2026 Bald Head Island Pirate Invasion

July 31 - August 2 Bald Head Island, NC
"Blackbeard's Flotilla" © Don Maitz

The 2026 BHI Pirate Invasion will be held July 31-August 2 and we hope you will be able to join us for more pirate adventures! Details about specific events and times will be posted on this site as soon as they have been finalized. Saturday visit the encampment, listen to pirate songs and sea chanties, watch the sword fighting demonstrations and more! The sea battle will be at beach access #5 followed by a party with the pirates and a ghost walk. Enjoy breakfast with the pirates on Sunday morning.

Rogue's Gallery

EVENT SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

10:00am
Marina Park opens to the public
Performance by The Motley Tones
10:30am
Magic by Jackson
11:00am
The Shadow Players
Noon
Sea Battle at Beach Access #5
1:00pm
Plate lunch for sale
2:00pm
Performance by the Rusty Cutlass band
3:00pm
Treasure Hunt kicks off
Performance by The Motley Tones
4:00pm
The Shadow Players
5:30pm
Park closes
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Party with the Pirates at the Wisp
8:30pm, 9:30pm, 9:50pm
Ghost Walks (tickets will be available soon via TicketLeap)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

9:00-11:00am
Breakfast with the Pirates at Jules’ Salty Grub & Island Pub (tickets will be available soon via TicketLeap)

BHI Pirate Invasion is looking for volunteers to donate time during the day and evening on Saturday and Sunday morning. If you would like to help with set-up or break down at Marina Park, posting clues or burying treasure for the Treasure Hunt, selling merchandise, grilling or taking tickets for lunch, or checking in attendees in the evening for the ghost walk or on Sunday morning for the breakfast, we would love to hear from you.

BHI Pirate Invasion, Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation created to coordinate the Bald Head Island Pirate festival. All funds collected are to cover the costs of this volunteer run event and your donation is tax deductible. Please consider a donation to help defray the expense of running this event.

To volunteer or to get a sponsorship form, please contact Sandy Kades at: sekades@aol.com or by calling 804-382-1407.

SPONSORS

Thank you to all of our sponsors for your support of this year’s pirate invasion!