Fun for the Whole Swashbuckling Family!
Ahoy mateys! It is not too early to mark your calendars in ink for a pirate festival fit for the whole family. The Portland Pirate Festival brings a cargo-load of music, flair, and fun to scenic Cathedral Park on September 23. Among the many activities, the event will feature performances by Captain Bogg & Salty and other groups, pirate re-enactments, a pirate play village, and - most impressively - a replica of a "privateer ship:" The Lynx.
Don't be afraid to come in costume!
This has been on my calender for months already! My whole family (including my brother and father) is going. I am just as excited about it as my son...For anyone who hasn't heard Captain Bogg & Salty, you gotta check them out. They'll make you smile. (Or snarl, in a good way.) For us, this is the last bash of the summer. Yar!
Posted by: fionnsnana | August 29, 2006 at 07:05 PM
Yar! We've also been anticipating this one for months. Nothing better than Bogg and Salty!
Posted by: Kate | August 29, 2006 at 07:56 PM
This sounds like an event that my son will absolutely love! Thanks for the info!
Posted by: betty | August 30, 2006 at 08:09 AM
What time? Sounds like fun!
Posted by: Kathy | August 31, 2006 at 09:51 AM
We've been looking forward to this for months too! I'm already planning our costumes - you all ARE wearing costumes right?
Posted by: Cynthia | August 31, 2006 at 12:26 PM
We will be there with costumes ON! We previewed our outfits at a party in Seattle earliest this month and anxiously await an excuse to wear them again.
In answer to the question of time of the fest: The most up to date info can be found at the event website:
http://portlandpiratefestival.com
I believe the event is 10 am - 10 pm. See you there!
Posted by: Milagros | August 31, 2006 at 03:24 PM
we're excited to have a great, family friendly event like this in st. johns! for those who don't yet have costumes, lilytoad is having a pirate costume craft event on Friday, Sept. 22 at 10:30 and 2:30 (yep, two times!).....stop in with the kiddos to make costumes that they (or you?!) can wear to the festival. we'll also be making a chest full of marks of eight from clay - what a pirate without some treasure?
7322 n. leavitt
Posted by: leslie | September 14, 2006 at 11:01 AM