On Saturday, April 5 from 11:00am - 7:00pm, swashbucklers of all ages will converge on the banks of the T-ARRRGH River, a pirate's paradise located in Downtown Greenville! Returning for its 18th year, PirateFest, will be held at the Greenville Town Common and along First Street in the River District. The festivities will include fine arts and crafts for sale, spirited beverage stations, food trucks, sword fighting, pirate encampments, cannon demonstrations by real live pirates, and more!
PirateFest 2025 Greenville Toyota Amphitheater at Town Common Live Music Lineup:
1pm: The Embers with signature Carolina Beach music
3pm: The Cooper Greer Band brings high-energy country hits
5pm: Captain Mike & The Shipwrecked deliver a lively Jimmy Buffet tribute
There will be plenty of piratical happenings for the whole family!
Greenville as the home of the East Carolina University Pirates and heart of Pirate Nation, really embodies and embraces the pirate history and culture of our region. Many current and former ECU students, families, and pirate lovers from all over the country make their way each year to this all day festival to make treasured memories in the gem of Eastern North Carolina!
Come for PirateFest and stay for Pirate Nation! Pirate culture is deeply ingrained in Eastern North Carolina culture due to the Outer and Inner Banks being a protective haven for pirates during the 1700’s! This buccaneer backstory is the reason why East Carolina University’s mascot is Pee Dee the Pirate! Another pirate you may recognize, Blackbeard, lived just down the Tar-Pamlico River in Bath, NC. You can even visit ECU’s Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Laboratory to visit the remains of his ship yourself!
If you need to fill your belly or wet your whistle after singing all the sea shanties, take your scallywags to The Scullery, Coastal Fog, or Blackbeard's Coffee Roasters! Or maybe take your hearties to Captain Jack’s Mini Golf, or on a paddle adventure down the Tar River with Riverside Recreation! You can even visit UBE in Downtown for all your ECU Pirate wardrobe needs.
For the PirateFest event schedule, vendors, and other information please visit PirateFestNC.com!
We need all hands on deck to make this ARRRGH-some event happen!
