Because There’s A Little Pirate In Everybody

In the past, we have limited our participants to being Elizabethan citizens, from around the year 1585.  This is the height of the English Renaissance when Elizabeth I was Queen. Well,  pirates did exist then, and we have them now!

For years, our participants have all portrayed Elizabethan citizens from around 1585 — the height of the English Renaissance, when Elizabeth I sat on the throne. But pirates sailed those seas too, and now they’re sailing into the faire!

By popular demand (we may have the Pirates of the Caribbean movies to thank), Sunday is officially Be A Pirate Day. Our performers and vendors are free to dress as pirates and offer pirate-themed wares — and kids can climb aboard a real sailing ship for Buccaneer Boot Camp, where they’ll learn the art of swashbuckling with balloon swords. It’s completely free.

Sunday also brings the free Pirate’s Treasure Hunt, always a huge hit with our young guests. Every child receives a “Booty Bag” to fill with treasures collected from vendors throughout the village.

And on both days, the fun runs deep for the whole crew: the costume contest, face painting, archery, juggling lessons, fencing lessons, games, storytelling, a magic show, and much more.