Day 5

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 (formerly Rockland District Middle School): 30 Broadway, Rockland, ME 04841

Check days for detailed schedule:

• Wednesday: 11AM – 10PM
• 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.

All Day

Art Show in North Tent

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

Listen for music and festival announcements in the PA booth.

Art & Crafts at the Art Tent, Buoy Park

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

Kids Events

• Children’s Parade
• Cod Fish Carry
• Lobster Eating Contest
• Little Lobster Diaper Derby

7:00 to 10:00 am

Pancake Breakfast (in the Food Tent)

8:00 am

5k & 10k Road Race begins near the main gate.

8:30 am

Kids Fun Run begins near the main gate.

11:00 am to 6:00 pm

Lobster & Seafood served (in the Food Tent)

10:00 am

Children’s Parade (Sign up far end of the Food Tent)

11:30 am

Cod Fish Carry, on the Main Stage

Noon

Lobster Eating Contest (Main Stage at Harbor Park)

12:30 pm

Little Lobster Diaper Derby (Main Stage)
Little Lobster Diaper Derby begins at the Main Stage. Sign up at the far end of the Food Tent.

2:00 pm

International Great Crate Race begins in Rockland Harbor. Sign up begins at 7am on the far end of the Food Tent, but spts fill up quickly, so we recommend getting in line a few hours early.

5:00 pm

Wreath Laying Ceremony (held at the public pier) King Neptune and the 2023 Sea Goddess lead a wreath ceremony for fishermen lost at sea