2026 Bald Head Island Pirate Invasion

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.

PAST GALLERIES

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.

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