Events & Activities
Each year, the Door County Maritime Museum hosts more than 30 different events, speakers, classes and presentations that bring the rich history of the Door County peninsula to life.
During the summer, take in the spectacular Lighthouse Festival and a family friendly Classic & Wooden Boat Festival. During the winter, the museum offers a wooden boat building class and hosts a monthly speakers series on intriguing, past and present, maritime subjects.
Please browse our complete list of events.
Upcoming Events
"Pirates - Ship to Shore" exhibit opens
May 19, 2012Member Reception for "Pirates - Ship to Shore"
May 27, 2012GET YOUR BUCCANEER ON!Celebrate the Opening of Our New Exhibit: Pirates -- Ship to Shore Sunday May 27th at 5:00 pm with light appetizers and live entertainment by Bounding...
19th Annual Lighthouse Festival
June 08, 2012 to June 10, 2012This much-anticipated festival gives visitors access to lighthouses that aren’t typically open to the public, including Chambers Island, Plum Island, Sherwood Point and the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal...
Birdhouse & Bird Feeder Lighthouse Festival Raffle Drawing
April 13, 2012 to June 13, 201210 Prizes - Cedar Bird Feeders and Birdhouses Painted by Door County Artists: Jean AustadBob BentleyCal BonnivierBethany KirwenElizabeth MaltmanTim NybergCharles PetersonShane PetersonRandy...
Dennis Hale tells his story "Sole Survivor" from the shipwreck of the Morrell
June 21, 2012 to June 22, 2012Dennis Hale will be giving two presentations: June 21st @ 7:00 pm - Bay View Lutheran Church, 340 W Maple St, Sturgeon Bay, WI and June 22nd @ 7:00 pm - Baileys Harbor Town Hall, Baileys...
"Christmas Tree Ship Conversations"
June 24, 2012Join us to meet Rochelle Pennington, the author of The Christmas Tree Ship. "Author Rochelle Pennington has written two books detailing one of the most well-known shipwrecks of the Great...
"The War of 1812 - Naval Battle For the Great Lakes" exhibit opens
July 04, 2012 to November 04, 2012New exhibit in the Bridge Room. July 4 - Nov 4, 2012 This intriguing exhibit explores America's second war with the British Empire and the far-reaching impacts it had on the Great...
Member Cruise to Rock Island. Pottawatomie Lighthouse
July 22, 2012Sunday, July 22, 2012, from 12:00 to 5:00 pm At Gills Rock - boarding begins at 11:30 am on the Island Clipper $70 - adult members $85 -...
Sturgeon Bay Maritime Week - A Salute to the Coast Guard
July 26, 2012 to August 04, 2012Ahoy! Click on the icons below to learn more about our business partners. Thank them with your patronage!
For general museum inquiries, contact us or call 920-743-5958.