The Richmond Maritime Festival celebrates Steveston’s nautical heritage
The free, family-friendly event celebrates the history of Steveston.
Richmond Maritime Festival
Close encounters of the marine kind will bring Richmond Maritime Festival to life
Close encounters of the marine kind will delight audiences this weekend as a crew of colourful characters welcome crowds to the Richmond Maritime Festival Friday through Sunday at the Britannia Shipyards, National Historic Site. Enchanting mermaids, marauding pirates and other maritime creatures will be joined this year, by Rikki the Rat, a scabrous shipyard denizen who will … Read more
Quirky cast of characters make BC’s Maritime Heritage fun
Enchanting mermaids, marauding pirates, a storytelling wharf rat and creatures from the deep will bring the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site alive with free entertainment, exploration and discovery for the Richmond Maritime Festival from August 8 to 10. BC’s oldest shipyard, the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site, will be transformed with festive, maritime-themed décor, spontaneous … Read more