Wilmington Pirate Festival on the water at the KALMAR NYCKEL Shipyard...pirates and fans of all ages are welcome!
Free Admission & Parking
Come celebrate with pirate bands, food trucks, craft beer & root beer, lawn games and traditional crafts
at the Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard and Fort Christina Park:
- Pirate sword fights, Cannon Firing, Gang Plank Races, Jolly Roger Boat Regatta
- Tours of the Kalmar Nyckel tall ship*
- Live Music, stiltwalkers, puppets, shanty Pirate signers
- Maritime Center-All hands on deck to hoist the square rigged sails, blacksmith and beer-making demonstrations
- Traditional craft fun with canonball candle schrimshaw, etch a love token or put a message in a bottle*
- Dice games, rope games and ancient skull&bones tournament with prizes at Fort Christina
- Cask & Keg area with 8 Food Trucks, Ice Cold Beer/Root beer and more!**
*Fees apply for some activities