Belfast Harbor Fest, a community project of the Belfast Rotary Club, honors the maritime tradition of Belfast, Maine, provides people of all ages with opportunities to experience Belfast harbor, stimulates the economic life of Belfast and the Belfast area, fosters membership in the Belfast Rotary Club, and generates support for Rotary service projects that make real Rotary’s belief in “Service Above Self.”

Schedule of Events:

Vendors are located throughout the park.

10:00 am - 1:00 pm: Come Boating! offers free Harbor Rows. Sign up at the Come Boating! Boat shed near the Harbor Master’s building.
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Belfast Rotary Club Bake Sale (Boat House)

Cardboard Boat Challenge (at the Boat House). Sponsored by the Belfast Parks and Recreation Department and Front Street Shipyard.

10:00 am: Boats arrive, register, and sign a liability waiver
10:30 am: Public display and voting for People’s Choice Award. Boat Judging.
10:45 am: Boaters and crew meet with officials to go over the rules followed by a parade.
11:00 am: Races begin by category. The Awards Ceremony follows the final heat of the races.

11:00 am: Habitat for Humanity Lobster Gala. 

11:00 am - 3:00 pm: Live music at the Gazebo