Party Like a Pirate Festival

Ahoy Matey! West End's 2009 Block Party Series continues with the 1st Annual Party Like a Pirate: Island Party in the West End. The FREE block party will feature Pirate performing impromptu on the streets of West End, island and beach music, artists and great food. Everyone is invited to dress like a pirate and be a part of the show. The event benefits West End Charities.

West End’s Market Street (Ross Avenue to Munger Street) will be the site for the West End Association’s 1st Annual Party Like a Pirate: Island Party in the West End, Saturday September 19, 2009 from 11:00 am – 11:00 pm. Swashbucklers and wenches, palm trees and sand, strolling pirate fiddlers and impromptu sword fights (Argh!), you can even have that special someone shackled for charity at the Party Like a Pirate: Island Party in the West End.

Steel drums and beach music are the sounds of the day. Pirates Cove Stage located at Market Street and Corbin Avenue will feature local island music bands, and reggae bands Music begins at Noon. The family fun area will feature water slides, pirate boat bounce houses, games, balloon artists, face painters and pirate puppeteers.

Party Like a Pirate: Island Party in the West End guests are invited to dress as a pirate for the event. Take that costume out of the trunk, put on an eye patch and brush up on your, “Aye Aye Captain’s” and “Argh!’s.” Not only come to the party, be the party.