Yarmouth Seaside Festival Columbus Day Weekend 2023

The Yarmouth Seaside Festival is back   over  Columbus Day weekend  October 7-9th 2023 !  The Yarmouth Seaside Festival has grown into a gala event which boasts a craft fair of more than 125 crafters from all over the country, a , continual musical entertainment, high-quality children’s events, kayak and canoe race, 5K road race, greased pole contests, pie-eating contests, fireworks display, etc. to name just a few.

 

All events take place at Joshua Sears Memorial Field unless otherwise noted

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Music by: The Mojo Kings, The Grab Brothers, North Country
ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR, RIDES & GAMES (11AM-4PM), LIVE MUSIC, KIDS’ ENTERTAINMENT TENTS, GREAT FOOD, BIRDS OF PREY SHOWS, THE FRITTERS AND WILDLIFE SHOWS
10:00am–1:00pm • Pumpkin decorating
10:00am–2:00pm • Kids’ Arts & Crafts Show
11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm • Kids’ Entertainment Tent #1
12:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:00pm • Kids’ Entertainment Tent #2
12:30pm • Yarmouth Fire – Ready, Aim, Fire! – Kids get a turn on the fire hose! & Jaws of Life Demo
12:00pm, 2:00 pm 4:00pm –Birds of Prey Show
1:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:30pm • Wildlife Show
1:00pm – 1:30pm • Pie Eating Contest – for the young and the old
3:00pm – Kooks & Spooks Parade – forms behind Kids’ Entertainment Tent #2
6:00pm – 9:00pm • Beach Bonfire – at Bass River Beach (Smuggler’s Beach) | More information

 

 

KID’S TENT SHOWS—ROTATING SCHEDULES BOTH DAYS
Tent #1

Bonaparte the Magician and the Seaside Clowns
Tent #2

The Toe Jam Puppet Band and Cool Banana Wigs

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Music by: Cape Jazz Band, Andrea & Co., Just Like That, and Summer Town
ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR, RIDES & GAMES (11AM-4PM), LIVE MUSIC, KIDS’ ENTERTAINMENT TENTS, GREAT FOOD, BIRDS OF PREY SHOWS, THE FRITTERS & WILDLIFE SHOWS
8:00am • Yarmouth Seaside Festival Road Race Registration — parking behind Cape Cod Collaborative | More information
9:00am • Yarmouth Seaside Festival Road Race — along Bass River | More information
11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm • Kids’ Entertainment Tent #1
12:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:00pm • Kids’ Entertainment Tent #2
12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:00pm • Birds of Prey Show
11:30pm, 1:30pm, 3:30pm • Wildlife Show
12:00pm – 2:00pm • Yarmouth Police – Jr. Swat Course for Kids
2:00pm • K-9 Demonstration
8:00pm • Fireworks – Seagull Beach, West Yarmouth | More information
Monday, October 9, 2023
9:00am–12:00pm • Family Sand Sculpture Contest —Bass River/Smuggler’s Beach, South Yarmouth—Theme: Seaside Favorites | More information
9:00am–12:00pm • Chalk Full of Fun—Family Chalk Fest —Bass River/Smuggler’s Beach parking lot, sponsored by the Mid-Cape Cultural Council
9:00am • Canoe/Kayak Race registration —Wilbur Park near Highbank Bridge | More information
12:00pm • After race party and awards —Sea Dog Brew Pub