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Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · New Jersey

Bowers Beach Buccaneer Bash

A free Memorial Day weekend pirate festival on the Bowers Beach waterfront, hosted by the Bowers Beach Maritime Museum, with a pirate reenactor encampment, cannon and musket firings, music stages and vendors.

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Faire Atlas · Delaware

Pirate · Bowers Beach, DE

Bowers Beach Buccaneer Bash is a pirate festival in Bowers Beach, Delaware, with listed dates from May 22 through May 23, 2027.

AnnouncedFreeListing under reviewCancelled 2026
When
May 22–23, 2027
Memorial Day weekend (Saturday & Sunday)
10am-6pm (Cape Gazette) or 10am-5pm (Delaware 250 and The Bridge listings)
Where
Watermen's Park
Clifton Cubbage Dr
Bowers Beach, DE 19946 · Kent County
Directions
Admission
Free
Organized by
Bowers Beach Maritime Museum
Nonprofit
14th year in 2026
Official siteDirections

What to expect

  • Pirate encampment by the Sons of the Waves Pyrate Reenactors
  • Hourly cannon and musket firings
  • Three stages of sea shanties and pirate rock
  • Treasure hunts and pirate school
  • Petting zoo, food trucks and vendors

Under review: a small pirate festival; the 2026 edition was cancelled for weather.

2026 Cancelled

Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (cancelled due to weather)

Dates TBA

2027 Announced

Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23, 2027, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Watermen's Park

  • May 22–23, 2027

Lineup

  • Sons of the Waves Pyrate Reenactors
  • Kurt Stevens

Plan your visit

Rain policy
2026 edition cancelled for weather

Nearby

Contact

Sources

Details checked against the faire’s own pages on Mon, Sept 28, 2026.