Dockside Tours, Live Music, Seafood Tasting, Crafts, Nautical Fun & More - WELCOME TO THE WATER!
Boating activities and amenities, family seaside fun, water safety,commercial fishing, local hospitality, Harbor vendor booths, seafood tasting tent, live music & stage, dockside boat tours.
National Marina Day Schedule of Events:
Hokuloa Channel Challenge - Outrigger canoe clubs compete in events. Harbor Cove Beach
7 AM - 4 PM
Fish Market - Fresh seasonal seafood straight off the boat.
Andria's Fish Pier (while supplies last)
8 AM - Noon
Ventura West Marina Boater's Swap Meet
Ventura West Marina, Phase I
8 AM - 11 AM
World Oceans Day - Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center hosts Live Dive broadcasts. Take a virtual dive and interact with diving park rangers.
10 AM, 12:30 PM, & 2 PM
Birding Tour - Ventura Audubon Society presents a birding tour of the Santa Clara River Estuary Natural Preserve. Expect to see gulls, pelicans, terns, and plovers, and hopefully some spring chicks! Be prepared to walk in sand, so wear comfortable shoes, a hat, & sunscreen. Bring binoculars and a field guide if you have them.
FREE; Tour begins at Surfer's Knoll Beach
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Live Music by the Bobby Hart Band & Totally Local VC
Festival Stage
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Ventura Harbor Boatyard Tour & Hoist Demonstration
FREE; Meet at Fisherman's Memorial
12:30 PM & 1:30 PM
Wildlife Ponds Tour - Take a short walk around the reserve and discuss the role the wildlife ponds play in our coastal ecosystem. Please wear closed-toed shoes and bring your binoculars for bird watching.
FREE; Meet at Fisherman's Memorial
2:30 PM
Dockside Tours Harbor Patrol Fireboat; Seiner; Coast Guard Auxillary Flotilla; U.S. Coast Guard 47' Motor Lifeboat: (Bill of Rights Tall Ship CANCELLED)
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