Chart Ye Course for Key West’s 12th Annual Pirates in Paradise Maritime Heritage & Music Festival at Old Town’s Truman Waterfront & other Historic Island Venues!
11 Days of Swashbuckling Fun & Piratical Escapades - November 24 thru December 4, 2011
KEY WEST, FLORIDA . . . Avast Matey! It’s time to chart ye course for Key West’s 12th annual Pirates in Paradise Maritime Heritage & Music Festival. Pirate & maritime heritage enthusiasts, performers, re-enactors, artists & crafters and outdoor music fans are invited to join the fun, when Old Town’s Truman Waterfront is transformed into a Caribbean pirates’ stronghold of days gone by. Scheduled Nov. 24 – Dec. 4, the Festival celebrates the glorious days of sail & seafaring adventure and offers tall ship pirate sails, pirate encampments, music, storytelling, re-enactments, literary activities and live theater.
This year we are pleased to announce the HELPLINE Pirate Carnival, Rides & Midway, which complements the Festival’s Pirate Village Market & Pub. The Pirate Village VIP Hospitality Areas (FREE with purchase of 11 day Festival Pass) and Village Main Stage feature nightly dancing under the stars to big band swing, rock & roll and southern rock with a tropical beat…and…provide an ideal backdrop for family gathering, holiday party or other special occasion.
Featuring 11 days of swashbuckling fun, over 30+ special events are scheduled at the Truman Waterfront alone! The Festival’s Pirate Village features lots of pirate booty, vintage vittles and grog, as well as wares from some of America’s finest period artists and crafters...including exquisite handcrafted leatherwork, jewelry, pottery, glass, fibers, photography, and paintings. Outdoor stages feature non-stop entertainment and swashbuckling swordplay by national performance troupes!
Festival favorites include the historically accurate re-enactment of the Pyrate Tryal of Anne Bonny & Mary Read, the hilarious Pyrates of the Coast’s Walk the Plank National Championships aboard the WOLF and International Pirate’s Hall of Fame Tall Tales Storytelling Competition. Also returning is the Conch Republic Sailor’s Shipwreck Holiday Ball, Official End of America’s Hurricane Season Party & Most Buxom Wench & Bad Ass Pirate Contest.
New events include Thankstaken’ Pirates Party & Holiday Feast and Trop Rock Pirate Party & Feast of St. Nick (both catered by Fausto’s with KeyRazy Band), Admiral Finbar’s Down Island Music Jams, Best Dressed Pirate & Wench Contest, Miss Key West Pirate Pageant & Rock & Roll Dance Party, ASTAAR for EQUINES Craft Beer Tastings and Big Band Dance Party & Feast, a tribute to birthday girl ‘Queen of Swing’ who turns 92!
Pirate Village Admission is $5 for Adults and is FREE for children under 12. Save money and purchase a VIP (Very Important Pirate) 11 Day Festival Pass for $20 -- and get FREE daily admission to the Pirate Village!
Sponsored in part by the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, Pirates in Paradise Maritime Heritage & Music Festival also serves as a fundraiser for several local non-profits, including the Key West Maritime Historic Society, Keys Helpline, the ASTAAR EQUINE Quality of Life Fund and Project Lighthouse. For Vendor, Sponsor or Volunteer Opportunities or, for more information and a complete schedule of Festival events, visit our website at PiratesInParadise.com, or email us at Info@PiratesInParadise.com, or call 305.296.9694.
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