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Highlights of the 2007 Festival


Participating Authors, Artists and Historians include: Sandra Riley, Norma Miller, Rosalind Brackenbury, Janny Wurtz, Don Maitz, Cynthia Zeuli, Captain Finbar Gittelman.

  • Authors, Historians & Artists Sail aboard Schooner WOLF 11/29
  • Caribbean Pirate's Buffet & Hurricane Relief Fundraiser at El Meson de Pepe 11/29
  • 2007 National Walk the Plank Championships 11/30
  • Official End of America's Hurricane Season Party at The Pier House 11/30
  • Pirate Fest & Village Market at Fort Taylor Historic State Park 11/30 - 12/2
  • The Pyrate Tryal of Anne Bonny & Mary Read at Fort Taylor's Pirate Fest 12/1
  • Queen of Swing Norma Miller's 88th Birthday Bash 12/1
  • Ongoing Maritime Art, Treasure & Shipwreck Exhibits at the Custom House Museum, Wreckers' Museum/Oldest House, Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum



  • Pirate Sails & Tall Ship Sea Battles
  • Shipwreck & Reef Dives
  • Day Sails & Sunset Cruises
  • Glass-Bottom Boat Excursions
  • Deep Sea and Flats Fishing Trips
  • Ferry Trips to Fort Jefferson at the Dry Tortugas
  • Snorkeling & Scuba Trips to Coral Reefs and Wrecks
  • Dolphin Tours, Eco Trips and Back Country Charters
  • Fury Ultimate Adventure


Fort Zachary Taylor's Pirate Fest, Pirate Pub & Village Market
Friday - Sunday, Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

  • Tall Ship Pirate Sea Battles and Land Attacks
  • Treasure Hunts
  • Period Arts & Crafts
  • Pirate Pub & Tavern with Tasty Vittles & Grog
  • Fight Circles, Strolling Minstrels & Pirate Puppets
  • Pirate Parades, Pirate School & Storytelling
  • Living History Pirate Encampments
  • Fort Taylor Pillage & Plunder Party
  • Pyrate Tryal of Anne Bonny & Mary Read 12/1
  • Scurvy Crew Cast Party 12/2

Strolling Minstrels, Historic Re-enactors, His Majesty's Royal Military Forces, Fight Circles and more!


  • Tall Ship Sea Battles (Everyday!)
  • Official End of America's Hurricane Season Party at the Pier House 11/30
  • Caribbean Pirate's Buffet & Hurricane Relief Fundraiser at El Meson de Pepe 11/29
  • Fort Taylor's Pillage & Plunder Party 11/30
  • City of Key West Holiday Parade 12/1 (NOT CONFIRMED)
  • Queen of Swing Norma Miller's 88th Birthday Bash 12/1
  • Fort Taylor's Scurvy Crew Cast Party 12/2



*photos by Barbara Trushaw, Christine Lampe, Francis Hui, Rob O'Neal, Carol Foldvary Anderson, Michelle Murillo, Kat Epple, & Myron Rosenberg