Buffalo Maritime Fest
Sat Sep 14, 10:00 AM - Sun Sep 15, 4:00 PM

Ward Pumping Station located just off the 190 at 2 Porter Avenue. OUTSIDE THE PUMPING STATION …throughout the weekend, there will be food trucks (Fat Bob’s Smokehouse, Rudy’s Kitchen, The Great Aussie Bite Food Truck), a beer tent with local brews (+special event brown ale created by Pressure Drop Brewery) antique and classic boats, music, and activities for kids like model boat races and the chance to meet a real draft horse! **This is all free to the public** INSIDE THE PUMPING STATION …there will be vendors selling arts and antiques along the balcony surrounding the largest collection of vertical, triple expansion, steam pump engines in the world! Expect spectacular up-close views of these industrial steam pumps towering nearly five stories high! (*The Colonel Ward Pumping Station is accessible by wheel chair or scooter.) Come see these vendors & more! Don’t miss out on the Festival’s Creators & Makers Market featuring: • Diana Storm Designs (Jewelry) • Knotty Buffalo (Knit accessories) • Paul Borden (Spoon making) • Buffalo Harbor Museum • Buffalo Yacht Club • Buffalo Heritage Press • Lakeside Designs (Jewelry) • Lockport Pottery Co. • Mimi’s Posies (Knitting) • Explore Buffalo • Aussie Food Truck • Centerstreet BBQ Food Truck • Mineo & Sappio Come and check out booths and special displays from some of our non-profit community partners! Antique and Classic Boat Society Buffalo Model Boat Club Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village Buffalo Yacht Club Colonel Ward Steam Engine Society Explore Buffalo LACA El Buen Amigo Roanchar Ranch Draft Horse Rescue West Side Rowing Club ________________________________________ COST: All outside events are free and open to the public. Tours and the artisan market inside the Col. Ward Pumping Station will have a $10 registration fee. All proceeds will benefit programming at the Buffalo Maritime Center – a nonprofit organization. PARKING: Kids under 14 Free. Parking for the festival will be off DAR Drive (turn left off of Porter Ave) in the Centennial Pool Lot, along the roads and other lots inside LaSall