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Tall Ship SULTANA at Onancock
sailing through centuries
June 1 - 4, 2012
(scroll down for the complete schedule)
The Schooner Sultana is coming to Onancock, Virginia! See this beautiful tall ship and enjoy the festival we created to celebrate its arrival. There will be live bands and activities for the whole family. The Tall Ship SULTANA at Onancock festival is presented in association with OpSail 2012 Virginia™. It commemorates the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and fosters interest in maritime history and heritage.
The Schooner Sultana is a replica of a Boston-built merchant vessel that served for four years as the smallest schooner in the British Royal Navy. Using the British Admiralty's documentation of the original Sultana, she has been recreated with outstanding detail and offers a glimpse of 18th century seafaring life. Launched in 2001 and based in the historic port of Chestertown, Maryland, Sultana now sails as the "Schoolship of the Chesapeake," providing educational programs for more than 5,000 students each year.
Explore the quaint town of Onancock while you're here. Walking and biking tour maps are available at the welcome center at the Town Wharf.
Onancock is about 90 minutes from Virginia Beach or Norfolk by car. It's an easy drive across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and up Route 13. Here is information for those coming to Onancock by boat.
Help sponsor the Tall Ship SULTANA at Onancock festival. Download our sponsor form.
FULL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012
9:00AM Schooner SULTANA scheduled arrival at Onancock Town Wharf
10:00 - 11:00AM Welcome to SULTANA
11:00AM - 3:00PM Eastern Shore Historical Society exhibit
2:00 - 3:00PM War of 1812 Historical Lecture - Town Wharf
3:00 - 4:00PM Decoy Carving Demonstration - Town Wharf
3:00 - 5:30PM Pound Net Concert - Town Wharf
7:30 - 9:00PM Angie & Angelica - Sail Away: Songs from the Waters Edge Concert at Cokesbury Church
SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012
8:00AM - Noon Onancock Open Air Market - corner of Market/Ames
9:00AM Saturday - Noon Sunday Plein Air SULTANA Art Competition
9:00 - 11:30AM SULTANA Open Visiting - Town Wharf (no charge)
9:00 - 4:00PM Critters of the Chesapeake - Town Park
10:00 - 12:00PM Onancock Creek 5K Kayak Competition
10:00AM - 5:00PM Waterman's Heritage Foundation display - Town Park
11:00AM - 3:00PM Eastern Shore Historical Society exhibit
12:00 - 2:00PM Face Painting - Town Park
12:00 - 4:00PM Pony Rides at Historic Onancock School
1:00 - 3:00PM Kids Art Contest - Town Wharf
1:00 - 2:30PM Americana Love Birds Concert - Town Wharf
2:00 - 4:30PM SULTANA Open Visiting - Town Wharf (no charge)
3:00 - 5:30PM Three Sheets Concert - Town Wharf
SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2012
9:00AM - Noon SULTANA Open Visiting - Town Wharf (no charge)
9:00AM - Noon Plein Air SULTANA Art Competition
10:00AM - 5:00PM Waterman's Heritage Foundation display - Town Park
1:00 - 2:00PM Kids Knot Tying Contest - Town Wharf
1:00 - 2:30PM Cathedra Concert - Town Wharf
2:00 - 5:00PM SULTANA Open Visiting - Town Wharf (no charge)
3:00 - 5:00PM Navy Fleet Forces Show Band Concert
6:00 - 8:00PM Plein Air SULTANA Art Display - Red Queen Gallery
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012
9:00 - 11:30AM Accomack County Public School Tours of SULTANA
9:00 - 11:30AM War of 1812 Historical Lectures - Cokesbury Church
12:30 - 3:00PM Accomack County Public School Tours of SULTANA
12:30 - 3:00PM War of 1812 Historical Lectures - Cokesbury Church
4:00 - 8:00PM SULTANA Open Visiting - Town Wharf (no charge)
Another opportunity for tall ship fun on the Eastern Shore of Virginia: Tall Ships at Cape Charles June 8 - 12.
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