Wooden Boat Festival

Madisonville, Louisiana

Thanks to everyone who made the 2025 Wooden Boat Festival a success. We’ll see you next year!

October 17 & 18, 2026

Madisonville will celebrate 35 years on the banks of the beautiful Tchefuncte River next fall as the Wooden Boat Festival returns, Oct. 17-18. Presented by Maritime Museum Louisiana, this fun family festival attracts over one hundred classic boats, hundreds of spectator boats and wooden boat and music enthusiasts for this two-day celebration, open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. A pre-festival gala at the Museum, "Maritime Mania", is held on the Friday evening before the festival.

See Our 2025 Segment on LifeStyle

  • Tickets are $15 per person, per day for festivalgoers 13 years of age and older. Purchase tickets here.

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  • Those attending the festival can park anywhere around town, the field on Main Street by library, or Sams in Covington and ride the shuttle!

  • Cards accepted by almost all vendors and at gates (cash too). ATMs are available!

  • No pets are allowed except for service animals with proper vest indication.

  • Chairs are allowed, as well as strollers and child wagons. No ice chests allowed. No BBQ Pits.

  • There is no specific bag policy outside of no backpacks, however bags will be checked by security at the gate.

  • Food and drink vendors will be on site. No outside food or drink is allowed.

  • Yes! This is a family event. There will also be a Children’s Village on the festival grounds. The village will have balloon animals, pirogue & pumpking painting and more!

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THANKS TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS

Future Wooden Boat Festival Dates:

2026

Oct. 17 & 18

2027

Oct. 16 & 17