Tall Ships Erie 2019, presented by Highmark, will take place August 22-25, 2019. The festival will showcase approximately 10+ tall ships, deck tours, day sails, live music and entertainment, children activities, a festival marketplace, food vendors, a beer garden and much more. In the summer of 2019 Tall Ships America will once again bring a fleet of tall ships to the Great Lakes, the worlds largest body of fresh surface water, as part of the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE Great Lakes 2019 series. More Info below.