Pirate Festivals by Area- 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.

Festivals by Area on this page

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Pirate Festivals by Area-

Arizona

Pirate's Weekend at the Arizona Renaissance Festival (March)

California

Cutthroats of Corona Pyrate Festival - Corona, CA (April)
Long Beach Sea Festival - Long Beach, CA (June)
Queen Bess and Pyrates Renaissance Fair - Bakersfield, CA (May)
Northern California Pirate Festival, Vallejo, CA (June)
Pyrate Daze Convention Aboard the Queen Mary - Long Beach, CA (September)
Pier Daze Pirate Festival - Long Beach, CA (June)
Ojai Renaissance and Pirate Faire - Ojai/Lake Casitas, CA (May)
Big Bear Pirate Fair - Big Bear, CA (June)
Sea Chantey Festival - San Diego, CA (May)
Toshiba Tall Ships Festival - Dana Point Harbor, CA (September)
Gold Coast Pirate Faire - Ventura, CA area (September)
Annual Buccaneer Days at Two Harbors, Catalina Isle, CA (October)
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Colorado

Renaissance and Pirate Festival - Pagosa Springs, CO (July)
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Connecticut

Annual Sea Music Festival - Mystic Seaport, Connecticut (June)
Buccaneers and Privateers Convocation - New London, CT (April)
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Canada

The Pirate Festival - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Aug-Sept)
Pirate Festival 2008 - Milton, Ontario, Canada (August)
Explore Oak Island Days, Oak Island Resort - Nova Scotia, Canada (June)
Privateer Days - Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada (July)
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Cayman Islands

Pirates Week Festival - Cayman Islands (November)
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Delaware

Howard Pyle Pirate Festival - Rehoboth Beach, DE (CANCELLED...Sorry)
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Florida

Gasparilla Pirate Fest - Tampa, FL (January)
The Pillage of the Village at the Florida Renaissance Festival - Deerfield Beach, FL (February)
Pirates sack St. Augustine, Florida (Searle's Raid) - Tampa, FL (March)
Lee Island Pirate days Festival - Ft.Myers, FL (April)
Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival - Fernandina Beach, FL (May)
Info found at the Fernandina pirates club page
John Levique Pirate Days - Madeira Beach, FL (June)
Billy Bowlegs Festival - Fort Walton Beach, FL (June)
Drake's Raid - St. Augustine, FL (June)
Pirates of the Intracoastal pirate faire - Boynton Beach, FL (October)
Key Largo's Black Caesar Pirates Festival - Key Largo, FL (October)
Fort Myers Beach Pirate Festival - Fort Myers Beach, FL (October)
1st Annual Ray Kitchens Memorial Pirate Treasure Run to Benefit LifePath Hospice - Clearwater, FL (November)
Saint Arrrgustine Pirate Gathering - St. Augustine, FL (early November)
Florida Pirate Festival - St Petersburg, FL (November)
Pirates in Paradise Festival - Key West, FL (late Nov-Dec)
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Georgia

Tybee Island Pirate Fest - Tybee Island, GA (October)
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Louisana

Pirate Con 2008 - New Orleans, LA (April)
NOLA Pyrate Week - New Orleans, LA (March)
Contraband Days Festival - Lake Charles, LA (April-May)
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Maine

Down East Pirate Days - Harbor Park, Rockland, ME (August)
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Maryland

Baltimore Pyrate Invasion - Baltimore, MD (April)
Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend - Rock Hall, MD (August)
Pirate Fest '08 - Upper Marlboro, MD (June)
Fells Point Privateer Day - Baltimore, MD (April)
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Massachusetts

New England Pirate Faire - Gloucester, MA (June)
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Michigan

Muskegon Pirate Festival - Muskegon, MI (August)
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Missouri

St. Louis Pirate Festival - Wentzville, MO-West of St. Loius (September)
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Nebraska

Midlands Pirate Fest - Omaha, NE (October)
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Nevis Island, Caribbean

Nevis Peppered Pickled Pirates Party Time - Nevis Island, Caribbean (October & November)
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New Jersry

New Jersey Pirate Festival and Kingdom - South Orange, NJ (June)
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New York

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)
Palmyra Pirate Weekend - Palmyra, NY (August)
Hudson River Pirate Festival - NY (October)
Pirates Weekend at the Sterling Renaissance Festival - Sterling, NY (July)
Long Island Pirate Festival- Long Island, NY (June)
Bill Johnston's Pirate Days - Alexandria Bay, NY (August)
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North Carolina

Greenville/ Pitt County Pirate Festival - Greenville, NC (April)

Beaufort Pyrate Invasion - Beaufort, NC (August)
North Carolina Blackbeard Fest - Morehead City, NC (May)
cancelled indefinitely - sorry!
Invasion of the Pirates Flotilla, Wilmington, NC (October)
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Ohio

Pirate Invade the Great Lakes Medieval Faire - Cleveland, OH (July)
Pirates Weekend at the Ohio Renaissance Festival - Harveysburg, OH (September)
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Oklahoma

Pirates Everywhere at the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival - Muskogee, OK (May)
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Oregon

Portland Pirate Festival - Portland, OR (September)
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Pennsylvania

Pirates Weekend at Pennsylvanis Renaissance Faire - Mt. Hope, PA (September)
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South Carolina

Charleston Harbor Fest - Charleston, SC (May)
Annual Harborwalk Festival - Georgetown, SC (June)
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Tennessee

Pirates invade Tennessee Renaissance Festival - Nashville, TN (May)
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Texas

Buc Days - Corpus Christi, TX (April)
Pirate Days of the Colony - The Colony/Lake Lewisville, TX (October)
Lohn John silver's Pirate Invasion Weekend at Scarborough Faire - Waxahachie, TX (May)
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Virginia

Hampton Blackbeard Festival - Hampton, VA (June)
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US Virgin Islands

St. Thomas Pirate Festival - St. Thomas, USVI (late Oct-early Nov)
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Washington

Rusty Scupper's Pirate Daze - Westport, WA (June)
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Wisconsin

Port Washington Pirate Festival - Port Washington, WI (June)
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