Wilmington Pirate Festival

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