Tall Ships Return! Brockville Tall Ships Festival Being Held June 20-22

Tickets Now On Sale!

Brockville – The Tall Ships return to Brockville this June. The 2025 Brockville Tall Ships Festival is set for the weekend of June 20th to 22nd along the waterfront in Downtown Brockville.

This is the 5th time Brockville has held the Tall Ships Festival.

Tickets are now officially on sale. https://tallshipsbrockville.com/tickets/

Eight tall Ships are sailing into Brockville for the festival this year:

• Playfair,
• EcoMaris,
• When and If,
• Liberty Clipper,
• Lettie G. Howard,
• Pride of Baltimore II,
• Empire Sandy
• Fair Jeanne.
• As well as the Canadian Coast Guard’s CCGS Griffon.

There will be four festival locations. The main ones are Tunnel Plaza/Block House Island, Reynolds Park, Centeen Park and Hardy/Centennial Park.

There will be an Arcand Artisan Alley, a Luxury Picnic Breakfast, Adventure Bay, Cap’n Tor Sea Shanties, Orbax and Pepper do Science, Endangered Species Interactive Program, Hops and Harbour Hub by 1000 Islands Brewery, The Friendly Frog Freak Show, McCaw’s Privateers and more.

Live music over the weekend will include The Family Name Band, Amanda Rheaume, The Pairs, The Wilderness, Spencer Scharf, and more.

The parade of sail will be held from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm along the waterfront, followed by the Opening Ceremonies from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Tunnel Plaza/Blockhouse Island, followed by

Welcoming the festival’s fleet of tall ships will be a ceremonial smudging ceremony followed by the Parade of Sail! The parade is when all of the participating tall ships and other vessels sail past Brockville’s waterfront and is the best opportunity to see these ships with their sails up and take photos of them on the river.

For more information and the full schedule of activities, please visit: https://tallshipsbrockville.com/