Pirate Festivals List, Pirate Faire List
Pirate Festivals have grown in popularity and number in recent years. Many Renaissance Faires and Festivals have pirate-themed weekends or events. A pirate festival will usually offer activities, crafts, and other fun stuff for children, who will cherish the memory of talking to a real pirate. Historical characters or places are featured in several pirate festivals, so you can combine your visit with a trip to the local beaches or rivers.
Pirate Festivals by Month on this page
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Popular Pirate Festivals Pirates in Paradise / Gasparilla / Billy Bowlegs / Hampton Blackbeard Festival
January
Gasparilla Pirate Fest - Tampa, FL (January)February
The Pillage of the Village at the Florida Renaissance Festival - Deerfield Beach, FL (February)Pirates sack St. Augustine, Florida (Searle's Raid) - Tampa, FL (Feb-March)
March
Pirates sack St. Augustine, Florida (Searle's Raid) - Tampa, FL (March)Pensacola Maritime & Pirate Fest (March)
Pirate's Weekend at the Arizona Renaissance Festival (March)
Pirates Along the NC Coast - Ocean Isle Beach, NC (March)
NOLA Pyrate Week - New Orleans, LA (March)
April
Buc Days - Corpus Christi, TX (April)Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival - Fernandina Beach, FL (April)
Info found at the Fernandina pirates club page
Greenville/ Pitt County Pirate Festival - Greenville, NC (April)
Fells Point Privateer Day - Baltimore, MD (April)
Fells Point Pyrate Invasion - Baltimore, MD (April)
Fells Point Swashbuckler Soiree - Baltimore, MD (April)
Contraband Days Festival - Lake Charles, LA (April)
Pirate Con 2011 - Grand Bahamas (April?)
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May
Ojai Renaissance and Pirate Faire - Ojai/Lake Casitas, CA (May)Cutthroats of Corona Pyrate Festival - Corona, CA (May)
John Levique Pirate Days - Madeira Beach, FL (June)
North Carolina Blackbeard Fest - Morehead City, NC (May)
cancelled indefinitely - sorry!
Pirate Weekend on the Santa Maria - Columbus, OH (May)
Pirates Everywhere at the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival - Muskogee, OK (May)
New Pirate Festival by the Pirates of Tortuga - Molalla, OR (May)
Sea Chantey Festival - San Diego, CA (May)
Brixham Pirate Festival - Brixham, Devon UK (May)
Pirates invade Tennessee Renaissance Festival - Nashville, TN (May)
Lohn John silver's Pirate Invasion Weekend at Scarborough Faire - Waxahachie, TX (May)
Brixham Pirate and Shanty Festival - Brixham, England (May)
Contraband Days Festival - Lake Charles, LA (May)
Queen Bess and Pyrates Renaissance Fair - Bakerfield, CA (May)
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June
Hampton Blackbeard Festival - Hampton, VA (June)Texas Pirate Festival - Hillsboro, TX (June)
Port Washington Pirate Festival - Port Washington, WI (June)
Explore Oak Island Days, Oak Island Resort - Nova Scotia, Canada (June)
Rockaway Beach Pirate Festival - Rockaway Beach, OR (June)
Marathon Pirate Festival - Marathon, NY (June)
Central Missouri Pirate Fest - Kingdom City, MO (June)
Cocoa Beach Pirate Fest - Cocoa Beach, FL (June)
Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous - Damariscotta, ME (June)
Charleston Harbor Fest - Charleston, SC (June)
Pirate Invasion of Rainbow Lagoon - Long Beach, CA (June)
Rusty Scupper's Pirate Daze - Westport, WA (June)
New Jersey Pirate Festival and Kingdom - South Orange, NJ (June)
Northern California Pirate Festival, Vallejo, CA (June)
Annual Harborwalk Festival - Georgetown, SC (June)
Annual Sea Music Festival - Mystic Seaport, CT (June)
Billy Bowlegs Festival - Fort Walton Beach, FL (June)
New England Pirate Faire - Gloucester, MA (June)
Big Bear Pirate Fair - Big Bear, CA (June)
Drake's Raid - St. Augustine, FL (June)
Further pirate festival info can be sent to the email address below.
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July
Niagara Pirates Festival - Newfane-Olcott, NY (July)Evangola State Park 4TH Annual Pirate Fest, Irving, NY (July)
Pirates of the Pacific - Brookings-Harbor, OR (July)
Fishermen's Village Pirate Fest - Punta Gorda, FL (July)
Wilmington Pirate Day - Wilmington, DE (July)
Privateer Days - Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada (July)
Fort Victoria Caribbean Pirate Show - Isle of Wight, UK (July)
Brooklyn Treasure Cove Maritime Festival / Red Hook Pirate Fest - Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY (July)
Plunder Fest - Clarks Grove, MN (July)
Renaissance and Pirate Festival - Pagosa Springs, CO (July)
Seadog Nights and Gypsy Carnival - Lebanon, OR (July)
Pirates Weekend at the Sterling Renaissance Festival - Sterling, NY (July)
Pirate invade the Great Lakes Medieval Faire - Cleveland, OH (July)
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August
Bill Johnston's Pirate Days - Alexandria Bay, NY (August)Michigan Pirate Festival - Grand Haven, MI (August)
Depoe Bay Pirate Treasure Hunt - Depoe Bay, OR (August)
Pirate's Weekend at Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire - Buckley, WA (August)
Pirates of Paynetown - Paynetown, IN (August)
Shoreline Village Pirate Festival - Shoreline Village, Long Beach, CA (August)
Pirates Weekend at Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire - Mt. Hope, PA (August)
Granbury Pirate Invasion - Granbury, TX (August)
Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend - Rock Hall, MD (August)
Pirate Daze - Santa Ana, CA (August)
Mahone Bay Pirate Festival and Regatta - Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada (August)
Palmyra Pirate Weekend - Palmyra, NY (August)
Shipwrecked Pirate Music Festival - Des Moines, IA (August?)
Beaufort Pirate Invasion - Beaufort, NC (August)
The Pirate Festival at Historic Fort York - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (August)
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September
Marcus Hook Pirate Festival - Marcus Hook, PA (September)BrethrenCon 2010: A Pirate's Life For Me - Denver, CO (September)
Lake Chelan Pirate Fest - Lake Chelan, WA (September)
Pirates of the St. Juans - Sanford, FL (September)
Whitby Pirate Day - Whitby, North yorkshire, UK (September)
Pirate's Day - Barnegat, NJ (September)
Long Island Pirate Festival- Long Island, NY (September)
Happy Harbor Pirate Fest, Sun Harbor Marina - Orange Beach, Alabama (September)
Portland Pirate Festival - Portland, OR (September)
Eastport Pirate Festival - Eastport, ME (September)
Pyrate Fest - Memphis, TN (September)
Treasure Coast Pirate Fest - Stuart, FL (September)
Surfside Beach Pirate Fest - Surfside Beach, TX (September)
St. Louis Pirate Festival - Wentzville, MO-West of St. Louis (September)
Pirates Weekend at the Ohio Renaissance Festival - Harveysburg, OH (September)
Toshiba Tall Ships Festival - Dana Point Harbor, CA (September)
Gold Coast Pirate Faire - Ventura, CA area (September)
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October
Pirate Invasion Weekend at the Connecticut Rennaisance Faire - Bolton, CT (October)Nevis Peppered Pickled Pirates Party Time - Nevis Island, Caribbean (October & November)
Great Lakes Pirate Fest- OH (October)
Key Largo Pirates Fest - Key Largo, FL (October)
second site for this weekend here:Key Largo Pirate Festival
Midlands Pirate Fest - Omaha, NE (October)
Toms River Pirate Festival - Toms River, NJ (October)
Fort Myers Beach Pirate Festival - Fort Myers Beach, FL (October)
Southern Pirate Festival - Columbus, GA (October)
Dead Buccaneers' Ball - Valdosta, GA (October)
Pirate Days of Texas - The Colony/Lake Lewisville, TX (October)
Tybee Island Pirate Fest - Tybee Island, GA (October)
Annual Buccaneer Days at Two Harbors, Catalina Isle, CA (October)
Invasion of the Pirates Flotilla and Treasure Hunt, Wilmington,NC (October)
Saint Arrrgustine Pirate Gathering - St. Augustine, FL (October)
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November
Annual Ray Kitchens Memorial Pirate Treasure Run to Benefit LifePath Hospice - Clearwater, FL (November)Nevis Peppered Pickled Pirates Party Time - Nevis Island, Caribbean (October & November)
Barataria Pirate and Fairy Festival - Springfield, MO (November)
Anna Maria Island Pirate Festival - Bradenton, FL (November)
Seabrook Celebration-Pirates of the Gulf Coast - Seabrook, TX (November)
Pirates Week Festival - Cayman Islands (November)
Pirates in Paradise Festival - Key West, FL (late Nov-Dec)
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December
Pirates in Paradise Festival - Key West, FL (late Nov-Dec) NO FESTIVAL PLANNED 2012Fort Taylor Pyrate Invasion - Key West, FL (December)
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Further pirate festival info can be sent to the email address below.
Pirate Festival Articles
- Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival announces schedule | festival, pirate ...
11 May 2012 at 8:59am
It's full steam ahead for the 57th Annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival, scheduled for May 31 through June 2 at The Landing, 139 Brooks St. in Fort Walton Beach. The pirates are plotting their course for Fort Walton Beach, ...
- ExperienceLA Blog: Pirate Festival to benefit Children's Tumor ...
3 May 2012 at 9:05am
The 2012 Pirate Festival to benefit the Children's Tumor Foundation takes place Saturday, May 19 from 2:00-5:00 PM (1:00-5:00 PM for VIP) at 1010 Wilshire in Downtown. For our readers who have an affinity for the life of a ...
- Yo, ho, ho: Festival brings the pirate life to Fresno | Fresno Famous
9 May 2012 at 12:11pm
So, to find out about the 8th Annual Fresno Pirate Festival — May 19, 20 at Roeding Park — we went to the source, Captain Kate Hawkins, a keeper of pirate lore and law. Let's start with some background on the festival.
- This is the origin of the pirate festival | 4rsbots
1 May 2012 at 7:50pm
This is the origin of the pirate festival. Posted on May 2, 2012 by admin. Many years ago, Pirates is an attitude RS Gold, 1995 by two loves culture of americans–pirates marc mulberry moss and John Bauer founded jointly. They usually like to ...