Upcoming Events
Tug & Barge Week
All Day
Pier 6
Captain Pamela Hepburn of the Tug Pegasus Preservation Project and Bargemaster David Sharps of the Waterfront Museum are bringing two antique vessels to Brooklyn Bridge Park! Tug & Barge Week will feature free public tugboat trips, free walk-up barge tours, and a community fundraiser event.
Tug & Barge Week Schedule of Activities
Saturday, August 28
Free Barge Dockside Open Hours 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Free Public Tug Trips 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM Limit 40 people each trip, for reservations email info@tugpegasus.org (FULL - SORRY, NO MORE RESERVATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN)
Sunday, August 29
Free Dockside Tug & Barge Hours 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Monday, August 30
Free Dockside Tug & Barge Hours 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Tuesday, August 31
Community Fundraiser 5:00 - 8:00 PM
$35 admission, refreshments and entertainment provided. For more information call David Sharps at (718) 624-4719 x11 or email dsharps@waterfrontmuseum.org
The Waterfront Museum, housed aboard the 1914 Lehigh Valley Barge No.79, and the 1907 Tugboat Pegasus are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tug & Barge Week is produced in cooperation with Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy.