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)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)Cutthroats of Corona Pyrate Festival - Corona, CA (April)
Greenville/ Pitt County Pirate Festival - Greenville, NC (April)
Ojai Renaissance and Pirate Faire - Ojai/Lake Casitas, CA (April)
Buccaneers and Privateers Convocation - New London, CT (April)
Fells Point Privateer Day - Baltimore, MD (April)
Contraband Days Festival - Lake Charles, LA (April)
Baltimore Pyrate Invasion - Baltimore, MD (April)
Pirate Con 2010 - New Orleans, LA (April)
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May
Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival - Fernandina Beach, FL (May)Info found at the Fernandina pirates club page
North Carolina Blackbeard Fest - Morehead City, NC (May)
cancelled indefinitely - sorry!
Pirates Everywhere at the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival - Muskogee, OK (May)
Sea Chantey Festival - San Diego, CA (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)
**World record attempt :- Most pirates in one gathering
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)Port Washington Pirate Festival - Port Washington, WI (June)
Explore Oak Island Days, Oak Island Resort - Nova Scotia, Canada (June)
Charleston Harbor Fest - Charleston, SC (June)
Pier Daze Pirate Festival - 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)
John Levique Pirate Days - Madeira Beach, FL (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)
Tales from Remikreh Pirate Day Festival 2008, Clay, NY (July)
Privateer Days - Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada (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)
Pirates of Paynetown - Paynetown, IN (August)
Shoreline Village Pirate Festival - Shoreline Village, Long Beach, CA (August)
Pirates Weekend at Pennsylvanis Renaissance Faire - Mt. Hope, PA (August)
Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend - Rock Hall, MD (August)
Palmyra Pirate Weekend - Palmyra, NY (August)
Shipwrecked Pirate Music Festival - Des Moines, IA (August?)
Beaufort Pyrate Invasion - Beaufort, NC (August)
Down East Pirate Days - Rockland, ME (August)
The Pirate Festival at Historic Fort York - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Aug-Sept)
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September
Marcus Hook Pirate Festival - Marcus Hook, PA (September)Pirate Weekend on the Santa Maria - Columbus, OH (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)
Treasure Coast Pirate Fest - Stuart, FL (September)
Surfside Beach Pirate Fest - Surfside Beach, TX (September)
Pyrate Daze Convention Aboard the Queen Mary - Long Beach, CA (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
Pirates of the Intracoastal pirate faire - Boynton Beach, FL (October)Pirate Invasion Weekend at the Connecticut Rennaisance Faire - Bolton, CT (October)
Nevis Peppered Pickled Pirates Party Time - Nevis Island, Caribbean (October & November)
Hudson River Pirate Festival - NY (October)
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)
Fort Myers Beach Pirate Festival - Fort Myers Beach, FL (October)
Pirate Days of the Colony - 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)
St. Thomas Pirate Festival - St. Thomas, USVI (late Oct-early Nov)
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November
1st Annual Ray Kitchens Memorial Pirate Treasure Run to Benefit LifePath Hospice - Clearwater, FL (November)St. Thomas Pirate Festival - St. Thomas, USVI (late Oct-early Nov)
Nevis Peppered Pickled Pirates Party Time - Nevis Island, Caribbean (October & November)
Florida Pirate Festival - St Petersburg, FL (November)
Pirates Week Festival - Cayman Islands (November)
Raid on Aldea - Phoenix, AZ (November)
Pirates in Paradise Festival - Key West, FL (late Nov-Dec)
Saint Arrrgustine Pirate Gathering - St. Augustine, FL (November)
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December
Pirates in Paradise Festival - Key West, FL (late Nov-Dec)(back to top)
Further pirate festival info can be sent to the email address below.
Pirate Festival Articles
- Car Rental Information: Gasparilla Pirate Festival 10'
1 Feb 2010 at 12:20pm
Some females at the Gasparilla Pirate Festival Compared to our other entire massive road trips, going to Tampa wouldn't even be classified as a road trip. But since we planned it months ahead and rented a car for the event, ...
- In Search of Pirate Wenches: Ships Log: Gasparilla Pirate Fest, 1 ...
8 Feb 2010 at 2:12pm
Ships Log: Gasparilla Pirate Fest, 1-30-10. By flint n' bones, I wasn't sure if I was ever goin' ta attend the world's largest pirate festival. Posted by Tiger Lee. Labels: Florida, Pirate Faire ...
- Gasparilla Pirate Festival 30 January | MacDill Happenings
29 Jan 2010 at 1:34am
Gasparilla Pirate Festival 30 January.
- Gville.Info » Blog Archive » Gasparilla Pirate Festival
26 Jan 2010 at 3:32am
The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is an annual celebration held in Tampa, Florida. The origin dates back to a Spanish pirate, Jose' Gaspar, who operated in Southwest Florida and simulates an invasion by him? ...