2025 Hampton Blackbeard Pirate Festival May 30-June 1
STAGING AREAS
Pirate Encampment Mill Point Park Eaton & Queen St
Blackbeard’s Kitchen Pirate Encampment Mill Point Park
Battery Point – End of Queen St.
Dockside – End of Eaton St. at the Waterfront
Blackbeard’s Stage – Mill Point Park
Bunch of Grapes Tavern Stage – Wine & Queen Sreet
Scallywag’s Lagoon and Stage – Carousel Park Settler’s Landing Rd
Tortuga Courtyard – Landing Hotel Area
River Walk – Path along river from Park to Docks
FRIDAY May 30 7:00-10:00pm Grand Pirates’ Bash (Tickets $35) VA Air & Space Center Music by Rusty Cutlass, The Brigands and Clan MacCool ~ Heavy Hors d’oeurves, Cash Bar ($4-$6)
SATURDAY May 31 10:00am-10:00pm
Opening Cannon Fire 10:00 Battery Point “THE GUNS OF HAMPTON!”
FESTIVAL OPENS 10:00
MORNING ENTERTAINMENT
Blackbeard’s Stage Scallywag’s Lagoon Stage Bunch of Grapes Tavern Stage 10:30 Rusty Cutlass 11:30 Clan Mac Cool 10:30 the Motley Tones 11:30 Brigands 1:00 Sword Circle 11:30 Bedlum Bones 12:30 The Motley Tones 12:30 Chasted Treasure
All bands will be roving around Towne – Please stop in Stores and Restaurants to see them in Action Sword Circle demos Pirate Encampment / Captain Jack and Ms. Swan (roving) /Helena the Mermaid –Roving& Scallywag’s Lagoon Mermaid Nixie-Stationary Fife &Drum Corp (roving)
SEA BATTLE And Pirate Procession (Parade!)
Pirate Procession 1:30 Starts at the End of Queen St. at Parking Garage
Pirate Procession Step-Off 1:45 Fife&Drum Flags, Pirates to lead Crowd River Walk to Dockside
Rusty Cutlass- Plays at the Mariners Center 1:45-2:00 Dockside
Blackbeard’s Last Battle 2:00-2:30 Dockside Muster for Trial 3:15 Fife& Drum, Pirates, Militia, Trial Cast Battery Point
Trial & Treasure 3:30-4:00 Blackbeard’s Stage
AFTERNOON ENTERTAINMENT Blackbeard’s Stage Scallywag’s Lagoon Bunch of Grapes Tavern Stage
4:00 Chaste Treasure 4:00 The Motley Tones 3:30 Clan MacCool
5:00 The Brigands 5:00 Sword Circle 4:30 Bedlum Bones
EVENING ENTERNAINMENT Encampment Closes 6:00-8:00 Vendors can stay open- Encampment
Pub Sing 8:30- 9:30 All Official Entertainers Blackbeard Stage
Blackbeard’s Block Party 6:00-9:00 The Band “ Champagne “ Bunch of Grapes Tavern Stage
Cannon Fire/Fireworks 9:30-10:00 Battery Point
SUNDAY June 1
Muster for Pirate Memorial 11:00 Blackbeard’s Kitchen
Pirate Memorial/ Parade of Colors 11:15-12:00 Blackbeard’s Stage Constable, Rusty Cutlass, Fife& Drum, Bell Ringer, Reverend Bos’n
Pirate Crews, Entertainers. Crew Flags to Lead procession Opening Cannon Fire 12:00 Constable, Cannoneers, THE GUNS OF HAMPTON!”
Afternoon Entertainment
Blackbeard’s Stage Scallywag’s Lagoon Bunch of Grapes Tavern Stage 12:00 Chaste Treasure 12:00 Sword Circle 12:00 Bedlum Bones 1:00 Brigands 1:00 Clan McCool ( Stop at 1:45) 1:00 The Motley Tones
All bands roving between Sets – Please stop in Stores and Restaurants Sword Circle demos Pirate Encampment / Captain Jack and Ms. Swan (roving) /Helena the Mermaid – Roving and Scallywag’s Lagoon Mermaid Nixie ( Stationary) Fife &Drum Corp (roving)
SEA BATTLE
Muster for Sea Battle 1:00 Dockside Muster for Pirate Procession 1:30 End of Queen St. at Parking Garage Pirate Procession Step-Off 1:45 River Walk to Dockside Fife& Drum, Pirates, Flags to Lead the Parade Rusty Cutlass -Play for dock crowd 1:45-2:00 Dockside Pirates Take Back Hampton 2:00-2:30 Sea Battle Dockside Wedding 3:00-3:30 Battery Point
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
Blackbeard’s Stage Scallywag’s Lagoon Bunch of Grapes Tavern Stage 3:00 Clan Mac Cool 3:00 The Motley Tones 2:30 Chased Treasure 4:00 The Brigands 5:00 Sword Circle 3:30 Bedlum Bones 5:00 Rusty Cutlass 5:00 Clan MacCool
CLOSING OF FESTIVAL
Muster for Cannon Fire 5:45 Battery Point Closing Cannon Fire 6:00 Battery Point FESTIVAL CLOSES 6:00
