It’s a big weekend in Bay City, with the long-awaited Tall Ships Celebration underway through Sunday. The ships pictured were the first to arrive on Thursday.

The Denis Sullivan (photo by Dave Maurer)

Below is a complete schedule of events:

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Schedule is subject to change.

11:30 a.m.
Tall ships muster in the Saginaw Bay (approximately)
12:00 p.m.
Festival opens (note: no ship boarding on Thursday)
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Arrival of ships (approximately)
5:00 p.m.
Festival closes
5:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Star Bridge Street Party on Third: Welcome Tall Ships!

Thursday is a working day; ships will not be available for touring.

Friday, July 19, 2019

10:00 a.m.
Festival opens to the public; deck tours and activities begin
MMF: Norfolk Broads (WP)
MMF: Za Horyzontem (VMP)
ROS: Cirque Surya (VMP)
10:15 a.m.
SC: Dale Fowler – Tall Ships of Michigan (VMP)
11:00 a.m.
MMF: 3 Sheets to the Wind (WP)
MMF: Roane (VMP)
ROS: Down and Out on the Barbary Coast (VMP)
11:15 a.m.
SC: Lee Murdock – Songs of the Great Lakes (VMP)
11:30 a.m.
ROS: Cirque Surya (VMP)
12:00 p.m.
MMF: Sąsiedzi (WP)
MMF: Bocca Musica (VMP)
12:15 p.m.
SC: Gary & Jackie – Singing the Good Old Songs (VMP)
ROS: Battle for Castle McGuffin (VMP)
1:00 p.m.
MMF: Roane (WP)
MMF: El Pony Pisador (VMP)
ROS: Romantic Comedy of the Court Jester (VMP)
1:15 p.m.
SC: Dale Fowler – Tall Ships of Michigan (VMP)
1:30 p.m.
ROS: Ring of Fire (VMP)

2:00 p.m.
MMF: Za Horyzontem (WP)
MMF: 3 Sheets to the Wind (VMP)
ROS: Pirates Noir (VMP)
2:15 p.m.
SC: Ric Mixter – Diving into Great Lakes Mysteries (VMP)
2:30 p.m.
ROS: Cirque Surya (VMP)
3:00 p.m.
MMF: Za Horyzontem (WP)
MMF: 3 Sheets to the Wind (VMP)
ROS: Cirque Surya (VMP)
3:15 p.m.
SC: Lee Murdock – Songs of the Great Lakes (VMP)
3:30 p.m.
ROS: Tale of King Gorbeduk (VMP)
4:00 p.m.
MMF: El Pony Pisador (WP)
MMF: Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers (VMP)
ROS: Ring of Fire (VMP)
4:15 p.m.
SC: Gary & Jackie – Singing the Good Old Songs (VMP)
5:00 p.m.
Festival closes to the public
5:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Ballads and Brews at “The Quarterdeck” in Veterans Memorial Park
9:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Parks open for casual viewing; no deck tours
11:00 p.m.
Parks closed

Saturday, July 20, 2019

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Pancakes with Pirates at Veterans Memorial Park
10:00 a.m.
Festival opens to the public; deck tours and activities begin
MMF: Norfolk Broads (WP)
MMF: Roane (VMP)
ROS: Cirque Surya (VMP)
10:15 a.m.
SC: Lee Murdock – Songs of the Great Lakes (VMP)
11:00 a.m.
MMF: 3 Sheets to the Wind (WP)
MMF: El Pony Pisador (VMP)
ROS: The Whip Show (VMP)
11:15 a.m.
SC: Dale Fowler – Tall Ships of Michigan (VMP)
11:30 a.m.
ROS: Cirque Surya (VMP)
12:00 p.m.
MMF: Roane (WP)
MMF: Sąsiedzi (VMP)
ROS: Pirates Noir (VMP)
12:15 p.m.
SC: Gary & Jackie – Singing the Good Old Songs (VMP)
12:30 p.m.
ROS: Unveiled Belly Dance (VMP)
1:00 p.m.
MMF: Za Horyzontem (WP)
MMF: Bocca Musica (VMP)
ROS: Unveiled Belly Dance (VMP)
1:15 p.m.
SC: Lee Murdock – Songs of the Great Lakes (VMP)
1:30 p.m.
ROS: Ring of Fire (VMP)

2:00 p.m.
MMF: Norfolk Broads (WP)
MMF: Sąsiedzi (VMP)
2:15 p.m.
SC: Dale Fowler – Tall Ships of Michigan (VMP)
ROS: Battle for Castle McGuffin (VMP)
3:00 p.m.
MMF: El Pony Pisador (WP)
MMF: 3 Sheets to the Wind (VMP)
ROS: Cirque Surya (VMP)
3:15 p.m.
SC: Gary & Jackie – Singing the Good Old Songs (VMP)
3:30 p.m.
ROS: The Whip Show (VMP)
4:00 p.m.
MMF: Za Horyzontem (WP)
MMF: Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers (VMP)
ROS: Ring of Fire (VMP)
4:15 p.m.
SC: Lee Murdock – Songs of the Great Lakes (VMP)
5:00 p.m.
Festival closes to the public
5:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Ballads and Brews at “The Quarterdeck” in Veterans Memorial Park
9:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Parks open for casual viewing; no deck tours
11:00 p.m.
Parks closed

Sunday, July 21, 2019

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Pancakes with Pirates at Veterans Memorial Park
10:00 a.m.
Festival opens to the public; deck tours and activities begin
MMF: Norfolk Broads (WP)
MMF: Sąsiedzi (VMP)
ROS: Cirque Surya (VMP)
10:15 a.m.
SC: Gary & Jackie – Singing the Good Old Songs (VMP)
11:00 a.m.
MMF: Bocca Musica (WP)
MMF: 3 Sheets to the Wind (VMP)
ROS: The Whip Show (VMP)
11:15 a.m.
SC: Dale Fowler – Tall Ships of Michigan (VMP)
11:30 a.m.
ROS: Cirque Surya (VMP)
12:00 p.m.
MMF: Roane (WP)
MMF: Za Horyzontem (VMP)
ROS: Down and Out on the Barbary Coast (VMP)
12:15 p.m.
SC: Lee Murdock – Songs of the Great Lakes (VMP)
12:30 p.m.
ROS: Tale of King Gorbeduk (VMP)
1:00 p.m.
MMF: Sąsiedzi (WP)
MMF: Bocca Musica (VMP)
ROS: Cirque Surya (VMP)
1:15 p.m.
SC: Ric Mixter – Diving into Great Lakes Mysteries (VMP)
1:30 p.m.
ROS: Ring of Fire (VMP)