Saturday & Sunday
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.


The Gulf Coast's Best Wooden Boat Festival

Please join us for the 2010 Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival presented by Capital One Bank, scheduled for Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24, and celebrate the unique maritime history and culture of Louisiana.

Festival Boats on the Tchefuncte River

Fun for the Whole Family!

Every year Madisonville and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum pay tribute to the hand crafted wooden boats of the Gulf Coast. Hundreds of boats will line the banks of the Tchefuncte River as 30,000 wooden boat enthusiasts come to celebrate the wonders of wood and water.

Face Painting at the Festival

Come visit us at Children's Village with fun hands on activities.

Free Parking, Contests, Parades, Music!

Plenty of free parking, contests, parades, music, good food, crafts, artists and easy access make the Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival one of the most popular events in the South.

* The Tchefuncte River Bridge will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic on Sunday, 10/24 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm due to the Quick’n Dirty Parade and Contest.