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Scallywag Music Festival 2024

18+
Ahoy me harties! Get Ready to Party Like a Pirate at Scallywag Music Festival! Set your sails to make camp in the barracks o’ the Black River Fairgrounds. Prepare yer hooks and peg legs for a right good time, as we be celebratin’ with thumping beats of dubstep and riddim to keep your timbers shivering. Mark yer maps for festivities Saturday August 10th. Gates swing open at the bell o’ one, and thar’ll be tunes and grog startin’ at four bells in the afternoon watch. Prepare to plunder & mosh the dancefloors. 18+ entry so you can party like a pirate without any scurvy landlubbers. Wristbands will be granted to carousers +21.
This be a Leave No Trace event, so respect the code, ye rapscallions, and leave the surroundin’ villages and landlubbers be.
The main stage sits on 18 acres o’ open air – with a 60 foot movie screen, prime campin’ spots by the stage for early birds, riverside views, starry skies at night, thunderin’ sounds, lights, and lasers. Grub will be served up by vendors near the concessions buildin.
Follow yer compass merely two hours north o’ Detroit where X marks the spot to celbrate ye opening of ‘The Pearl’! We drop anchor at the Black River Fairgrounds, home o’ the historic Hi-Way Drive-In, located at 2778 E Sanilac Rd in Carsonville. So don ye pirate hats, and we’ll be seein’ ye scallywags on August 10th! ARRRRRGG!

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Boyne City PirateFest 2024

Boyne City PirateFest celebrates the Michigan Lakes and all they have to offer. PirateFest is a nonprofit organization committed to furthering education and protection of our natural resources, enjoying the bounty around us, and having fun doing so while engaging the community and visitors alike.

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Shiver Me Timbers 2024

Ahoy, Me Hearties! Batten down them hatches, it’s the time of year for our annual Shiver Me Timbers Pirate Event! It has been over 15 years that we have been producing this event and ye never know when the last one might be.
Keep in mind, that rotten scurvy called COVID is still rearing its ugly head so we strongly encourage usage of masks.
We done signed articles again with the Macedonian Cultural Center located at 43133 Ryan Road in Sterling Heights, MI. They have all rooms available to us so that should give us plenty of space to spread out and social distance indoors.
We be having vendors, gaming, and entertainment much of the day and then an evening dance party. We be open from 11am to midnight! That’s 13 hours mates! 11-6 fer yer shoppin pleasure with a pub sing beginning at 6. The evening party will be from 7 pm until midnight.
Thar be shoppin, fun, gaming, dancing, & music…all in one day! So weigh anchor, hoist the mizzen, and splice the main brace! Come and join us for a bit of fun. This be an open event so ye may invite anyone ta join us.
Kids under 15 are always free and should stay no later than 9pm. Military always free! This is a garbed event. A pirate be a pirate no matter luv.
The return of the wildly popular silent auction and raffle will take place for sure with ALL proceeds going to Ren RESCU. This will be run by the crew of the Jewels Endowment.
This year we be adding a gaming room where you can chill out and play pirate games. This will be run by the crew of the Silver Moon.
Ta be clear – Raffle and silent auction ends at 5 pm & the recognition of the new ships/captains of the fleet will take place in the evening.
So come join the Brethren for this open to the public and all ages event with vendors, raffle, silent auction, music, dancing and so much more.
Our daytime entertainment this year will be provided by IRONWOOD and PIRATES CREED with a pub sing at 6pm as well, as our favorite dj from WEMU 89.1JOHN BOMMARITO for an uplifting evening celebration!
$25.00 per person for 13 hours of fun! wristbands allow you all access. Kids 15 and under are always free when accompanied by an adult. Military always free!

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GR Symphony Presents The Goonies In Concert

“Hey you guys!” Celebrate the cult classic film The Goonies, screened with the exhilarating score performed live by your Grand Rapids Symphony. The 1985 smash hit produced by Steven Spielberg, The Goonies has been a childhood rite of passage for over 30 years. When a group of misfit kids discover an ancient map leading to the long-lost loot of notorious pirate One-Eyed Willy, they set off on an unbelievable adventure. Will they find the treasure and save their town? Truffle shuffle your way down memory lane with this family favorite and relive one of the most evocative pieces of cinema – and music created for cinema – in a new way. Goonies Never Say Die!

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Boyne City PirateFest 2023

Boyne City PirateFest celebrates the Michigan Lakes and all they have to offer. PirateFest is a nonprofit organization committed to furthering education and protection of our natural resources, enjoying the bounty around us, and having fun doing so while engaging the community and visitors alike.

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Shiver Me Timbers 2023

Ahoy, Me Hearties! Batten down them hatches, it’s the time of year for our Shiver Me Timbers Annual Pirate Event! Due to the rotten scurvy called COVID and it’s potential exposure, we strongly encourage masks.

As such, we have deliberated and debated and signed articles this year with the Macedonian Cultural Center located at 43133 Ryan Road in Sterling Heights, MI. They have two rooms available that should give us plenty of space to spread out and social distance indoors.
We will have vendors in Hall B for the day event and Hall A will house the evening party. We be open from 11am to 5pm fer yer shoppin pleasure. The evening party will be from 6 pm until midnight.

Thar be shoppin, fun, dancing, & music…all in one day! So weigh anchor, hoist the mizzen, and splice the main brace! Come and join us for a bit of fun. This be an open event so ye may invite anyone ta join us.

Kids under 15 are always free and should stay no later than 9pm. Military always free! This is a garbed event. A pirate be a pirate no matter luv.

The return of the wildly popular silent auction and raffle will take place for sure.
Ta be clear – Raffle, & the recognition of the new ships/captains of the fleet, as well as entertainment will take place in the evening.
So then lets party like pirates eh??!!

So come join the Brethren for this open to the public and all ages event with vendors, raffle, silent auction, music, dancing and so much more.

Oh and don’t forget Voodoo Elixirs will be selling their wonderful Rootjack, Steamjack, and Warpjack as well.

At the evening event, we welcome our favorite DJ – John Bommarito as well as, the bands IRONWOOD and CELTIC ISLES for an uplifting celebration!

Vendors set up at 9am
Open to Public – 11am until midnight
Silent auction closes at 5pm promptly
Vendors are shutting down at 6pm
Doors to Pub event open around the same time

Entrance fee is $10.00 per person for just the day event or $10 per person for just the evening or $15.00 for both..Kids 15 and under are always free when accompanied by an adult. Military always free!

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Michigan Pirate and Princess Faire 2022

Stroll along with Pirates and Princesses who will be wandering throughout the quaint Village and behind the Canterbury Castle. Enjoy Pirate bands, kid activities, Pirate Stunt Show, monster truck rides, fire jugglers, arts & crafts, petting zoo, tea with the Princesses and much more!

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Shiver Me Timbers 2022

Ahoy, Me Hearties! Batten down them hatches, it’s the time of year for our Shiver Me Timbers Annual Pirate Event! Due to the rotten scurvy called COVID and it’s potential exposure, we did not have this event last year.
As responsible business owners, we have deliberated and debated and signed articles with Kings Court Castle located at Canterbury Village 2359 Joselyn Court in Lake Orion, MI. Yes we be taking the castle in its entirety to give us plenty of space to spread out and social distance indoors.
We will have vendors on the 2nd Floor hall and main floor common room. We be open from 11 to 6pm fer yer shoppin pleasure just like da Swap Meet we had thar only bigger. Then we will be heading to the main floor for the evening party until midnight.
Thar be shoppin, fun, dancing, & music all in one day. So weigh anchor, hoist the mizzen, and splice the main brace! Come and join us for a bit of fun. This be an open event so ye may invite anyone ta join us.
Kids under 15 are always free and should stay no later than 9pm. This is a piratical & steampunk garb event. We welcome sea bound pirates as well as airship pirates! A pirate be a pirate no matter luv.
There will be no silent auction this year in an attempt to reduce exposure but will vend everything. The raffle will take place for sure.
Ta be clear – the raffle, the recognition of the new ships/captains of the fleet, as well as entertainment will take place in the evening.
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South Haven Pirate Invasion 2022

To celebrate and wrap up the season on the west side of the state, The Silver Moon sails as the flagship, as we invade South Haven’s Old Village Harbor

Start the day finding the Captain Timber Gray Wolf at the down town park and getting a map of the City and mapping your course for the Social Distancing Pub Crawl. Then meeting at the Old Village Harbor for the final meet up at 6pm and at 7pm we head to the light house for set witness to the green flash!

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