City of Oaks Pirate Fest

Celebrate City of Oaks Pirate Fest on Saturday, September 14th, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Dorothea Dix Park, 2105 Umstead Drive, Raleigh.

This is a free, family-friendly event, presented in partnership with North Carolina Museum of History.

Here’s some of what you can do at the festival:

• Meet Captain Blackbeard
• Engage in Sword Fights
• Sing Sea Chanties
• Play Swashbuckling Games
• Feast at Local Food Trucks
• Participate in a Costume Contest
• Enjoy Pirate Crafts
• Listen to a Notorious Pirate Band
• More!

City of Oaks Pirate Fest Schedule

Main Stage

• 10:00 a.m. Cannon fire to announce opening of event
• 10:00 a.m. The Motley Tones
• 11:00 a.m. Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers
• 12:00 p.m. Black Powder Demonstration
• 12:30 p.m. Shadow Players Stage Combat Group Sword Fighting
• 1:00 p.m. Costume Contest
• 1:30 p.m. Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers
• 2:30 p.m. Black Powder Demonstration
• 3:00 p.m. Shadow Players Stage Combat Group Sword Fighting
• 3:30 p.m. The Motley Tones
• 4:15 p.m. Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers
• 5:15 p.m. Black Powder Demonstration
• 5:45 p.m. The Motley Tones

Pirate Pavilion

• 11:45 a.m. Christine Brin – “You Cowardly Puppies: The Truth Behind Blackbeard”
• 12:45 p.m. Smithsonian Channel film: “Mystery Files: Captain Kidd”
• 2:45 p.m. Christine Brin – “By Hook or By Crook: Anne Bonny and Mary Read”

Pirate Fest Food Trucks

• Kono USA
• Chirba Chirba Dumplings
• Chick-N-Que
• Jay’s Italian Ice
• Not Just Icing
• Oak City Fish and Chips
• Tacos Las Gringas
• Bruster’s Ice Cream
• Ty’s All Natural

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