Marina Fest 2018 will focus on Marina del Rey’s history and on-water activities

MARINA DEL REY — The 8th Annual Marina Fest is coming to Burton Chace Park with an array of boating and Marina del Rey-centered activities for all ages. More than 40 exhibitors will represent the city at the show, which will be held May 19-20. A major highlight of this year’s Marina Fest is celebrating the local and historic aspects that make up Marina del Rey’s colorful coastal community. “Marina Fest, now in its eighth year, is a community event featuring all aspects of activities available in Marina del Rey,” Russ Carrington, a producer of the show, told The Log. “This year it includes Discover Marina del Rey, a county-sponsored event, featuring local government agencies,” Some of the highlights planned for this year’s event include the in-water boat show, where boating enthusiasts will have the chance to view a variety of yachts, sailboats and fishing boats. Two historic tall ships, Irving Johnson and Exy Johnson, will be in the vicinity, giving around 10 groups of elementary school students the opportunity to climb aboard. Steve Curran, one of the show’s producers, said the tall ship exhibit is a personal highlight for him as his mother was a third-grade school teacher and that her family first...