MAY 24, 2008..........................................Newport, Rhode Island.

 

 

click here for PirateFest 2008 rack card

 

   
 
   
EVENT
TIME and PLACE
Thomas Tew Thieves Market

10AM-6PM at Brick Market Place

Scurvy vendors selling authentic period clothing, books, jewelry, toys, pirate paraphernalia and the official PirateFest t-shirt. Also face painting, caricature artist plus Eleyne Austen Sharp, author of "Pirate Fever!" and artist Jason Eckhardt, a Thomas Tew descendant!

Pirate Treasure Hunt

10AM-12 noon in downtown Newport

Pick up your treasure map at the Thomas Tew Thieves Market at Brick Market Place. Maps are $2.00 each.

Captain's Cruise

10:15AM aboard Sightsailer

($25.00 per person; 16 passenger maximum; reservations recommended)

Meets at Bowen's Wharf. 401-849-3333

Captain Marcus Pirate Show

10:30AM at Newport Public Library

Pirate Captain Marcus (Marc Kohler) will be landed in Newport to seek treasure buried in the bowels of the Newport Public Library. Any swashbuckling shipmate (age 4 and up) who be willing to abide by the Pirate's Code is welcome to share stories, pirate history and lore with the Captain himself.

300 Spring Street, lower level. 401-847-8720

Cap'n Nick's Newport Pirate Walk

 

11AM-12:30PM at Visitors Information Center

Want to know more about Newport's notorious seadogs and bring home some of Cap'n Nick's own treasure? Join costumed buccaneers on this 90-minute walking tour.

($15.00--adults, $10.00--children, 6-17 years; tickets sold by phone, on website and at Visitors Information Center.)

23 America's Cup Avenue. 401-294-4922

Captain's Cruise

12:15PM aboard Sightsailer

($35.00 per person; 16 passenger maximum; reservations recommended)

Meets at Bowen's Wharf. 401-849-3333

 

Pirate Sail

1PM aboard Full Circle

($29.00 per person; 6 passenger maximum; reservations required)

Meets outside The Mooring restaurant, 1 Sayers Wharf. 401-662-2115

 

Family Pirate School

1:30PM at Brick Market Place

Learn how to act like a pirate...Arrrrr!

Cap'n Nick's Newport Pirate Walk

2PM-3:30PM at Visitors Information Center

Want to know more about Newport's notorious seadogs and bring home some of Cap'n Nick's own treasure? Join costumed buccaneers on this 90-minute walking tour.

($15.00--adults, $10.00--children, 6-17 years; tickets sold by phone, on website and at Visitors Information Center.)

23 America's Cup Avenue. 401-294-4922

Captain Marcus Pirate Show

2PM at Newport Public Library

Pirate Captain Marcus (Marc Kohler) will be landed in Newport to seek treasure buried in the bowels of the Newport Public Library. Any swashbuckling shipmate (age 4 and up) who be willing to abide by the Pirate's Code is welcome to share stories, pirate history and lore with the Captain himself.

300 Spring Street, lower level. 401-847-8720

Pirate Fashion Show

2:30PM at Brick Market Place

Presented by Shire Attire

Captain's Cruise

2:45PM aboard Sightsailer

($35.00 per person; 16 passenger maximum; reservations recommended)

Meets at Bowen's Wharf. 401-849-3333

Pirate Sail

3PM aboard Full Circle

($29.00 per person; 6 passenger maximum; reservations required)

Meets outside The Mooring restaurant, 1 Sayers Wharf. 401-662-2115

Pirate Songs and Stories

3:30PM at Brick Market Place

Presented by Rhode Island Pirate Players

Kiddie Pirate Costume Contest

4:30PM at Brick Market Place

Our last two contest winners were "Cap'n Jack Sparrow" and "Davy Jones". Who will be this year's prize winner?

Captain's Cruise

4:45PM aboard Sightsailer

($35.00 per person; 16 passenger maximum; reservations recommended)

Meets at Bowen's Wharf. 401-849-3333

Pirate Sail

5PM aboard Full Circle

($29.00 per person; 6 passenger maximum; reservations required)

Meets outside The Mooring restaurant, 1 Sayers Wharf. 401-662-2115

Captain's Cruise

7PM aboard Sightsailer

($35.00 per person; 16 passenger maximum; reservations recommended)

Meets at Bowen's Wharf. 401-849-3333

Pirate Sail

7PM aboard Full Circle

($29.00 per person; 6 passenger maximum; reservations required)

Meets outside The Mooring restaurant, 1 Sayers Wharf. 401-662-2115

 

c. 2008 by Austen Sharp LLC, P.O. Box 12, Newport, RI 02840. (Top photo credit: Kristin Furtado Photography)