Want to learn to pilot a tugboat or a ferry boat? Take a free Argosy Ship Canal Tour? Try your hand at welding? Build a boat? Experience Maritime at Seattle’s largest maritime industry celebration! And it’s all FREE!

Don’t miss the boat at the Seattle Maritime Festival Family Fun Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at Ballard’s Seattle Maritime Academy, 4455 Shilshole Ave NW – just east of the Ballard Bridge. The Seattle Maritime Academy is part of Seattle Central College.

In addition to more than 30 free Experience Maritime Activities, there will be music on the Port of Seattle Entertainment Stage, Argosy Ship Canal tours, food trucks, fire boat tours, photo booth, and other events. The festival is presented by the Seattle Propeller Club and Port of Seattle.

“Family Fun Day is a tremendous opportunity to experience the maritime industry and learn about the incredibly important role it plays in the region,” said Sarah Scherer, President of the Seattle Propeller Club and Director/Dean of the Seattle Maritime Academy.

The full schedule of all the free family fun can be found at www.seattlemaritime101.com/seattle-maritime-festival/,