Steamboat Days Call for Captain and First Mate Participants

Winona Steamboat Days Festival is seeking candidates for the Captain and First Mate Contest to
be held in conjunction with the Winona Park Rec Kiddie Parade on Friday – June 19,2026
Qualifications for contestants are as follows:
1. Each child must be between the ages of 4 and 7 on or before June 1,
2026.
2. Each entry must be for two children.
3. Each child must be a resident of the city of Winona, MN. Surrounding
areas are ineligible.
4. Previous Captain and First Mate winners are not eligible.
5. Children must be available for Steamboat Days Kiddie Parade on
Friday, June 19 in the morning and the Grand Parade on Sunday, June
21, 2026

Click on the Registration Tab to register or send the following
information including the children's name, age, address and parents contact information
including phone and email address to:
sbdboard@winonasteamboatdays.com
or
Attn: Captain and First Mate Contest,
Steamboat Days, PO Box 745
Winona, MN 55987
All entries must be emailed or postmarked no later than May 28, 2026.
There will be five finalist crew teams drawn from the entries received.
The five finalist teams will be notified by Friday, June 12, 2026.