The 2018 Cedar Key Pirate Invasion is the 6th Annual Pirate Festival in Cedar Key Florida. Cedar Key, known for being “The Island City”, is literally taken over by the Invasion for three days each year.
There are pirates EVERYWHERE!
Members of the Fernandina Pirate Club will be invading Cedar Key with their colorful personalities and family friendly antics.
This is the weekend after Thanksgiving… Huzzah!
This year is the 14th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Fest October 4-7th, 2018! Gather your Krew of Marauding Buccaneers, bring your family and friends dressed in thee finest pirate attire, or shop for some in the Thieves’ Market.
May no pirate ever go hungry on the likes of Tybee Island! This small island features some of the best cuisine in the Savannah area. From classic Georgia southern cookin’, to fresh from the boat seafood, to daiquiris and ale, Tybee Island has something for every pirate taste.
Tybee Island, Georgia, has accommodations to suit almost every pirate, be ye Captain or Cabin Boy. You’ll find wonderful oceanfront hotels, charming inns, bed and breakfasts, convenient motels, and rental properties. Or, camp out or bring your RV and stay at the Tybee Island-owned campground and RV park, located just minutes from the beach.
Thursday Oct. 4th
Buccaneer Ball – The Crab Shack – 40 Estill Hammock Road
Come one, come all, to the 2018 Buccaneer Ball! Join us for an evening of dancing, frivolity, and food! The Crab Shack hosts the kickoff to the 14th annual Tybee Island Pirate Fest, a weekend full of swashbuckling fun for all! The Buccaneer Ball boasts grub and grog like only The Crab Shack can provide, and of course, a bounty of pirates and wenches!
The Buccaneer Ball will be hosted by Dungeon Dan BlackHart, Kruel Kathy BlackHart and the lovely Lady Lindsey Lee!
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL! Tickets are $40 per person until September 1st.
Tickets are $45 per person from September 2nd- October 1st.
Tickets are $50 October 2nd – 3rd. Online ticket sales end at 11:59pm on October 3rd.
Tickets at the door on October 4th will be $50, if available.
Friday Oct. 5th 5-11pm
Tybee Pirate Festival – Strand Parking Lot
Ticket Price – $15( kids 12 & under free)
Thieves Market, Little Matey’s Cove, Live Music, Bud Light Whatever Bar
LITTLE MATEY-S COVE
Carnival – Pirate Ship ride, Ferris Wheel
Bounce Houses
Magic Show
Petting Zoo
Saturday Oct. 6th 10am – 11pm
Tybee Pirate Festival – Strand Parking Lot
Ticket Price – $15 (kids 12 & under free)
Thieves Market, Little Matey’s Cove, Live Music and more
LITTLE MATEY’S COVE
Carnival – Pirate Ship ride, Ferris Wheel
Bounce Houses
Magic Show
Petting Zoo
PIRATE VICTORY PARADE
3 – 5pm – Parade – This parade is a must for families! Parade participants will pass out treasure along the route.
MAIN STAGE
8PM – Thomas Claxton and the Myth
9PM – Quiet Riot
Sunday Oct. 7th 12pm – 4pm
LITTLE MATEY’S COVE
Carnival – Pirate Ship ride, Ferris Wheel
Bounce Houses
Petting Zoo
Escape the Ordinary… If only for a Weekend!
ST. MARYS, GA – The February 14, 2015 Mardi Gras Festival will follow a “Love Stories” theme that will enhance the parade floats and costumes which are the highlight of the day. Coastal Georgia is rich in tradition and downtown St. Marys’ annual Mardi Gras Festival is a favorite for locals and tourists. The festival features all family friendly activities from 9am to 5pm and includes the 10am parade and over one hundred vendors offering arts, crafts, food and activities. Some favorite past activities have been the zip line and the mechanical bull. The center stage will be active with entertainment throughout the afternoon and the St. Marys Waterfront Park will host the 11am-2pm Great Camden County Chili Cook-Off benefit and the 1pm costumed pet-parade benefit.
Kelly Davis, a St. Marys Downtown Merchants Association member and long-time festival organizer, stated, “The 2015 Mardi Gras Festival has, again, been selected as a Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event. It promises to be a great day of food and fun and is a day that positively benefits the economy in St. Marys.”
Mardi Gras would not be complete without a formal ball and the traditional announcement of the new 2015 King and Queen. This Monarch of Merriment and Queen of the Carnival will hold court by representing the St. Marys Mardi Gras Festival at various area events and functions over the coming year. The privilege of being selected as royalty occurs by being the person who finds the trinkets in their dessert. Another honor announced during the evening is the Rosie Kelley Community Service award winner. The accolade recognizes outstanding community service to St. Marys. Ball tickets are $35 per person and include dinner and entertainment with a 6:30pm start time. Attire is a “Love Stories” themed costume or formal wear and tickets can be purchased with cash or check at Once Upon A Bookseller or the St. Marys Welcome Center. The ball location is Chaser’s at J’s British Pub and prizes will be awarded for various costume categories.
During the Mardi Gras celebration you can also ride the rails on the “Wild West Steam Express.” This frontier experience will feature an authentic steam locomotive that will pull you into an unforgettable Wild West adventure complete with a shoot-out showdown. The train will depart from the Theatre by the Trax, 1000 Osborne Street at noon, 2pm and 4pm and tickets must be purchased in advance at www.stmarysrailroad.com, or by calling 912-200-5235. The train will also run on February 15, 21 & 22.
For Parade participation or Vendor/Sponsor information contact Once Upon A Bookseller at stmarysdma@gmail.com or 912-882-7350. For any additional information contact the St. Marys Welcome Center at VisitStMarys.com or call 912-882-4000
In October of 1973, the Fernandina Pirates Club, Inc. was organized as a not for profit, under the Laws of the State of Florida, who’s membership “shall be limited to persons not under 19 years of age who have an interest in promoting the annual Shrimp Festival and in promoting good community relationships in the city of Fernandina Beach and Nassau County and in developing the historical background of Pirates in Fernandina Harbor.”
As we prepare for the 52nd Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, the Pirates are proud to hold proclamations from both Fernandina Beach and Nassau County, Florida recognizing the group as their “Goodwill Ambassadors to the World.”
Original pirate surnames include some you may recognize like Daugherty, Purvis, Bayer, Hall, Thweatt, Coker, Waas, Adams, Smith and more. Their vision to create a corporation with perpetual existence permits officers to come and go while the group continues to create long term goals which now include two road worthy parade floats, two annual scholarships, monthly blood drives and our holiday Adopt-a-Family programs.
Pirate members are made up entirely of volunteers and while they offer an abundance of support to the Shrimp Festival, these friendly marauders can be found year ‘round reading to the children at the Peck Center, entertaining seniors at Savannah Grand, and promoting our community by traveling the Southeast with their parade floats.
As the holidays draw near, you can expect to see a multitude of Pirates at these upcoming community events:
November 28th, Downtown Fernandina Beach Pajama Party, 7:30 to 11:00 am
Novemer 29th, Selling S’mores at the Fernandina Tree Lighting, noon to 7:00 pm
December 6th, Callahan Christmas Parade, 11:00 am
December 13th, Yulee Christmas Parade, 10:00 am
December 13, 2014 Fernandina’s Lighted Christmas Parade, 6:00 pm