Pirate Festivals by month or area- Pirate Festivals .com

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

Popular Pirate Festivals Pirates in Paradise / Gasparilla / Billy Bowlegs / Hampton Balckbeard 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)

April

Buc Days - Corpus Christi, TX (April)

Greenville/ Pitt County Pirate Festival - Greenville, NC (April)
Fells Point Privateer Day - Baltimore, MD (April)
Contraband Days Festival - Lake Charles, LA (April)
Lee Island Pirate days Festival - Ft.Myers, FL (April)
Baltimore Pyrate Invasion - Baltimore, MD (April)
Pirate Con 2008 - 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)
Pirates invade Tennessee Renaissance Festival - Nashville, TN (May)
Lohn John silver's Pirate Invasion Weekend at Scarborough Faire - Waxahachie, TX (May)
Charleston Harbor Fest - Charleston, SC (May)
Contraband Days Festival - Lake Charles, LA (May)
Ojai Renaissance and Pirate Faire - Ojai/Lake Casitas, CA (May)
Cap'n Nick's Newport Pirate Walk presents PirateFest - Newport, RI (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)
Pier Daze Pirate Festival - Long Beach, CA (June)
Long Island's 1st Annual Pirate Festival- Long Island, NY (June)
Rusty Scupper's Pirate Daze - Westport, WA (June)
Pirate Fest '08 - Upper Marlboro, MD (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)
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)
Privateer Days - Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada (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)
Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend - Rock Hall, MD (August)

Muskegon Pirate Festival - Muskegon, MI (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

Salem Pirate Faire - Salem, MA (September)
Portland Pirate Festival - Portland, OR (September)
Pirates Weekend at Pennsylvanis Renaissance Faire - Mt. Hope, PA (September)
Sea Chantey Festival - San Diego, 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)
Fort Myers Beach Pirate Festival - Fort Myers Beach, FL (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

St. Andrews Fall Seafood and Pirate Fest - St.Andrews/ Panama City Beach, FL (November)
St. Thomas Pirate Festival - St. Thomas, USVI (late Oct-early Nov)
Florida Pirate Festival - St Petersburg, FL (November)
Pirates Week Festival - Cayman Islands (November)
Pirates in Paradise Festival - Key West, FL (late Nov-Dec)
Saint Arrrgustine Pirate Gathering - St. Augustine, FL (early November)
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December

Pirates in Paradise Festival - Key West, FL (late Nov-Dec)
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Further pirate festival info can be sent to the email address below.

Attend a Pirate Festival

• NorCal Pirate Festival
  20 May 2008 at 7:36pm
  NorCal Pirate Festival: YES. Missed this last year. Must go this year and scare the locals.
  
• Jun 14, 2008: NorCal Pirate Festival at Vallejo Waterfront Marina...
  20 May 2008 at 2:13pm
  See site for details...
  
• johnmark: oooh... northern california pirate festival!
  18 May 2008 at 3:27am
  ...oooh... northern california pirate festival! http://www.norcalpiratefestival.com/mai...
  
• Jun 14, 2008: 2nd Annual NorCal Pirate Festival at Vallejo...
  16 May 2008 at 4:33am
  Come on out and have a swashbucklin' great time at the SF Bay Area's only Pirate Festival! Find everything your pirate heart desires at this...
  
• Northern California Pirate Festival, June 14th and 15th
  9 May 2008 at 8:18pm
  It will be much fun! June 14th and 15th on the Vallejo water front. See the Seadogs, Queen Anne's Revenge, Capt.