SEPTEMBER 8-10, 2023

Celebrate California’s rich maritime history with a fun-filled weekend featuring visiting Tall Ships, cannon battles, mermaid swim shows, pirate school, re-enactors and sailor camp, local vendors, live music, food trucks and more.

Free Areas include:

• Sailor Camp (blacksmiths, pirates, and more)
• Band and Beer Garden
• Seafarer’s Landing (food trucks)
• Peddler’s Village (local craftsmen and artists)

Festival Adventure Pass includes:

• Ocean Institute’s Main Campus Activities
  • Marine Life Artifacts
  • History of Whaling
  • Scrimshaw Activity
  • Local Aquaria & Marine Life
  • Gold Panning Station
  • Tide Pool Touch Tank
  • Shark Touch Tank
  • Sea Monster Scavenger Hunt
• Tall Ship Tours
  • Spirit of Dana Point
  • Curlew
  • Irving Johnson
  • Exy Johnson
  • Bill of Rights
• Lil’ Lads Landing
  • Pirate Obstacle Course
  • Festival Games
  • Challenges & Prizes

Festival Adventure Pass Pricing: $17-20 per person. Kids 2 and under are free.

Special Ticketed Experiences:
(Festival Adventure Pass included with ticket purchase)

• Cannon Battles – $80 Tall Ship or $60 Escort Cruise
• Mermaid Breakfast – $70
• Mermaid Swim Show – $35
• Mermaid Tea by the Sea – $70
• Cap’n Jack’s Pirate School – $35