The 2026 Port Clinton Lighthouse Festival will be held August 15, 2026, Mark your calendar to join us at the beautiful Waterworks Park. 10-4 pm
Our Port Clinton Lighthouse & Maritime Festival
The Port Clinton Lighthouse & Maritime Festival was established to celebrate Port Clinton’s rich maritime heritage, exemplified by the beautifully restored Port Clinton Lighthouse. The one-day festival featured lighthouse tours, nautically themed art, and educational programs, food and merchandise vendors, music by the Ottawa County Bluegrass Band, and other entertainment, a display of wooden boats and stunning views of the Lake Erie Islands.
Information about registering for the Antique Boat Show, Cardboard Boat Regatta, reserving vendor space, and the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend is below.
The festival is held in Port Clinton’s Waterworks Park where we have the Original Lighthouse, the replica Keeper’s Boathouse, extra seating and eating areas. Port Clinton has an intimate relationship with the Lake Erie and Portage River, was once the home of shipbuilding, and shipping, and continues to be the home of fishing and tourism.
CARDBOARD BOAT REGATTA
This is always a fun event. All it takes is a bit of creativity and cardboard to join the party. Register now or bring your boat and sign up at the festival. More information about the cardboard boat regatta.
ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC WOODEN BOAT SHOW
August 16, 2025, 10AM to 4 PM. If you wish to enter your classic boat, Click on the link below for a boat show registration form
VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM
If you are interested in being a vendor for the 2026 Lighthouse Festival, click the button below:
INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE AND LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND
The date of the event is always the third weekend in August which happens to be International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend ILLW and is celebrated by lighthouses and amateur radio enthusiasts throughout the world. During our festival, amateur radio operators will be on site broadcasting and receiving from their tent near the lighthouse. Stop in and have a visit.