click here to see a quick video of our 2023 Maritime Drone Show with 75 drones.
Make plans to attend Olympia Harbor Days 2024 Maritime Drone Show with 150 drones!!

It is a Bird, It’s a Plane, Oh My – It’s a Tugboat!

What:  Olympia Harbor Days Maritime Drone Show Over the Westbay of Budd Inlet

Cost:  Free!! Donations appreciated.

When:  Thursday, August 29: pre-festival preview at 9:30 PM
Friday, August 30: drone show at 9:30PM

Festival Hours:
Friday, August 30:  5PM to 9:30PM
Saturday, August 31:  10AM to 7PM walk aboard touring from 10AM to 5PM
Sunday, September 1:  10AM to 6PM Tugboat races in Budd Inlet at noon

Viewing:  Best drone show viewing is from the East or West and will appear distorted as you move North or South. Recommended viewing areas include Percival Landing Boardwalk near the park, the Port Plaza and the Westbay Park north end of Westbay Drive. Olympia Harbor Days Community Radio Partner KXXO MIXX 96.1 will broadcast compatible music which will be projected from both festival stages and aired live so folks at home can listen. (See graphic below).

Who: The show is hosted by the South Sound Maritime Heritage Association, a local nonprofit and host of Olympia Harbor Days and sponsored by Squaxin Island Tribe, Capital, Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electric, and Olympia and Thurston Count Lodging Tax Grants.

Producers Note: The show may be able to be seen from upper floors of downtown water facing apartment buildings and other nearby locations. The public is welcome to check out locations during the pre-event preview on Thursday 8/29/24 however Olympia Harbor Days is not open on Thursday. Steamship Virginia V is offering pre-ticketed dockside viewing. Click here to see details.

Thank you in advance for staying clear of the launch area at Westbay Park and away from the perimeters of the show flight area over the shallow tidelands of the Westbay.

The drone show, as well as all offerings of this outdoor festival are subject to change or cancellation without advanced notice.