Yorktown Market Days – Maritime Festival
November 8 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Yorktown Market Days – Maritime Festival
Saturday, November 8, 2025
9 am – 3 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!
Pirates invade the waterfront to talk to kids about seafaring life, and educational information will be available for mariners of all ages.
Well, shiver me timbers! You can enjoy an entire weekend dedicated to celebrating everything there is to love about our waterfront locale!
During this extended farmers market, sample some of the best seafood in the area including clam chowder, Virginia blue crabs, and fresh fried fish. Artisans will be selling nautical-inspired jewelry and art, and pirates will invade the area to talk to kids about seafaring life. Enjoy deck tours, kids’ crafts, live music, and educational information for mariners of all ages. It’s a day that is sure to make any landlubber want to set sail!
Schedule
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Children’s Craft
- Blacksmith Demonstration
- Loose Cannon Company’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 a.m.
- The Fifes and Drums of York Town perform.
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- The Clan MacCool Band performs on the Riverwalk Landing Stage.
- Balloon Artist
- Face Painting
See Agenda for Sunday, November 9
For the full list of participating vendors, visit HERE
The free, accessible Yorktown Trolley will be in operation beginning at 11 a.m. during this event.
