The annual Pirate Fest is held at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston. This festival celebrates Virginia's seafaring past. Activities include Pyrates Royale singing traditional sea chanteys, tavern tunes, and pirate ditties.
You can experience the life of a sailor first hand with many fun activity stations. There is also an opportunity at the fest to wear your most dashing pirate clothes and enter the costume contest. you can also learn about global trade in the 18th century, and discover the luxury goods from international ports that compelled pirates to sail the seven seas.
Annual Pirate Fest At Lake Fairfax Park, Reston
At the Pirate Fest, you can experience life as a pirate at the treasure hunt, rain gutter regatta, or pirate skills challenges. The youngest pirates get the chance to ride in pirate ships, sing pirate ditties, and hear tales of excitement on the high seas.
Admission is $10 through Fairfax County Parks and Recreation. For an additional $4 per person, you can book a pirate boat tour with a real pirate captain at the wheel.
Other planned activities include the “Pirate Skills Challenge” with jousting and cannons, fun science and craft projects and more. There is also a marketplace full of “exotic treasures” to shop for.
Advance registration for the event is recommended and required for the pirate boat tour. Pirate Fest sets sail rain or shine because true pirates never let a few showers stop them.
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The annual Pirate Fest is held at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston. This festival celebrates Virginia's seafaring past. Activities include Pyrates Royale singing traditional sea chanteys, tavern tunes, and pirate ditties.
You can experience the life of a sailor first hand with many fun activity stations. There is also an opportunity at the fest to wear your most dashing pirate clothes and enter the costume contest. you can also learn about global trade in the 18th century, and discover the luxury goods from international ports that compelled pirates to sail the seven seas.
