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2004 Blackbeard Festival - Hampton VA


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The 2004 Blackbeard Festival in Hampton VA is set for June 5 and 6 with the Pyrate Ball on June 4 (Friday night).

The festival on Saturday and Sunday is free to attend.

Pirate garb is required to attend the Pyrate Ball but precise authenticity isn't required. There is a buffet (included in the price of the ticket) and a cash bar.

John Glass (Gov. Spotswood) will have all the details on the website next month.

Here is the link to last year's event......2003 Blackbeard Festival - Hampton VA

The Gates of Hell are flung open.....

from the firey mist steps forth....The Legend....

The woman everyone warned you about....

They didn't exaggerate!

~~SAVE THE ROYALISTE~~

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Aye! The Hampton Blackbeard Festival rocks! :unsure:

The Pyrates Ball is not to be missed and well worth the $25 admission fee. The only ones who are required to wear authentic costuming are reenactors who are participating in an organized reenactment or performance.

Here is one of me all-time favorite photos- Soaking Saber, who was in posing as a plain-clothes member of the audience in our "Drenched by a Wench" skit at the 2003 Blackbeard Festival.

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Sadly, the Land Shark has gobbled up all our funds and we're not going to be able to make the trip out this year, but we want to see photos!!

-Claire "Poison Quill" Warren

Pyrate Mum of Tales of the Seven Seas

www.talesofthesevenseas.com

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Desert Pyrate,

We have about 8 east coast pirates who are involved with Tales of the Seven Seas and Pan Historia that attended this event last year with us. It looks like Hellava is stepping up to the helm in my absence this year, and doing the organizing. :-) So please drop her a note to learn more about the plans. If you can get to the Raddison Hotel at the waterfront from the airport, you can stay right there at the BBeard Fest. The Raddison is right in the same plaza with the whole festival. The Pyrates Ball and all the events are right there. I think you could do it easily without the car.

-Claire "Poison Quill" Warren

Pyrate Mum of Tales of the Seven Seas

www.talesofthesevenseas.com

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crap, crap, crap!!!!!...wans't sure on when they were going to put out the dates...

i already signed up for a bicycle charity ride for the maryland lung assoc. that weekend!

drat!!!!!!!

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Paisley.....Love your emoticons!! Where did you find them?

The Blackbeard Festival is 2 days.....perhaps you could make it down for at least one.

The Gates of Hell are flung open.....

from the firey mist steps forth....The Legend....

The woman everyone warned you about....

They didn't exaggerate!

~~SAVE THE ROYALISTE~~

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Anyone planning to be at the Hampton Blackbeard Festival, please let me know. I'll be there for certain. B)

Would love to have a meet up and raise a tankard or two with you all! B)

~Selestia~

First Wench

Pyrates Of the Eastern Sea

Email - pyratesoftheeasternsea@usa.com

Website - Pyrates Of The Eastern Sea

Pirate Reenactor - Tales Of The Seven Seas

website - Tales Of The Seven Seas

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Wildest dream come true ~or~ worst nightmare realized....

the choice is NOT yours....

it all depends on which mood I'm in

.... and....

how much rum there is to drink!

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Hey now this looks like too much fun to miss, I will be checking with the crew about getting a boarding party together and heading down.

Captain Duncan McGuyver

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Anyone planning to be at the Hampton Blackbeard Festival, please let me know. I'll be there for certain. :D

Would love to have a meet up and raise a tankard or two with you all! ;)

I'm part of the regular cast, so i'll be there. Give me a poke in the ribs and say hello....

>>>>> Cascabel

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HEllava,

If the campout thats in the making for Morehead works out, who might be interested in campin for the Hampton one as well.

Anyone?

Z

Drop a kitten six feet, and she grins...

Drop an elephant six feet, and ya gots yerself a mess ta clean up....

Sometimes bein' the biggest and most powerful is the LAST thing you wanna be.....

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I've been gathering info on the Hampton BB Festival and have posted links on the Pub calendar for June.

No one had asked about camping but I'll start checking that possibility for those interested.

Two attendees are already confirmed at the Radisson in Hampton.

There is one male pirate in Kentucky planning to come and may be interested in sharing a room. Haven't gotten a definite yea or nay from him yet as to whether he'll be present.

With the popularity of the Hampton festival growing each year, hotels can fill up quickly the closer it gets to the festival date.... so making your plans/reservations as soon as you can would be advisable.

If I can help anyone planning to come to Hampton, let me know. Just email me and I'll do whatever I can to help you.

Here is the info I posted on the Pub calendar...am posting it here for easy reference:

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The 2004 Hampton Blackbeard Festival :ph34r: is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday - June 5-6, 2004 in Hampton, Virginia. The Pyrate Ball is June 4th.

The weekend festival itself is free but tickets are required to attend the Pyrate's Ball.

:ph34r:Pyrate Ball - June 4th - Friday night (pirate garb required to attend) - held at the Couteau Society building on the waterfront. The cost is approximately $25 per person which includes a buffet dinner. There will be a cash bar for cocktails, beer, wine. :ph34r: There will be piratical music, dancing, sea shanty singing, and tales.

There is information for reenactors, encampments, krewes, volunteering for the festival, boaters, etc., on the webside.

Here's the link to the ......2003 event ....2003 Blackbeard Festival - Hampton VA

Here are links to helpful info ......

Information on the City of Hampton VA

Links to Hampton VA lodging ......

Where to stay in Hampton VA

Radisson Hotel Website

There are 2 bed and breakfast inns..... Little England Inn

Victoria House..... 4501 Victoria Blvd, Hampton VA 23669.... (757) 722-2658 (haven't found a website for this one yet)

Other information ...... Map Quest..... for driving directions. For determining general distance/driving time from your home to Hampton....use the address 700 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton VA, as your destination as this is only a few feet away from the festival itself.

There will be vendors selling an array of items as well as festival posters, shirts, hats, etc.

See you in Hampton!! AARRRRRRRRR!!!! :ph34r:

~Selestia~

First Wench

Pyrates Of the Eastern Sea

Email - pyratesoftheeasternsea@usa.com

Website - Pyrates Of The Eastern Sea

Pirate Reenactor - Tales Of The Seven Seas

website - Tales Of The Seven Seas

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Wildest dream come true ~or~ worst nightmare realized....

the choice is NOT yours....

it all depends on which mood I'm in

.... and....

how much rum there is to drink!

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We might be interested - one of the crew has a pop-op camper we can pull down.

Captain Duncan McGuyver

Crew Of The Vigilant

Baltimore Maryland Based

17th & 18th Century Naval Living History

Crew Of The Vigilant

The Juryrig

MDRF Based Social & Renfaire Crew

The Juryrig

Port Tortuga

A Piracy based Pennsic household

B09 Block, The Highlands (Up Hill & Left)

Port Tortuga

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Sadly, the Land Shark has gobbled up all our funds and we're not going to be able to make the trip out this year, but we want to see photos!!

Don't worry, I'll take enough for everyone on the forums, I mean we are talking to the man who took over 6000 pics in 3 weeks on my last vacation to Panama....

Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left.

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The website for Hampton has been updated with info for this year's festival .......

2004 Blackbeard Festival - Hampton VA

Anyone who plans to be there, please let me know so we can arrange a meetup to plunder and pillage! ^_^

The Radisson is literally only a few feet away from the festival on the waterfront.

I just received a Virginia campground list and will post what is close to the festival.

UPDATE.... Pirate's Ball....7-11pm - June 4th.....advance tickets (purchased by May 15th) cost is $25 per person. If purchased after May 15th....cost is $30 per person.

~Selestia~

First Wench

Pyrates Of the Eastern Sea

Email - pyratesoftheeasternsea@usa.com

Website - Pyrates Of The Eastern Sea

Pirate Reenactor - Tales Of The Seven Seas

website - Tales Of The Seven Seas

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Wildest dream come true ~or~ worst nightmare realized....

the choice is NOT yours....

it all depends on which mood I'm in

.... and....

how much rum there is to drink!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Gathering from the posts so far.....here is a list....

Pirates definitely attending from the Pub....

Selestia

Mad Woman Cheryl

Zorg

Cascabel

Lady Elaina

El Pirata

Silverhearted Maggie

Tentative attendees from the Pub.....

Raven Cole

Captain William

Duncan McGuyver

Privateer Pete

Stynky Tudor

Others (non-Pub)....

There are 5 pirates (3 definite/2 tentative) planning to join us in Hampton.

My apologies if I left anyone out or listed you incorrectly.....if I did, let me know.

~Selestia~

First Wench

Pyrates Of the Eastern Sea

Email - pyratesoftheeasternsea@usa.com

Website - Pyrates Of The Eastern Sea

Pirate Reenactor - Tales Of The Seven Seas

website - Tales Of The Seven Seas

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wildest dream come true ~or~ worst nightmare realized....

the choice is NOT yours....

it all depends on which mood I'm in

.... and....

how much rum there is to drink!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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I found one campground close by the Blackbeard Festival (used the Radisson as the destination)....

Fam Camp (757) 766-7627

123 Saunders Rd, Hampton, VA 23666

Here's a link to a map showing Fam Camp (1) and festival location (2) ....

Fam Camp to BB Festival

Can't find any other info for this place except what SmartPages has listed. I've never been to Fam Camp so have no idea what it's like or offers to campers.

FYI.....I did call their phone number tonight and they are in existance. I left a voice message asking them to send me info on their campground. As soon as I get it, will post it.

NOTE.....If I can help anyone with their plans for Hampton, please contact me. I can be reached here at the Pub (PM/email) or email me at...pyratesoftheeasternsea@usa.com

~Selestia~

First Wench

Pyrates Of the Eastern Sea

Email - pyratesoftheeasternsea@usa.com

Website - Pyrates Of The Eastern Sea

Pirate Reenactor - Tales Of The Seven Seas

website - Tales Of The Seven Seas

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wildest dream come true ~or~ worst nightmare realized....

the choice is NOT yours....

it all depends on which mood I'm in

.... and....

how much rum there is to drink!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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