2009 press release
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Sun sets on the 2007 Portland Pirate Festival. 2007 Photo by Hova Najarian
Festival patrons dress to the hilt at the 2007 Portland Pirate Festival. 2007 photo by Byron Dazey
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If you've ever dreamt about Treasure Island or longed for a peg leg and a shoulder-perching parrot, rush to this incredibly fun festival. Cathedral Park is recreated as a pirate village, peopled by costumed attendees and featuring a 19th-century privateer, cannon fights, and all sorts of talented buskers. Music, entertainment, food and drink (a pint of ale, anyone?), and a market featuring all things nautical, historical, and pirate-related (down to buccaneer hats, swords, and garb for endangered damsels) can be found. Kids' activities add a family-friendly quality, and good-natured revelry is widespread.