04/07/2026
Excited to be there for this! Always a great weekend!
Here ye, here ye! The 2026 Yorktown Pirate Invasion docket has arrived! It’s history, hijinks, and high-seas fun all in one unforgettable weekend! From Riverwalk Landing to the Beach to York Hall and beyond, the whole town will be ablaze **ooops we mean awash** with scallywags! Ride the free Yorktown Trolley and catch all the action!
Saturday, April 25:
On the Docket: * (Subject to Change)
8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Pirate Invasion Market – RWL
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Yorktown History Fair – FS
Summer Camp Fair – FS
Blacksmith Demonstration – RWL
Pirate Living History & Activities – RWL, MJB & YH
Pirate Treasure Hunt – Townwide
Kids’ Craft – FS
Music – The Clan MacCool Band – RWL
10 a.m.
Music – The Fifes & Drums of York Town – RWL
Cannon Demonstration & Firing – RWL
Music – Blackbeard’s Head – MJB
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Custom House Open for Tours
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Balloon Artist – FS
10:30 a.m.
Pirate School & Training – RWL
Captain Slackbeard Storytelling – MJB
Music – Jerry Sowers – YH
11 a.m.
Smugglers Auction - RWL
Music – Death By Bellows – MJB
Roving Music – Bedlam Bones – RWL
11:30 a.m.
Pirate Puppet Show – YH
12 p.m.
Smugglers Auction – RWL
Music from Cindy Kays – MJB
Music – Blackbeard’s Head – RWL
12:30 p.m.
Pirate School & Training – RWL
Music from Bedlam Bones – YH
1 p.m.
Cannon Demonstration & Firing – Beach Camp
Captain Slackbeard Storytelling – MJB
1:30 p.m.
Pirate Trial – YH
2 p.m.
Music from Death By Bellows – RWL
Music from Cindy Kays – MJB
Music – Jerry Sowers – YH
2:30 p.m.
Cannon Demonstration & Firing – RWL
Pirate Puppet Show – YH
3 p.m.
Camps close
FS: Freight Shed
MJB: Mobjack Bay
RWL: Riverwalk Landing
YH: York Hall
Sunday, April 26:
8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Pirate Invasion Market – RWL
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Yorktown History Fair – FS
Summer Camp Fair – FS
Blacksmith Demonstration – RWL
Pirate Living History & Activities – RWL, MJB & YH
Pirate Treasure Hunt – Townwide
Kids’ Craft – FS
Music – The Clan MacCool Band – RWL
10 a.m.
Cannon Demonstration & Firing – RWL
Music – Blackbeard’s Head – MJB
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Custom House Open for Tours
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Balloon Artist – FS
Face Painting – FS
10:30 a.m.
Pirate School & Training – RWL
Captain Slackbeard Storytelling – MJB
Music – Jolly Roving Tars – YH
11 a.m.
Smugglers Auction - RWL
Music – Death By Bellows – MJB
Roving Music – Bedlam Bones – RWL
11:30 a.m. Storytelling - YH
12 p.m.
Smugglers Auction – RWL
Music from Cindy Kays – MJB
Libre USA Dance Studio – RWL
12:30 p.m.
Pirate School & Training – RWL
Music from Bedlam Bones – YH
1 p.m.
Cannon Demonstration & Firing – Beach Camp
Captain Slackbeard Storytelling – MJB
1:30 p.m.
Pirate Trial – YH
2 p.m.
Music from Death By Bellows – RWL
Music from Cindy Kays – MJB
Jolly Roving Tars – YH
2:30 p.m.
Cannon Demonstration & Firing – RWL
Storytelling - YH (Sun. only)
3 p.m. Camps close
FS: Freight Shed
MJB: Mobjack Bay
RWL: Riverwalk Landing
YH: York Hall
*Activities Subject to Change. In case of inclement weather, the market will move to the lower level of the Water Street Parking Terrace.
