The Irish Maritime Festival is a spectacular celebration of all things seafaring and includes water displays, the first ever Boyne swimming race, seagoing schooners, a food village, street and theatre performances, a maritime museum and educational areas. The Irish Maritime Festival is a spectacular celebration of all things seafaring and takes place in Drogheda Port, County Louth from June 13 to 15.
A feast of maritime fun is planned including the Boyne Boat Race, show-stopping watersports, a Boyne swim and a maritime pavilion. There will also be a wide range of cultural and family entertainments to coincide with the arrival to Drogheda Port of six classic sailing ships of a bygone era.
Festival goers will be spoiled for choice with funfairs on the quays, boat and canoe trips on the river, stunning watersport displays, boat-building workshops and stand-up paddle boarding races.
Onshore at the Port a revamped warehouse will be transformed into the maritime pavilion, featuring a temporary beach area and a real food village celebrating local artisan food producers, along with art, photography, maritime history and kids play zones.
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