Dragon Boat Race
Pirates & Wenches Weekend
lounge on the Cape Charles town beach, stroll around the retail district and check out Victorian homes in the historic district. Where to Dock: Cape Charles Yacht Center & Marine Services 7th Annual Coastal Craft Beer Festival Virginia Beach, VA August 27 Spend your Saturday at the waterfront Neptune’s Park, tasting your way through 60+ beers, ciders and seltzers from 30 breweries. Learn about all Virginia breweries have to offer or branch out with some regional or national craft brews. Where to Dock: Rudee’s Inlet Station Marina SEPTEMBER The Waterfront Festival Havre de Grace, MD September 9-10 Cruise to the northern Bay to round out your summer with this annual festival, kicking off with a lighted boat parade. Enjoy fun for the whole family with fresh crab and seafood, beer gardens, live music, hot air balloons and a youth fishing derby! Where to Dock: Tidewater Marina
2nd Annual Portsmouth Paddle Battle Portsmouth, VA September 10 Whether you kayak or paddleboard as a novice or a pro, or enjoy waterfront live music, food and drink, there’s a place for you in the Paddle Battle on the Elizabeth River. Proceeds will support the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and Lightship Portsmouth Museum. Where to Dock: Tidewater Yacht Marina
Rock Hall, MD August 12-14
Presented by Main Street Rock Hall, you can dock at a local bayfront marina for an immersive, family-friendly weekend. The whole family will love the market- place on Main Street, pirate and mermaid performers, and costume contests, with
no shortage of grub and grog. Where to Dock: Haven Harbour Marina Resorts
Solomons Dragon Boat Festival 2022 Solomons Island August 13 Cruise to scenic Solomons Island to watch 30 dragon boat teams compete for glory on the Patuxent River and explore the local vendor village. Arrive the week before and you might catch a Dotting of the Eye Ceremony or even a flash mob. Where to Dock: Solomons Harbor Marina Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup Regatta Cape Charles, VA August 20-21 Make your way to Virginia’s Eastern Shore for two days of racing on the Chesapeake. While you’re there,
TrawlerFest Baltimore Baltimore, MD September 27-October 1
Close out your summer season with PassageMaker’s annual boat show held at Harbor East Marina in the heart of downtown Baltimore. The show hosts impressive in-water selections of new and pre-owned long-rang cruisers, coastal cruisers and of course, tons of trawlers. Free seminars and educational demonstrations are held throughout the weekend. Where to Dock: Harbor East Marina
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