September 11th, 12th and 13th

Friday, September 11th

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Vendors

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Live music by George Ward (Visitor’s Center)

5:45 PM (Approximately): Tug parade arrives in Waterford

Saturday, September 12th

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Tours of docked tugs (Open times vary by tug)

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Tug Talk (Peebles Island): “New York’s 1976 Bicentennial Barge – A Retrospective” a moderated panel featuring Bicentennial Barge Project Director Phil Johnson

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Boat rides (at battery/boat launch area at foot of 1st Street)

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Farmers Market, Bounce House (at Lock 2)

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Waterford Fire Department Obstacle Course (at Lock 2)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Tug Talk (Peebles Island): “2026 TOTY Showcase - The History of the Shoofly Pie” by N.D. Austin

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Face Painting (at Lock 2)

12:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Live music by Tom Harding (Visitor Center)

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Tug Talk (Peebles Island): “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s…A Barge? Rescuing Imperiled Logistical Challenges – Ship By Canal” by New York State Marine Highway

2:30 - 5:30 PM: Live music by Overture featuring Ginger Miller

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Live music by the Word (Lock E-2 Park)

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Tug Talk (Peebles Island): “The Last Trip of the J.W. Lee – A Canal Boat Working from Whitehall to Albany goes over a dam in Waterford” by Russ VanDervoort

2:00 PM Mariners Line Toss ROUND 1 (Visitor’s Center, outside)

6:00 - 9:00 PM Live music by Willoughby Station

8:45 PM: Fireworks!

Sunday, September 13th

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Tours of docked tugs (Open times vary by tug)

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Boat rides (at battery/boat launch)

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Farmers Market and Bouncy Slide (at Lock 2)

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Live music by Scott Stockman (Visitor Center)

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Tug Talk (Peebles Island): “Revolutionary New York & the Erie Canal” by Brad Utter

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Face Painting (at Lock 2)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Tug Talk (Peebles Island): “When Steam Whistles Sang: 1988’s Live Steam Voices – A Canallers Retrospective” led by Capt. Steven R. Wunder

12:00 PM: Mariners Line Toss Competition, ROUND 1 and FINALS (Visitor Center, outside)

1:00 PM: Awards Ceremony at Lock 2