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Pirate & Marketplace Weekend April 12 & 13, 2025 Welcome, pirates of all ages, to the annual celebration at Port Deptford! Dust off your finest attire and show up with your best manners for a civilized dive into our take on Pirate culture! Marketplace Weekend Spend $500 in our Marketplace and receive two tickets to return to the Faire through May 11, 2025. Bring your paper receipts to the Information Booth inside the front gate before 7 p.m. to redeem this offer. All paper receipts must be for purchases made on the same day, either April 12 or 13. Tickets must be claimed on the date of your visit, April 12 or 13. Please note that this offer excludes admission, food, beverage, rides, games, and the Renaissance Collection Souvenir Shop. Pirate Trivia Prove you know the difference between port and starboard at our Pirate Trivia challenge. Winners receive the second-best pirate booty – bragging rights! Check the stage schedule for location and time. X Marks the Spot Hunt for treasure and fun! Engage our good cousins on the streets of Port Deptford and finish the tasks they set you to receive a small treasure! Instructions will be provided. You bring a thirst for adventure, and we’ll provide the fun! Check the stage schedule for location and time. School of Seafaring Have you ever wanted to learn how to sail the High Seas? Want to be the Captain of your own crew? Would you like to find glory for Her Majesty? Then attend our School of Seafaring designed for the younger pirates and hosted by Her Majesty’s Privateers! Upon completion, all participants will receive a Letter of Marque from Her Majesty. Check the stage schedule for location and time. Sailor Knots Can you knot? Can you not knot? Join our experts and we can turn the can not knots into can knots! Check the stage schedule for location and time. Nautical Astronomy Learn to read the oldest map and never get lost again*! *Results not guaranteed Check the stage schedule for location and time. Pirate Crew Photo Gathering Bring your finest pirate attire and your cameras for this season’s pirate gathering and group photo! Check the stage schedule for location and time. https://renfair.com/socal/special-events/

All manner of pirate stalls selling plunder and booty were set up in Sandpit Field, alongside living history stalls which demonstrated many aspects of pirates’ lives, from cooking over open fires to writing on parchment with a quill and ink. Entertainment includes sword fighting, a display of firing cannons and teaching the children how to become a pirate or a redcoat. All pirates and militia at the festival hold a shotgun licence – which also covers cannons – and are professionally trained to use firearms, many of them by the Sealed Knot society. https://www.swanage.news/swanage-pirate-festival-welcomes-record-crowds-to-town/ https://www.swanage.events/swanage-pirate-festival/ Facebook

AHOY all you Buccaneers!! May 9-11 are the 2025 dates for Buccaneer Days: a non-profit/community groups fundraising event! In 1939, Esquimalt began holding a May Queen celebration. This evolved into Esquimalt Days and eventually, in 1966, became Buccaneer Days. The town turned out in naval and pirate attire, vying for prizes for the best costume. Esquimalt residents were also awakened at a mighty early hour by a loudspeaker mounted atop a van calling “Wakey, Wakey!” Buccaneer Days festivities have always been well attended, with over 20 community organizations taking part, which allows our community to work and play together, have a great time, and instill a feeling of accomplishment and pride in our community. facebook https://www.esquimaltbuccaneerdays.ca/

Also known as Boston 4th of July Festival, Boston Harborfest is the greatest patriotic celebration of this city and highlights the city's colonial past and revolutionary way to the freedom they have today. The five-day celebration features walking tours covering significant historic sites, reenactments of the revolutionary events, cruising in naval ships, numerous concerts, and other live entertainment. Most events are free and take place either across the waterfront districts or in the downtown area. Festivities start with the opening ceremony at Boston's Faneuil Hall, A short speaking program is followed by reenactments and the cutting of the giant cake. Parade of Lights and Fireworks are among the spectators' favorite events during the festival. The spectacular night-time parade of lavishly illuminated boats takes place in the Inner Harbor. Another parade occurs on July 4th during the Official Independence Day Commemoration. The procession marches from the City Hall Plaza to the Granary Burial Ground to lay wreaths on the graves of heroes. patriots and then to the Old State House. Arts at Harborfest is a great opportunity to get an insight into Boston's art scene and mingle with the local artists. The art fair takes place at Downtown Crossing for three days featuring dozens of participants. For foodies, the festival offers the annual Chowderfest event with numerous free tastings from Boston’s best restaurants. Finally, the Historic Freedom Trail takes visitors 250 years back in history. Special programs and activities are offered at 16 official sites along Freedom Trail. For full immersion, tours are led by guides wearing 18th-century costumed. https://www.bostonharborfest.com/

A Family-Friendly Celebration of Piracy with Delicious Foods, Pirates, Mermaids and Boat load of Island Style Fun! The Vero Beach Pirate and Caribbean Festival has now merged with the Annual Vero Beach Seafood Festival Held at the same location in Riverside Park the 2nd weekend in May Held Under the Oaks at Riverside Park 3258 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach, FL https://www.verobeachpiratefest.com/