This year Deck the Docks at Maritime Gloucester coincides with the Middle Street Walk and the Lobster Trap Tree Lighting which will take place at Solomon Jacobs Park on Harbor Loop- just steps from Maritime Gloucester! Join us for a full day of Holiday Cheer! More details available at MaritimeGloucester.org

Maritime Gloucester is proud to partner again with Cape Ann Veterans Services to provide up to 30 Christmas Trees to local Military Families this holiday season. To support this effort consider purchasing a tree for $60. Purchases can be made online at MaritimeGloucester.org/shop or in person during regular business hours.

We are celebrating the 71st annual Gloucester International Dory Race and Gloucester’s 400th with a once in a lifetime Maritime event. 4 days of fun and activity on the water and on land.

With over 42 opportunities to get on a vessel and sail, 30 hours of deck tours, and free museum access all weekend, this is going to be an event to remember!

Big thank you to our Signature Sponor, Gloucester 400+, whose dedication to accessible events throughout the year is making it possible for us to put in the docks and have FREE deck tours all Rendevous long.

Come on, Gloucester! Let’s start filling up those sales and letting the visiting Schooners know how much we appreciate their time and efforts in coming here. Hope to see you on the water!

The Gloucester Schooner Festival is celebrating its 39th year and we are excited to bring this fantastic weekend to the public once more, this year being even more spectacular as we mark Gloucester’s 400th Anniversary. Each year Maritime Gloucester and the Gloucester Schooner Festival Committee commits to raising all of the funds to put on the four day event, bringing tens of thousands of visitors to Gloucester and getting local residents out on the harbor. Help us support this year’s event and celebrate our maritime heritage with a night of fun auction items, 50/50 raffle, cash bar, light buffet, good drinks, great friends, and music by our friend DJ Scotty Mack!

$39 suggested donation for the 39th Annual year

photo credit and schooner in the picture: Schooner When and If

Thank you to Lenny Linquata and the Gloucester House Team for providing the venue

Hello little Ghosts and Goblins, Warlocks and Witches, Mermaids and little Captains:

Maritime Gloucester invites you to get in the Halloween “Spirit” Saturday, Oct 29 from 1pm to 5pm.

The Maritime Gloucester campus will be transformed into a spooky and fun place for kids to play and create. We have a bunch of thrills and safe chills up our wizarding sleeves in store!

• Shiver your timbers with our Pirate on the Pier for a treasure hunt escapade.
• Sing along with the Bard on the Shipyard as we shanty up some fun.
• Our Warlock on the Dock will be creating magic wands for sale to little wizards on our shipyard lathe.

Kraken fish printing, Dwarven delicacies, and drinks will be available for sale!

This is a free event for members, donations and memberships appreciated! Costumes are ALWAYS encouraged.

Join your favorite non-profits this weekend as we clean up our coastlines, the harbor, and our beaches. In honor of last week’s World Ocean Day, Maritime Gloucester, Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute, Gloucester Gig Rowers, UMass Amherst | Gloucester Marine Station, and Ocean Alliance have teamed up for a community-wide volunteer effort.

Depending on the numbers of volunteers, various land-based locations will be covered. Gloucester Gig Rowers will be cleaning by boat, and boaters are welcome to join in! Once you sign up, you will be given location information!

Saturday, June 18, 8:30am

Sign up today at http://www.maritimegloucester.org or directly at https://signup.com/go/eENYjgH

Maritime Gloucester anticipates the promise of summer with a week of maritime skills training. Our Spring Working Skills Series is celebration of traditional skills presented by three superstar women of the maritime heritage field. Check out the introduction to planking with Carolyn Corbin, find out what you need to know to safely prepare for you next small boat excursion with Arista Holden, or hear about traditional sailmaking practices with some nods to modern techniques with Susannah Winder. Come join us from the comfort of your home for a night of fun and learning.

This program is sponsored by @MassHumanities Bridge Street Fund and is FREE to the public, but you must RSVP to come.

Go to our website at www.maritimegloucester.org to register today.

The Maritime Gloucester 2021 Winter Lecture Series goes virtual every Tuesday this March! This year’s roster focuses on the iconic vessel that defines our heritage and captures our hearts: The Schooner. With discussions of design, glimpses from past harbors, tributes to the fishing fleet and the men that drove it, and current legends that carry on the tradition…this lecture series goes in-depth with five entertaining and informative sessions.

Virtual space is limited and RSVPs are required. Go to http://www.maritimegloucester.org to register today.

We kick off the series on March 2, 2021 with Maritime Gloucester’s own Justin Demetri presenting Evolution of the Schooner: A Story in Half Hull. Presentation and Q&A to follow.

Deck the Docks is coming to a close this weekend! Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, Harbor Loop is the perfect spot for any last minute gifts! Deck the Docks is our annual event that supports local artists and brings Maritime Gloucester cheer!

Our Holiday By The Sea Gift Shop is full swing with great items from great local artisans including 

Hold Fast, Offcuts by Giacalone Contracting, FishPrintLady, Glass by Kristine, Melissa Cox Photography, Lanes Creek Pottery, Paintings by Audi Souza, and the Maritime Gloucester Gift Shop.

(shhh….Don’t forget to stop by our 50% off “outlet section” for great gifts for under your tree)

While you are there, pick up your map of Winter Lights! on Cape Ann. Tour the light displays at all 150 participating businesses! Start your discovery at Maritime Gloucester and see the lights on our pier and on Harbor Loop!

AND…make sure to check out the Deck the Docks Virtual Art Show 2020, hosted by seArts and Maritime Gloucester! Browse the catalog here and get some art to deck your walls! Contact info@searts.org for more information.

Shop Local, Support Local Artists and Artisans! A percentage of all sales will support the mission of Maritime Gloucester. See you this weekend.