We’re Celebrating 50 Years of WoodenBoat With Boats, Beer and Bluegrass!

WoodenBoat is marking its 50th birthday with a special free after-hours party on Saturday, June 29 — and you’re invited! After the Boat Show wraps up at 5 p.m., stick around for three hours of beer, food and live music.

The party is sponsored by the meticulously restored Chesapeake Bay buyboat COASTAL QUEEN and the equally impressive Barnegat Bay catboat SILENT MAID, and features:

• Music by the Providence-based bluegrass band Big River Stomp

• Remarks from WoodenBoat’s founder, Jon Wilson, as well as Nat Benjamin of Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway

• Free beer and pizza while supplies last

• Additional cash bar

• Award-winning food trucks Munchies and The Rolling Tomato

All Boat Show attendees and exhibitors are invited to attend the party, which runs from 5-8 p.m. Regular show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 28-30 at Mystic Seaport Museum.