60 Tall Ships Parade Into Boston Harbor to Open Sail Boston 2026
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Updated · NBC Boston · Jul 11
60 Tall Ships Parade Into Boston Harbor to Open Sail Boston 2026
3 articles · Updated · NBC Boston · Jul 11
Summary
Some 60 tall ships from around the world sailed into Boston Harbor on Saturday, launching Sail Boston 2026 with its Parade of Sail and what organizers expect to be the festival’s busiest day.
1 million visitors are expected over the event, prompting heightened security, street closures and parking restrictions as organizers urged spectators to use the MBTA and other public transit.
Through July 15, the free waterfront festival includes public ship boarding, educational events, live entertainment and fireworks on Saturday and Wednesday; the ships depart July 16.
Boston is framing Sail Boston as a centerpiece of a "mega summer" after World Cup crowds, with the city expecting another major tourism and economic boost from an event last held there in 2017.