A Note To Festival Visitors:

To make your Maritime Festival experience a pleasant one, we want to inform the public of a few important details:

• HOURS:  The Maritime Festival at the Salisbury Beach State Reservation is open to the public from 10 am – 6pm on Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20.
• PARKING is available at the Reservation (there is a $7 fee per vehicle to enter the Reservation), various paid lots throughout the beach area, at meters and along authorized roads.  Click here to see locations of the various parking areas.
• FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE is available at stops throughout the Beach Center area and from all lots in the Reservation.  Shuttle stops are marked by signage and/or tents.  Click here to see shuttle pick-up and drop-off locations.  For your convenience, shuttles will run in a continuous loop on Saturday from 10am to 11pm and on Sunday from 10am to 7pm.
• SHIP VIEWING/TOURS: Everyone is invited to enjoy ship viewing and the free landside Maritime Festival.  Limited tickets are available to tour the ships at the Festival site only, and are sold on a first-come, first-served basis at our Ticket Sales Booth at the Festival site.  Tickets are $5 each for adults, seniors and children.  Toddlers are free.
• ACCESSIBILITY: The docks and ships are not handicapped accessible.  However, the ships can easily be viewed from the Festival area.
• THE MARITIME CHOWDAH & BEERFEST will be held at Salisbury Beach Center (behind The Pavilion located on Driftway) from 4pm to 10pm on Saturday evening July 19.  Tickets are $5 each and are available at the entrance or click here to purchase online.
• FIREWORKS: The largest fireworks display North of Boston will be best viewed from Salisbury Beach Center at 10pm. 

We hope you enjoy your visit and will come back to enjoy Salisbury Beach, one of Massachusetts’ most treasured natural resources, in the future!