BENEFIT: DAY 1 of 2 – 30th Annual East End Maritime Festival, Land and Sea Gala to benefit East End Seaport & Marine Foundation

2-DAY: A weekend-long celebration of local maritime heritage to benefit East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation. The Festival begins on Friday night with the Land and Sea Gala cocktail party. Saturday morning’s parade through downtown Greenport kicks off the festival, followed by grand displays of classic wooden boats, kayak races, demonstrations of high tech water sports, wood carving and model ship building, music, delicious food, high end artisanal vendors, children’s activities, fresh oysters, craft beers and local wines. The evening brings music and dancing in Mitchell Park and screenings of original movies. Sunday morning there is a children’s breakfast shared with mermaids and pirates, more family friendly activities throughout the village, and old fashioned games in Mitchell Park.