Music Program: Jordan Matchett
2025-08-29 14:30 - 15:30 (America/Vancouver) | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
Jordan Matchett will perform from the Inner Harbour dock stage.

Jordan Matchett is a maritimer from Miramichi NB (also Canada’s Irish Capital and Bluegrass capital). He has been in western Canada performing since 2010. He has songs about the maritimes and from the maritime perspective as someone who lives in the west.

Anchors Away Activities: Ink Watercolour Drop-In
2025-08-29 15:00 - 17:30 | Ship Point, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1T3, Canada
Join us at the Anchors Aweigh Activities by Ship Point gate all weekend long for fun drop-in activities for all ages run by the Maritime Museum of BC!

Drop in to create ink postcard paintings of misty, biodiverse coastal BC forest, while learning about these habitats and their connection to marine ecosystems. No experience is necessary. Drop in and start creating!

Anchors Away Activities: Artefact Interpretation
2025-08-30 09:00 - 19:30, 2025-08-31 09:00 - 17:30 | Ship Point, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1T3, Canada
Join us at the Anchors Aweigh Activities by Ship Point gate all weekend long for fun drop-in activities for all ages run by the Maritime Museum of BC!

View and handle artefacts from the Maritime Museum of BC education collection, and learn about Trekka (1955) and other heritage vessels from our volunteer interpreters.

Classic Boat Festival Saturday, Day 2
2025-08-30 09:00 - 20:00 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
Up to 100 classic vessels in Victoria’s Inner Harbour over Labour Day weekend. Docks open to the public; suggested donation of $ for entry, with all funds benefiting the Maritime Museum of BC’s programs, exhibits, and collections care.

Anchors Away Activities: Paper Woven Cards Drop-In
2025-08-30 10:30 - 13:00 | Ship Point, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1T3, Canada
Join us at the Anchors Aweigh Activities by Ship Point gate all weekend long for fun drop-in activities for all ages run by the Maritime Museum of BC!

Learn how to create woven designs using paper, inspired by the historical techniques used in sailmaking. Participants will leave with a beautiful woven card to send to someone they love! No experience is necessary – drop in and start creating!

Feature Performer: Hounds of Cuchulain
2025-08-30 12:30 - 13:30 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
The Hounds of Cuchulain will perform from the Inner Harbour dock stage.

The Hounds of Cuchulain are a seven-piece band from Victoria, BC, delivering vibrant performances steeped in Irish, Scottish, English, and original folk music. Inspired by legends like The Dubliners, The Pogues, The Irish Rovers, The Corries, and The Chieftains, their dynamic shows feature lively dance tunes, historical ballads, engaging stories, and enchanting melodies.

Music Program: Michael Wilford and Joshua Litton
2025-08-30 14:30 - 15:30 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
Michael Wilford and Joshua Litton will perform from the Inner Harbour dock stage.

Joshua Litton and Michael Wilford grew up playing folk and fiddle music in their respective communities, after meeting in music school in 2016 it was their mutual love of folk music and songwriting that brought them together. Both incredibly passionate performers and immediate friends, they’ve performed together as part of the fiddle band ‘My Boulder House’ and as part of the backing band from performances ranging from experimental music in abandoned funeral homes to mainstage at Victoria’s Canada Day celebrations and festivals like Sunfest, Islands Folk Festival and more.

Anchors Away Activities: Beaded Fish Drop-In
2025-08-30 15:00 - 17:30 | Ship Point, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1T3, Canada
Join us at the Anchors Aweigh Activities by Ship Point gate all weekend long for fun drop-in activities for all ages run by the Maritime Museum of BC!

Dive into this creative program inspired by the beautiful fish of British Columbia. Participants will explore the amazing diversity of fish, discover their importance to our ecosystems, and learn how to protect them. By the end, they will have a new appreciation for our fishy neighbours and a stylish beaded charm to take home.

Music Program: Bilgewater
2025-08-30 17:00 - 18:00 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
Bilgewater will perform from the Inner Harbour dock stage.

Singing primarily vocal harmony with some instrumental accompaniment; the band draws their inspiration and style from the likes of: Great Big Sea, The Dreadnoughts, Stan Rogers, David Coffin and any other historical seafaring songs they can find. Expect theatrics and full costume with Bilgewater on stage!

Boater's Skipper and Captain Meeting
2025-08-31 09:00 - 09:30
This meeting is for registered boaters, to plan their participation in the Sail Past. Marine Operations Head Bill Noon and Wharfinger Nick Banks will be on hand with vital information and timings.

Meet on the Causeway below Milestone’s.

Classic Boat Festival Sunday, Day 3
2025-08-31 09:00 - 18:00 | Inner Harbour, Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y9, Canada
Up to 100 classic vessels in Victoria’s Inner Harbour over Labour Day weekend. Docks open to the public; suggested donation of $5 for entry, with all funds benefiting the Maritime Museum of BC’s programs, exhibits, and collections care.

Sail Past and Sail Race
2025-08-31 11:00 - 13:00
Watch classic vessels leave the Inner Harbour!

Head to the Ogden Point Causeway, Clover Point, or Barb’s Fish and Chips at Fisherman’s Wharf for the best view of the traditional Sail Past, and the Sail Race for sailing vessels.

Artists Aboard Showcase
2025-10-19 12:00 - 16:00 | The Maritime Museum of BC, 744 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W3M6, Canada
The 46th Classic Boat Festival in Victoria’s Inner Harbour is over, but it has been immortalized in maritime art by three talented local artists!

Our 2025 cohort of the Artists Aboard Program spent the Festival sketching and painting en plein air on the docks and aboard select vessels. See their work on public display on Sunday, October 19 in the Maritime Museum of BC gallery!

The showcase is included in admission and free with membership; join us at the MMBC on October 19 for a special afternoon to celebrate the artists.

Their festival works will be for sale—take home a Classic Boat memory to cherish forever.
