Capping off an exciting week for Cleveland that will start with the 2019 Major League All-Star Game, the Tall Ships Festival in Cleveland will kick off on Thursday, July 11th and run through Sunday, July 14th. The event begins with a dramatic Parade of Sail on Thursday evening and features a display of ten traditionally rigged sailing vessels from Canada, the United States and the New Zealand crewed, in part, by youth (ages 13 – 25). The 2019 Cleveland Tall Ships Festival activities include opportunities to board and tour the Tall Ships, educational and sail training programs with the crew and captains, Sailaway tours on Lake Erie, and other exhibits and festival activities.