A festival of maritime heritage
It’s summer on the Auckland waterfront. The smell of salt is in the air and the ‘clink clink clink’ of halyards echoes around the basin. Laughter. Children gigging. Talking. The dipping of paddles. Splashing and music.
Wooden boats of all kinds
The Auckland Wooden Boat Festival will feature a collection of more than 200 boats, models and memorabilia both on and off the water. Get up close to some of Auckland’s most fascinating maritime stories in our festival marina.
See & Do
There is something for everyone at the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival including:
Sail making, boat building and star compass activities
Knots knowledge
Sea Shanties & contemporary music
Nautical books
Silver trophies and cups displays
Clinker dinghies and wooden sailing dinghies
Indigenous Pacific and Asian craft
Boat models, steam and mechanical engines
Have a Go
From boat rides to sailing experiences, we have dinghies, steam boats and Coastal rowing boats on standby to give you a taste of sailing and boating. You’ll even have the opportunity to travel between the New Zealand Maritime Museum and the Festival site on the Steam Boat PUKE
Films and Speakers
Partnering with the New Zealand Maritime Museum on the Speaker Programme and Festival of Film. This is an opportunity to learn more about the stories, the theory and the detail from experts and specialists in their field.
