JULY 16-18, 2026 | 2026 Schedule
THURSDAY: JULY 16, 2026
11:00am-4:30pm: Merchandise Trailer Open, Harbor Municipal Marina
5:00pm-8:00pm: Block Party – Boats on Display, Riverside Drive | Merchandise Trailer on Riverside Drive
6:00pm-8:00pm: Waterfront Concert, Minus Mike, Frink Park
8:00pm-11:00pm: Live Music by DJ Dean Ronson at the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel (Open to Public)
FRIDAY: JULY 17, 2026
10:00am-9:00pm: Event Merchandise Trailer Open at the Harbor Municipal Marina.
3:00pm-9:00pm: Docks open to the public. See the boats on display in the water.
4:00pm-till…: Food Trucks & Beverages on site at Harbor Marina
5:00pm-8:00pm: Good Boy Vodka & Platinum Powerboats Welcome Party at Frink Park
8:30pm: Stereo Wars & Light Shows, Harbor Marina Docks
9:00pm-12:00am: Live Music by Josh Cox & the Rattlesnakes at the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel (Open to Public)
SATURDAY: JULY 18, 2026
10:00 am: “Waves of Wishes” – Uncle Sam’s Boat Tour leaves Clayton Harbor Municipal Marina Break Wall
(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! PURCHASE TICKETS HERE)
10:15am: Start Your Engines and Boats Leave the Dock! | Harbor Marina
10:15am-10:30am: Staging Begins in Front of Harbor, heading West | Clayton Waterfront
10:30AM: POKER RUN STARTS
10:45-11:15am: First Stop at Cape Vincent, NY
11:15am: Restart from Cape Vincent, NY
11:30am-4:00pm: Block Party in Alex Bay (Boats, Merchandise & Music by DJ Dean Ronson)
12:00pm-2:00pm: Second Stop & Lunch in Alexandria Bay Event (Poker Runners Only)
Check out the Mercury Racing Truck or buy some event merchandise at the Alexandria Bay Village Docks!
1:45 pm: “Waves of Wishes” – Uncle Sam’s Boat Tour leaves 45 James St., Alexandria Bay
(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! PURCHASE TICKETS HERE)
2:00pm: Engines start again leaving out of Alex Bay Alexandria Bay
3:00pm-3:30pm: Third Stop in Ogdensburg, NY
4:00pm-4:30pm: Last Stop and arrive back in Clayton Harbor Marina
9:00pm-12:00am: Live Music by Gridley Paige at the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel (Open to Public)
9:45pm: Fireworks, Sponsored by DJP Financial & Dorr Marine | 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel
Suggested Viewing Areas for Spectators on Land:
- Anywhere along the water in Downtown Clayton
- Anywhere you can see the break wall in Cape Vincent
- Anywhere along the water in Downtown Alex Bay
Suggested Viewing Areas for Spectators on the Water:
Please be extra careful if you’re boating over the weekend as boat traffic will be heavy – and fast in places. ** Please stay clear of the channel when your boat is not in motion **
- Morning Run – Head of Grindstone Island or Carleton Area
- Afternoon Run – Goose Bay, Chippewa Bay, or Singer Castle Area