William Brand

They're having the annual piratefest this year on July 27th and 28th from 11 to 5, with treasure hunts, magic shows, raids, pirate music (Step in Time anyone?) bounce houses, a creature show, and a privateering class, with all family entertainment. After 6, Torgola festival, with beer tent and music from bands that play some beach rock and roll, best way to explain it! for more info email tealdragonfly79@yahoo.com or visit our websight http://evangolapiratefest.com/

14th Annual Blackbeard Pirate Festival Announces Complete Schedule--Demise of most daunting colonial pirate celebrated May 31- June 2 in downtown Hampton;Prepare to Walk the Plank!!-- Hampton, VA- Pillage and plunder your way through the coastal seaport city of Hampton, Virginia this May 31-June 2 when the 14th annual Hampton Blackbeard Pirate Festival returns for another year of swashbuckling excitement! Celebrate Hampton’s rich maritime heritage by commemorating the demise of our most infamous visitor, Captain Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard the Pirate. Beginning May 31, roughly 50,000 seafaring attendees, as well as Blackbeard and his crew, will once again invade downtown Hampton during the 14th annual Blackbeard Pirate Festival! Interact with Blackbeard (personified by first-person interpreter Ben Cherry) and more than 100 other authentically costumed pirate re-enactors as they run rampant on the streets of America’s oldest continuous English-speaking settlement. The festivities kick off Friday night, May 31, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina Hotel with the 14th annual Grand Pirates Ball (creative black tie or period attire enforced). The celebration, a recreation of Blackbeard’s Party at Okracoke, will feature Caribbean food, adult beverages, live music, and more. Though the festival is free, there is an admission charge for the ball. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. http://pyracy.com/index.php?/topic/19029-hampton-blackbeard-festival-2013/

2013 Northern California Pirate Festival 7th Anniversary!! Join us as Pirate Entertainers, Musicians, Singers, Swordfighters, Craftspeople, and more turn Vallejo's waterfront into a Pirate Town the likes of which hasn't been seen since Tortuga! 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 FUN FOR ALL AGES event! TICKETS: $10 at the gate, children 11 and under free. Avoid Will Call! Purchase tickets online starting May 1st at a discount. Raise your tankard and cross your swords to another year on the waterfront in Vallejo, California! Start Date: Sat Jun. 15, 2013 End Date: Sun Jun. 16, 2013 Time: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Contact Information Contact: Vallejo Waterfront Park Toll-Free: 1-866-921-9277 Address: 298 Mare Island Way City: Vallejo State: CA Zip Code: 94590 Web Address: www.norcalpiratefestival.com

Join us for 3 fun filled days of family friendly piracy at the International Palms Resort 1300 North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931. The 2nd Annual Cocoa Beach Pirate Fest will feature; Arts & Crafts and Pirate Themed Vendors, Great Food & Beverage, Living History Pirate Encampment, Blackbeard’s Pirate Ship, Live Music & Entertainment, Pirate Ship and Water Cannon Battles, a 150,000 gallon Pirate themed splash pool, family friendly Water Balloon Battle with over 1,000 cannonball water balloons! Black Powder Weapon Demonstrations, and an adult's only Pirate’s Ball on Friday evening. Event Hours Friday, June 14th, 12 Noon to 5pm Pirate’s Ball (Adult's Only) Friday 8-11PM cost $20 Saturday, June 15th 10am – 6pm Sunday, June 16th Father's Day 11am to 5pm Once you arrive there is no need to drive, the entire event is intertwined throughout the grounds of this beautiful 500-room beachside resort. For discount reservations, please call 800-206-2747 and mention code PYRT to receive Pirate Festival Rates. For More Information Contact: Kathy Gilbert (561) 792-9260 or Email cocoabeachpiratefest@gmail.com

Pirates are welcome at the Dubugue Renaissance Faire this weekend in Dubuque, Indiana. Info at www.dbqrenfaire.org

Experience three days of piracy as Fort Taylor transforms into a British stronghold defending her shores against an invasion of pirates. Step back in time to encounter piracy from 1675 through 1825 with pirate encampments, living history demonstrations, land/sea pirate battles, live fire demonstrations, activities for the kids, wandering musicians, period merchants, live music by the Brigands & the Bawdy Buccaneers, a pirate’s ball and more… http://www.forttaylorpyrates.com/

Join the pirates of the Santa Maria for a weekend of fun, battles and demonstrations aboard the Santa Maria in Columbus, Ohio. Details can be found here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/118483304890813/?fref=ts

Come one, come all to Utah Pirate Festival II in Slaterville, Utah! The event runs three days, September 13th-15th. Check for more details here... http://www.utahrenfest.com/ ...and here... https://www.facebook.com/events/451227631623385/?fref=ts

Join the whole town of Eastport at the 8th Annual Eastport Pirate Festival, September 6th-8th. Details can be found here... http://www.eastportpiratefestival.com/

Return to Put-in-Bay, Ohio for Pyratefest V: The Bounty from June 28th through July 1st. Check for details here... http://pyratefest.co/

Fort de Chartres: 43rd Rendezvous - June 1st-2nd ~ Prairie du Rocher, Illinois http://www.ftdechartres.com/

From a post by George Kane "Ahoy me hardies! Ye best be keepin Saturday, May 18th 2013 open. Hurleyville, NY is being invaded by Pyrates, and we be landing at Nadia's Restaurant & Cafe! http://nadiasinhurle...le.blogspot.hk/ It be a bash for both young and old! Dress & Talk like a Pyrate! Games, Crafts, Stories, Prizes! Young Buccaneers 4-7PM, Adult Brothern of the Coast 7-10PM. Come meet a real living & breathing pyrate, Capt'n Gray Bear - the great, great grandson of Pyrate Capt'n Israel Hands, who was 2nd in command to Edward "Blackbeard" Teach! Great fun & food for all! Bring yer cameras, BYOG (Bring yar own Grog!) Ye can hail Nadia's at 845 693-5104 for more information & reservations. We be hopin to see ya all! No excuses or ye be hangin' from the highest yard arm! For all of ye who have been granted a marque of credit by the Master of Cards, or Lady Visa, Nadia allows ye to exchange yar marque of credit for hard, cold, booty via the black magik of an ATM."

Join fellow California pirates for the Fresno Pirate Festival on May 18th & 19th, 2013 at Roeding Park. Hours are 10:00am to 6:00pm both days and further details can be found here... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fresno-Pirate-Festival/109721665777075

Join fellow pirates aboard the historic Santa Maria in Columbus, Ohio May 18th-19th. Details can be found on the forums http://pyracy.com/index.php?/topic/19060-may-pirate-weekend-on-the-santa-maria-columbus-oh/ and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/118483304890813/