05/11/2026
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"The Cannon Crew will meet ye there"...
Once again for the 2026 Hampton Blackbeard Pirate Festival we will have an entertainment lineup second to none!
On Friday, June 12, 2026 for the Pirates Grand Bash at the Virginia Air & Space Science Center we will have three of the best: Rusty Cutless, The Brigands, and Clan MacCool Band!
Throughout the both days of the 2026 Hampton Blackbeard Pirate Festival June 13 – 14, 2026 in Mill Point Park, Downtown Hampton and Waterfront:
The most famous of all pirates Blackbeard himself, along with at least 150 additional pirates, living history interpreters, reenactors, and character actors!
Chaste Treasure
Clan MacCool Band
Field Musick Virginia Fife and Drum Corps
Helena the Mermaid
Captain Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann
The Brigands
The Motley Tones
Rusty Cutless
Bedlum Bones
In addition to some of the finest sea shanty and musical performances anywhere, there will be fireworks, sea battles and the firing of the “Guns of Hampton” throughout both days and the festival. The “Guns of Hampton” is one of the very best collections of black powder cannons to be found anywhere!
At the 2026 Hampton Blackbeard Pirate Festival there is something for everyone in the family the matter the age or interest with the dedicated children’s area, a historic living history encampment with period vendors as well as food, craft and merchandise vendors throughout the downtown area.
The Hampton Blackbeard Pirate Festival is free and open to the public. Tickets for the Friday 2026 Pirates Grand Bash can be obtained from Parks, Recreation & Leisure Services website www.hampton.gov/2008/Blackbeard-Pirate-Festival.