Olympia Harbor Days Maritime & Tugboat Festival

Set a course for the 51st annual award-winning 2024 Olympia Harbor Days Maritime Festival and Tugboat Races, Labor Day Weekend with Drone Show, and night market on opening day.

The festival hosts the World's Largest Vintage Tugboat Show and Races. It engages tugboat enthusiasts, history buffs, arts & crafts lovers, fair food junkies, or anyone in search of FREE family-friendly fun including the walk-aboard tugboat show on Saturday and Races on Sunday.

Live entertainment, food, arts, crafts, history, kid’s stuff, Tribal activities, and more are offered all weekend from Olympia's Percival Landing to the Port Plaza. 1 – 3 hour Harbor Cruising available on the steamship the Virginia V and state tall ship Lady Washington. Are you coming from out of town? Stay at the DoubleTree just a block away. All proceeds go to the South Sound Maritime Heritage Association preserving the maritime heritage of Olympia! The event is supported in part by Inspire Olympia.