Final Major Boating Weekend Of 2026 Coming-Up

The final major weekend of the 2026 summer boating season is coming-up with the upcoming Labor Day holiday this weekend, September 5th thru 7th. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is reminding all Tennesseans and its visitors to wear life jackets and boat safely and responsibly.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency aims to ensure that everyone who visits the waterways has an enjoyable experience. Labor Day weekend often brings heavy boat traffic to the state's lakes and rivers. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency game wardens will be present on the waterways, monitoring dangerous boating behavior, such as boating under the influence and other reckless operations.

Labor Day is regarded as the third major holiday weekend of the summer boating season. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is pleased to report there were no boating-related fatalities during the previous major holiday weekends of this summer season, including Memorial Day and the July 4th holiday. So far this year, there have been 15 boating-related fatalities on state waters, compared to 17 at this same time in 2025.