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.
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 closes5:00 – 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.
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 public5:00 – 11:00 p.m. Ballads and Brews at “The Quarterdeck” in Veterans Memorial Park9:00 – 11:00 p.m. Parks open for casual viewing; no deck tours11:00 p.m. Parks closed
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Pancakes with Pirates at Veterans Memorial Park10:00 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 public5:00 – 11:00 p.m. Ballads and Brews at “The Quarterdeck” in Veterans Memorial Park9:00 – 11:00 p.m. Parks open for casual viewing; no deck tours11:00 p.m. Parks closed
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Pancakes with Pirates at Veterans Memorial Park10:00 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)
Visit the event’s website for more about the Tall Shops Celebration:
https://www.tallshipcelebration.com/ships