Skip to main content
Home / Events / 2024 Waterford Tugboat Roundup

PLEASE NOTE:
The information you are viewing for this event is from Friday, Sep 6, 2024.
Please check back for updates.
two tugboats in the water
a large tugboat with yellow, blue, and orange colors
tugboat roundup logo

2024 Waterford Tugboat Roundup

The Tugboat Roundup is a gathering of tugboats, workboats and barges to celebrate the maritime heritage of the Northeast Inland Waterways. Come and celebrate September 6th through 8th!

When and where

Date and time

Friday, Sep 6, 2024 until Sunday, Sep 8, 2024
See Below for Dates & Times

Address

Richard M. Hurst Harbor Center, 1 Tugboat Alley Waterford, NY 12188
Driving Directions

Cost

FREE ADMISSION

About this event

The festival features a tug parade, tug tours, boat rides, tug talks, competitions, fireworks, children's activities, vendors, food, and more. This year's schedule is below.

2024 Schedule:

Friday, September 6th

  • 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM Vendors
  • 4:00 PM Live music with George Ward and Friends
  • 5:30 PM (Approximately) Tug parade arrives in Waterford
  • 5:30 to 8:30 Live music with Flood Road

Saturday, September 7th

  • 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Tours of docked tugs. Open times vary by tug.
  • 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Tug Talk
  • 10:00 AM Paddle the Flight
  • 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Boat rides (at Lock 2)
  • 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Farmers Market, Bounce House at Lock 2
  • 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Kid’s Line Toss (East of Peebles Island Bridge)
  • 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Waterford Fire Department Obstacle Course at Lock 2
  • 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Face Painting at Lock 2
  • 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Live music
  • 2:00 to 4:00 PM Troy Samba
  • 2:00 PM Tug Talk
  • 3:00 PM Mariner’s Line Toss Competition, Round 1
  • 5:00 PM Tug Talk
  • 6:00 PM Live music with River Junction
  • 8:45 PM Fireworks!

Sunday, September 8th

  • 8:30 AM Kids’ Race (no entry fee). South side of 4th Street Bridge
  • 9:00 AM Tug Chug 5K
  • 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Tours of docked tugs. Open times vary by tug.
  • 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Boat Rides
  • 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Farmers Market and Bouncy Slide at Lock 2
  • 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Live music with Curragh
  • 11:00 AM Tug Talk
  • 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Face Painting at Lock 2
  • 1:00 PM Mariners Line Toss Competition, Round Two (Visitor Center, outside)
  • 1:30 PM Junior Division Line Toss Competition, ages 13-18
  • 2:00 PM Closing ceremonies
Tags: fireworks

Event times and information subject to change and not guaranteed.