The 20th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Festival

Swashbucklers of all ages will be converging on Tybee Island to participate in the 19th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Festival! Thar be a Pirate Parade, Live Entertainment, Costume Contests, Children’s Activities and the Thieves Market filled with treasures, grog and grub!

The event begins with the Swashbuckler's Bash on Thursday night at 7:00 pm (check online for pricing and tickets). The Pirate Festival opens on Friday at 5:00 pm and runs through Sunday morning. For details, please check http://www.tybeepiratefest.com or their Facebook page.

The Tybee Island Pirate Festival began in 2005 with a small handful of individuals that were looking for a unique event to help boost visitation to the island in the off-season months. The first year was even more successful than the organizers, a non-profit called TybeeFest, even imagined it could be. With the support of many dedicated volunteers, The City of Tybee Island and its elected officials, the Tybee Tourism Council, and local businesses the event has grown in popularity each year.