BAY CITY, MI -- The fleet of sailing ships is arriving in Bay City for the 2016 Tall Ship Celebration.

MLive is covering the event with live-streaming video of the ships' arrival in the Saginaw River. The video will appear live on MLive's Facebook page.

Tall Ships Sail into Bay City The tall ships have arrived and sailing into Bay City! Posted by MLive.com on Thursday, July 14, 2016

The festival runs July 14-17. It involves 12 ships mooring on both sides of the river in downtown Bay City until Monday morning.

The festival is one of nine in port cities in the U.S. and Canada. A Tall Ship passport runs $10 and deck tours are from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The types of ships include brigantines, schooners, brigs, a Spanish galleon, and a Viking longship,which nearly had its appearance canceled.

Click here to download a .pdf file of a map showing where the ships will be docked, where activities are occurring, and where visitors can park.