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Gloucester Schooner Festival

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Dates:	Friday, August 29, 2014 - Sunday, August 31, 2014
Hours:	Hours Vary see below
In/Outdoor:	Outdoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Fairs & Festivals

The Gloucester Schooner Festival celebrates its 30th year as it takes over Gloucester Harbor once again. This annual gathering of the finest vessels from ports along the Eastern Seaboard is a can’t miss Labor Day Weekend event!

Highlighted by the Mayor’s Race on Sunday afternoon and the Parade of Sail earlier that day, as well as races for other classes, parade of sail, deck tours, public sails, Sunday morning Parade of Sail in Gloucester Harbor (viewing from Stacy Boulevard) and other maritime activities. More than 20 schooners are expected to compete.

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A spectacular highlight of the Gloucester Schooner Festival is the Parade of Sail on Sunday morning, as the participating schooners make their way through the harbor and out past the breakwater, to the Mayor’s Race starting area off Eastern Point. (Stacy Boulevard, Route 127)

The event is Sponsored by the Gloucester Schooner Festival Committee and the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, 978-283-1601.

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WEBSITE

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capeannvacations.com/gloucester-schooner-festival/

LOCATION

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Stacy Blulevarad, Gloucester, MA map
Phone: (978) 283-1601

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Gloucester Schooner Festival

A fun time through the eyes of young kids.... Today's weather was cool and cloudy, which probably dampened the atmosphere, but touring the tall sailing ships and the coast guard boats was a huge thrill for my kids (2 and 3.5), and interesting and educational for me, and the kids were delighted with the small but effective aquarium exhibits at the maritime museum, and the kids' arts and crafts activities. Food was limited and mediocre (one stand with a long line selling overpriced food -- $5 for an awful hamburger, $4 for a hotdog -- on paper plates that blew all over the place. I suppose you could have gone to a real restaurant nearby if you were looking for a quality dininig experience. So, it was a fun day overall but this event is much smaller in scale than you might be expecting. Also, Gloucester is not the most photogenic harbor in the world; it's a real working harbor, so don't be expecting Rockport or Marblehead. :-)