Port of Redwood City PortFest – October 3, 2015

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Boat Rides, Music, Food Highlight PortFest,

Saturday, October 3

Join us on Saturday, October 3, 2015, for PortFest, a free community celebration of the working and recreational waterfront.

Are you ready for this year’s PortFest?  Click on  Plan Your Day to get schedule details.

PortFest is free, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Highlights:

  • Boat Rides & Harbor Tours.
  • Back by Popular Demand! Live Wire was a hit at the 4th of July celebration, so we’ve brought them back for PortFest. Check them out at http://www.lwband.com/
  • NEW THIS YEAR! West Grand Boulevard is a band out of Oakland that plays classic Motown, R&B, and Soul. Check them out at http://www.westgrandblvd.com/
  • Local celebrity Chef Steve Cortez will be providing chowder & fish tacos for sale and a free fish cooking demonstration.

Chef Steve Cortez

Chef Steve Cortez

  • Working Waterfront Trolley Tour–go behind the scenes for a guided half-hour tour of the Port’s industrial businesses, presented by Seaport Industrial Association.
  • A bounce house for kids.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye

U.S. Coast Guard’s Sockeye

  • U.S. Coast Guard cutter Sockeye.
  • Children’s and Teen’s Activities.
  • Food Booths & Food Trucks.
  • West Bay Community Band.
  • Woodside High Wildcat Marching Band.
  • Redwood City Public Library – Kids’ activities.
  • Marine Science Institute – shark tank, boat rides.
  • Redwood City Parks, Rec. & Community Services Department – Kids’ activities.
  • Sea Scouts – boat rides.
  • Sequoia Yacht Club – Tiki Bar and Beer Booth.
  • Spinnaker Sailing School – boat rides.
  • Woodside General Store – logging exhibit.
  • Redwood City Fire Department.
  • Big Ed’s Buzzard Bar -B -Q is one of the food trucks. See the vendor list on the website.
  • A new photo contest where people can post their PortFest selfies or other PortFest activity photos online and winners will receive prizes,
  • Purchase PortFest shirts.

See everything at http://www.rwcportfest.com/home

Livewire

Livewire plays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

West Grand Boulebard plays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Thanks to our sponsors:

  • Monolith Materials Inc., Music Stage
  • Sims Metal Management, Shuttle to Caltrain station
  • Seaport Industrial Association, Working Waterfront Tours
  • Pabco Gypsum
  • Spinnaker Sailing, Free Sailboat Rides
  • Marine Science Institute, Shark Tank & Touch Sea Life Exhibit, and Harbor Tours
  • San Mateo County History Museum and Woodside General Store, Logging Exhibit
  • RWC Parks & Rec Dept, Kid’s Activity Table
  • RWC Public Library, Face Painting & Balloon Man
  • Recology San Mateo County
  • RWC Fire Department, Fire Boat Demonstration.

Port of Redwood City  |  675 Seaport Blvd  |  Redwood City, CA 94063

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