Pirate Festivals List By Area
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-
Alabama
Happy Harbor Pirate Fest, Sun Harbor Marina - Orange Beach, Alabama (September)Arizona
Pirate's Weekend at the Arizona Renaissance Festival (March)Raid on Aldea - Phoenix, AZ (November)
California
Cutthroats of Corona Pyrate Festival - Corona, CA (April)Ojai Renaissance and Pirate Faire - Ojai/Lake Casitas, CA (April)
Queen Bess and Pyrates Renaissance Fair - Bakersfield, CA (May)
Sea Chantey Festival - San Diego, CA (May)
Long Beach Sea Festival - Long Beach, CA (June)
Big Bear Pirate Fair - Big Bear, CA (June)
Pier Daze Pirate Festival - Long Beach, CA (June)
Northern California Pirate Festival, Vallejo, CA (June)
Shoreline Village Pirate Festival - Shoreline Village, Long Beach, CA (August)
Pyrate Daze Convention Aboard the Queen Mary - Long Beach, CA (September)
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)(back to top)
Connecticut
Buccaneers and Privateers Convocation - New London, CT (April)Annual Sea Music Festival - Mystic Seaport, Connecticut (June)
Pirate Invasion Weekend at the Connecticut Rennaisance Faire - Bolton, CT (October)
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Canada
Explore Oak Island Days, Oak Island Resort - Nova Scotia, Canada (June)Privateer Days - Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada (July)
The Pirate Festival - Toronto, Ontario, Canada (August)
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Cayman Islands
Pirates Week Festival - Cayman Islands (November)(back to top)
Delaware
Howard Pyle Pirate Festival - Rehoboth Beach, DE (CANCELLED...Sorry)(back to top)
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)
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)
Treasure Coast Pirate Fest - Stuart, FL (September)
Pirates of the Intracoastal pirate faire - Boynton Beach, FL (October)
Key Largo Pirate Fest - Key Largo, FL (October)
second site for this weekend here:Key Largo Pirate Festival
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 (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)(back to top)
Indiana
Pirates of Paynetown - Paynetown, IN (August)(back to top)
Iowa
Shipwrecked Pirate Music Festival - Des Moines, IA (August?)(back to top)
Louisana
Pirate Con 2010 - 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)Eastport Pirate Festival - Eastport, ME (September)
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Maryland
Baltimore Pyrate Invasion - Baltimore, MD (April)Fells Point Privateer Day - Baltimore, MD (April)
Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend - Rock Hall, MD (August)
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Massachusetts
New England Pirate Faire - Gloucester, MA (June)(back to top)
Michigan
Michigan Pirate Festival - Grand Haven, MI (August)(back to top)
Missouri
Shipwrecked Pirate Music Festival - Des Moines, IA (August?)St. Louis Pirate Festival - Wentzville, MO-West of St. Loius (September)
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Nebraska
Midlands Pirate Fest - Omaha, NE (October)(back to top)
Nevis Island, Caribbean
Nevis Peppered Pickled Pirates Party Time - Nevis Island, Caribbean (October & November)(back to top)
New Jersry
New Jersey Pirate Festival and Kingdom - South Orange, NJ (June)Pirate's Day - Barnegat, NJ (September)
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New York
Niagara Pirates Festival - Newfane-Olcott, NY (July)Evangola State Park Pirate Fest, Irving, NY (July)
Pirates Weekend at the Sterling Renaissance Festival - Sterling, NY (July)
Tales from Remikreh Pirate Day Festival 2008, Clay, NY (July)
Palmyra Pirate Weekend - Palmyra, NY (August)
Bill Johnston's Pirate Days - Alexandria Bay, NY (August)
Long Island Pirate Festival- Long Island, NY (September)
Hudson River Pirate Festival - NY (October)
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North Carolina
Greenville/ Pitt County Pirate Festival - Greenville, NC (April)North Carolina Blackbeard Fest - Morehead City, NC (May)
cancelled indefinitely - sorry!
Beaufort Pyrate Invasion - Beaufort, NC (August)
Invasion of the Pirates Flotilla, Wilmington, NC (October)
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Ohio
Pirate Invade the Great Lakes Medieval Faire - Cleveland, OH (July)Great Lakes Pirate Fest- OH (October)
Pirate Weekend on the Santa Maria - Columbus, OH (September)
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)(back to top)
Oregon
Portland Pirate Festival - Portland, OR (September)Seadog Nights and Gypsy Carnival - Lebanon, OR (July)
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Pennsylvania
Pirates Weekend at Pennsylvanis Renaissance Faire - Mt. Hope, PA (August)Marcus Hook Pirate Festival - Marcus Hook, PA (September)
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South Carolina
Charleston Harbor Fest - Charleston, SC (June)Annual Harborwalk Festival - Georgetown, SC (June)
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Tennessee
Pirates invade Tennessee Renaissance Festival - Nashville, TN (May)(back to top)
Texas
Buc Days - Corpus Christi, TX (April)Lohn John silver's Pirate Invasion Weekend at Scarborough Faire - Waxahachie, TX (April-May)
Surfside Beach Pirate Fest - Surfside Beach, TX (September)
Pirate Days of the Colony - The Colony/Lake Lewisville, TX (October)
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Virginia
Hampton Blackbeard Festival - Hampton, VA (June)(back to top)
US Virgin Islands
St. Thomas Pirate Festival - St. Thomas, USVI (late Oct-early Nov)(back to top)
Washington
Rusty Scupper's Pirate Daze - Westport, WA (June)(back to top)
Wisconsin
Port Washington Pirate Festival - Port Washington, WI (June)(back to top)
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