home

Saturday, May 3 2025 is the Beaufort Wooden Boat Show.

Sponsored by the North Carolina Maritime Museum, the one-day, free event is the longest running wooden boat show in the Southeast.

There are maritime games and crafts for children, a knotwork demonstration, traditional sailboat races, a virtual boating skills trainer, sailboat rides, dozens of traditional boats at dock, and the Carolina Maritime Model Exposition with model boats ranging from 25 – 40 inches in length.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to vote for their favorite wooden boat for the ‘Spectator’s Choice’ award.

The show is held along the docks near the Beaufort Watercraft Center and at the Maritime Museum, across from each other on Front Street in Beaufort, NC.