2026 Main Schedule
Friday – 2 Pub Crawls
Saturday – Main Festival at Moody Gardens
Sunday – Expeditions & Harbor Boat Tours
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGES
Friday Sept 18th
Two Different Pub Crawls
6PM – 9PM: Guided Tour Pub Crawl (Limited to 30 People – W/Tour Guide)
6PM-9PM: Public Pub Crawl (Go at your own pace – No Tour Guide – Starts at 1877 Tall Ship Elissa)
Saturday Sept 19th
11AM – 7PM: Festival at Moody Gardens (FREE Parking!)
8PM – 2AM: Afterparty at (TBA) open to public
11:00AM – Festival Opens at Moody Gardens
11:20AM – TBA
11:30AM – Bruce Manners Comedy & Juggling and Stuff
12:00PM – Opening Ceremony Main Stage & Scallywag Airplane Fly Over
12:30PM – Whodah Krewe Performance
1:00PM – Pride of Bedlam Performance
2:00PM – Siren Circus
2:00PM – Kids Barrel Racing
2:30PM – Salty Swords of the Seas
3:00PM – Master “Bones” Jangle & The Voodoo Island Cannibals
3:45PM – Bruce Manners Comedy & Juggling and Stuff
4:00PM – Costume Contest Main Stage
4:30PM – Siren Circus
5:00PM – Master “Bones” Jangle & The Voodoo Island Cannibals
6:00PM – Pride of Bedlam
6:45PM – Fire Performances by Juniper & Ascension Entertainment
7:00PM – End/Close of Festival
8PM-2AM – Afterparty Location on the Strand
Sunday Sept 20th
Sunday 1877 Tall Ship Elissa & Historic Harbor Boat Tours:
1PM – Elissa Tour & Historic Harbor Boat Tour
2026 Pirate Festival Week Activities
A Weeks Worth of Adventure!
All Events Mon-Thursday are FREE to attend!
Monday September 14th
Event: Monday at MOD Coffee
Location: MOD Coffee at 2126 Post Office St Galveston Texas 77550
Time: Come anytime between 7AM-7PM
Cost: FREE
Start the week off right with Caffeine to prepare for the pirate adventures ahead. Come grab some delicious coffee from MOD Coffee in a pirate costume for 20% off your purchase and grab some themed Pirate bites. Rumor has it there is a special prize for the best dressed.
Tuesday September 15th
Event: Jean Lafitte Pirate History & Drinks!
Location: Diana’s Bartique at 2425 Strand Suite 100 Galveston Texas 77550
Time: 7PM-9PM
Cost: FREE
Pirate History! Come grab some delicious free lite bites and drinks at the bar of Diana’s Bartique on the beginning of the Strand. Jim Nonus, the Co Founder of the Lafitte Society will give a 35 min presentation on notorious Pirate Jean Lafitte and Galveston’s Pirate History.
Wednesday September 16th
Event: Dinner & Drinks at Pirate Island Bar & Grill
Location: 728 Seawall Blvd. Galveston Texas 77550
Time: 7PM-10PM
Cost: FREE
Come grab some delicious pirate themed Vietnamese food and have some rum punch with your fellow Pirates. Spike the Owner has prepared some special items and the cannons are loaded!
Thursday September 17th
Event: Pirate Fashion Show at Hendley Wine Co.
Location: 2016 The Strand Galveston Texas 77550
Time: 7PM-9PM
Cost: FREE
Come grab some food and drinks and watch the Pirate fashion show. This is a great opportunity to grab any last garb before the festival. Fashion show garb provided by A Pirate’s Life – Pirates Plunder. And show space provided by Hendley Wine Co.
