Fremantle maritime day

{{Short description|Annual event at Fremantle Harbour}}

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Fremantle maritime day is an annual event conducted by Fremantle Ports in Fremantle, Western Australia.

It has also been known as Fremantle Maritime Family Fun Dayhttps://www.weekendnotes.com/fremantle-port-maritime-day/ 2015 day advertised as "Fremantle Family Fun Day" and as Fremantle Ports Maritime Day.https://www.weekendnotes.com/fremantle-ports-maritime-day/ 2016 day advertised as "Fremantle Ports Maritime Day"http://www.fremantlestory.com.au/your-story/event-festivals/community-events/fremantle-ports-maritime-day-2016.html Fremantle story for the 2016 event

It involved the Australian Navy in 2013.{{Cite web |url=http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Aug2013/Events/337/Navy-set-to-celebrate-Maritime-Day-in-WA.htm#.WeIDkIVpbWo |title=Navy set to celebrate Maritime Day in WA | Navy Daily |access-date=14 October 2017 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423013157/https://news.navy.gov.au/en/Aug2013/Events/337/Navy-set-to-celebrate-Maritime-Day-in-WA.htm#.WeIDkIVpbWo |url-status=dead }}http://www.scoop.com.au/Region/Perth/Events/Fremantle-Ports-Maritime-Day-Expo 2013 report from Scoop It also involved the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation.{{Cite web|url=https://sailleeuwin.com/events/fremantle-ports-maritime-day/|title = Fremantle Ports Maritime Day 2019|date = 2 March 2017}}

Other institutions involved have been the Western Australian Museum in 2011{{Cite web|url=http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-day-fremantle|title = Maritime Day - Fremantle | Western Australian Museum}} and in 2016.http://museum.wa.gov.au/museums/maritime/maritime-day-2016 Maritime Day 2016 The City of Fremantle is also involved.https://www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/whats-on/fremantle-ports-maritime-day 2016 event details

As was the case with many events across the country, it was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.fremantleports.com.au/news/maritime-day-2020-cancelled|title=Maritime Day 2020 cancelled|publisher=Fremantle Ports|date=2020-08-03|access-date=2022-06-29}}{{cite web|url=https://freoview.wordpress.com/2021/08/31/showcase-your-business-at-maritime-day/|title=Showcase your business at Maritime Day!|date=2021-08-31|access-date=2022-06-29}}{{better source needed|reason=WordPress is self-published, so not normally taken as reliable.|date=June 2022}}