band performs on the Riverwalk Landing Stage.
- Balloon Artist
- Face Painting
𝟷𝟸 ᴘ.ᴍ.
Tea Dumping Ceremony at the Riverwalk Landing Piers.
The free, accessible Yorktown Trolley will be in operation beginning at 11 a.m.
🔗 Want to know which vendors will be there? Check out the full list here
🚎 And don’t miss the free Yorktown Trolley, running at 11 a.m.
