Pirate Festl, Arrrrrr!

So you wanna be a pirate? Here's your chance ter be one.

July 22nd - 24th is the first Santa Cruz Pirate Fest, hosted by Captain Robert Flint and myself (Captain Groggy Swagger).

It is located at Portola Redwood State Park, Hillside Group Camp Site. Highway 9 to Highway 35 to Alpine to State Park.

For those who are from the north:

280 to Paige Mill Road (west away from Stanford)
Cross the 35 and Paige Mill becomes Alpine
Follow Alpine to Portola State Park Road

What is Pirate Fest?

It is a camping trip where everyone is a pirate. If'n yer not a pirate, yer a landlubber and we'll gut ye fer yer loot and take yer car as a prize. (not really but jeeze, you don't go to a pirate fest and not be a pirate!)

What can I expect?

Dancing, sea shanties, music, food, grog, beer, maybe a band, maybe a troupe of fencers swasing buckles, a pirate ship and lots of costumes and pirate talk.

What should I bring?

Bring your camping gear, any pirate gear/costuming you have, food for yourself and food for the Saturday feast, any beer or spirits ye may want to imbibe (what we bring will be very limited and if it runs out the officer's mess will come out a bawlin and orderin lashings) and bring yer sailor's tongue! Also it will be $10 per evening per person to cover the costs of our looting and pillaging of the forests.

When does it start?

Noon-ish on July 22nd till the afternoon of july 24th.

Am I invited?

Absolutely! Please do let us know you are planning on attending so we have a good idea what we'll need to bring. RSVP at Captain Groggy Swagger and to Captain Robert Flint

Aaron, I need a c... I'm Captain Groggy Swagger, aarrrrrr!. Dread Pirate Flint, I need a costume!

Center Stage Costumes
Stuff
Information
Local pirates (also some great costume links in here)
Research
Sea shanty lyrics
more sea shanties, with sound!
Get you pirate name!

-Dread Pirate Flint