Pirates Invade Westport for 10th Annual Rusty Scupper Pirate Daze

Westport, WA - The 10^th annual Rusty Scupper Pirate Daze to be held the weekend of June 22 is a family friendly festival where, pirates, wenches, and scallywags rub elbows with regular folks. Vendors, entertainers, dozens of pirate groups, and big ships and little have made this the largest pirate festival on the western coast.

Rusty Scupper’s Pirate Daze opens Friday with pirates invading Westport. Watch the Hawaiian Chieftain tall ship come into port and see her crew take over the town. Bands of pirates from over the northwest will sail to Westport from Aberdeen on the Hawaiian Chieftain, staging ‘sword fights’ and mini-brig sea battles in the marina between rival bands of pirates all weekend! New this year is a fireworks display Saturday night, preceded by music and Fire Dancers.

According to event coordinator, Rosie Litterer, hundreds of locals and visitors dress in pirate-period costumes for discounts and prizes, and to enter the ‘Wenches and Scalliwags’ costume contest and the Jack Sparrow look-alike contest. Entry fee for contests is a can of food for the local food bank (may be purchased at festival).

Kids will love the games in Scallywag Alley, train rides all day, What-A-Croc sword balloons. Paying their first visit this year will be the Lost Boys Pirates, with Aayo the Barbarian Pirate, playing boffers with the children all weekend down by the tower. The Lost Boys also have a working blacksmith, there’s the traditional BOOM Black Powder demonstration, Scottie & the Grey Beards will perform acoustic music off the pirate ship, The Sun Of The Morning Star, plus lots of live music and entertainment for the whole family!

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The 3-day festival schedule:

Friday - June 22, 2012 - 12:00 pm – all day to 6pm

· Pirates invade Westport
· Hawaiian Chieftain (Seaport Landing, south of Aberdeen)
· Kids’ games in Scallywag Alley
· What- A -Croc & Sword Balloons, food and drink, crafts.
· Lost Boys Pirates & Capt. Bill and Aayo the Barbarian Pirate
· Staged boffer “sword” fights
· Live music on three stages for the whole family
Saturday - June 23, 2012 - 8:00 - 11:00 am

· $5 Breakfast for pirates in costume - Halfmoon Bay Bar & Grill
Festival opens Saturday at 10 a.m.

· Food, drink, and crafts all day
· Kids’ games in Scallywag Alley
· Lost Boys Pirates & Capt. Bill and Aayo the Barbarian Pirate
· Staged boffer “sword” fights on the waterfront
· Live music from three stages for the whole family
· Wenches and Scalliwags costume contest
· Jack Sparrow look-alike contest
· Treasure Chest prize drawings
· Black powder BOOM demonstration.
At 8:30 p.m. belly dancers and fire dancer group ‘Fire & Steel” will perform at the main stage followed by a fireworks show at 10 p.m.

Sunday - June 24, 2012, 8:00 - 11:00 am

· $5 Breakfast for pirates in costume - Halfmoon Bay Bar & Grill
· Pirates, Live Music ,and Entertainment all day
· Salty Dog contest and Parade at 3 :45pm

MUSICAL ATTRACTIONS:

JUNO Hill

Mike & Val Sea Shanty Music

Catch of the Day

Virgil Stortroen

Freckles Brown Band

The Bobber's Band

Teresa Mee

Mister Mac featuring Cap'n Slappy [Children's music and events]

M.C., Greg Parke

EVENT ATTRACTIONS:

B.O.O.M. Pirates Black POWDER Cannons

The Jade Dragon Pirates Acting and Swordplay

Espresso Drama presents: Arr is for Pirate & The Pirates of Treasure Island

Lost Boys Pirates with Captain Bill and crew

Aayo the Barbarian presents: Pirate Boffers with the kids!

Mas-Uda Folk Dancers

O-Wa Tribal Dancers

Circle of Sisters Egyptian Dancers

Hips Ahoy Pirate Dancers

Rak Sarah Dancers

Ocosta Unicycle Club

MINI BRIG BATTLE FEATURING:

Shady Isle Privateers, Commodore Salty, Pirates of Treasure Island, The Lost Boys Pirates, The Jade Dragon Pirates, B.O.O.M. Pirates, and The Rogues Guild.