Thursday

All Day

Free Shuttle Bus

The festival provides free shuttle services to and from the festival grounds from the following locations. A bus arrives at each location approximately every 30 minutes.

• South Elementary School: 30 Broadway, Rockland, ME
• Oceanside High School: 400 Broadway, Rockland, ME

Check days for detailed schedule:

• Wednesday: 11 am – 10 pm
• Thursday, Friday, and Saturday*: 8:30 am – 11:30 pm
• Sunday: 8:30 am – 6:30 pm

Bus arrives at each location approximately every 20 minutes. Saturday morning shuttle service will be limited due to the parade. *Shuttle will not be running approximately 9 am – noon Saturday, Aug. 3.

All Day

Art Show at Fine Art & Craft Tent

“Heritage, History, and Ancestry” (at the Maine Heritage Tent at Middle Pier)

Listen for music and festival announcements in the PA booth.

Touch Tank, Books, & Demonstrations of the Maritime Industry in the Marine Tent, on Middle Pier

7 to 10 am

Pancake Breakfast (in the Food Tent)

9 am

Pirates of the Dark Rose raid Buoy Park!

9 am to 6 pm

U.S.S Delbert D. Black Tours

The U.S.S Delbert D. Black is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy, which was launched in 2017. It weighs approximately 9,200 long tons, is 510 feet long, and houses 280 officers and enlisted. The ship is named for the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Delbert D. Black.

Free tours will depart from the Festival grounds at the pier next to the Harbor Master’s building. Tours last approximately 30-40 minutes aboard the ship, with an additional 45 minutes for travel to and from the ship. Minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. No pets or backpacks are allowed. No open toed shoes or flip flops.

9:15 am to 2 pm

Pirate encampment, Buoy Park

10:30 to 11:30 am

Piracy 101, Buoy Park

Everything one needs to know to be a pirate!

Noon to 6 pm

Paddy Mills, Food Tent

An award-winning folk singer/songwriter whose songs are as salty as the Maine coast he calls home.

Noon to 8 pm

The food tent opens to serve fresh Maine lobsters and other seafood. Menu

Midday

King Neptune & his Court, 2024 Maine Lobster Festival Delegate, and Black Beard visit the festival grounds to meet visitors.

12:30 to 1:45 pm

Midcoast Music Academy, Main Stage

Students and staff of MCMA will perform in various ensembles.

1 to 2 pm

Cannon Lessons, Buoy Park

Our visiting pirates will teach guests all about cannons, and even fire some off.

2 to 7 pm

Pirate Lessons, Buoy Park

Learn what it takes to be a pirate!

2:15 to 3:30 pm

Smokehouse Boys, Main Stage

A four-piece band playing classic rock, blues, and country.

3 to 4 pm

Pirate Weapons Demonstrations, Buoy Park

A demonstration of the piratical arts.

3:30 to 4 pm

Jim Gibson, Beer Tent

An entertaining blend of blues, rock, gospel and country music.

3:30 to 5 pm

Steins & Vines in North Tent
Celebrate our annual event, showcasing Maine brewers and vintners. Additional charge for admittance, age 21 or older, photo ID is required. Purchase tickets.

4 to 5 pm

Pirate Weapons Demonstration, Buoy Park

A demonstration of the piratical arts.

4 to 5:15 pm

Split Willow, Main Stage

A five-piece rock and roll band from Midcoast Maine.

5 pm

Cannon Fire, Buoy Park

The pirates will be firing cannons.

5:15 to 5:30 pm

Jim Gibson, Beer Tent

An entertaining blend of blues, rock, gospel and country music.

5:30 to 7 pm

Steins & Vines, in North Tent

Celebrate our annual event, showcasing Maine brewers and vintners. Additional charge for admittance, age 21 or older, photo ID is required. Purchase tickets.

5:30 to 7 pm

The Tyler Healy Band, Main Stage

Maine’s premier country rock band.

7 to 7:30 pm

Jim Gibson, Beer Tent

An entertaining blend of blues, rock, gospel and country music.

7:30 to 9:30 pm

Omega Defern, Main Stage

A modern nostalgia indie rock powerhouse with powerful vocals and electrifying guitar riffs.