Columbus Day weekend will bring waves of fun-filled adventures to Panama City Beach with the annual Pirates of the High Seas Fest. Setting sail October 5-7, 2018, this year’s FREE festival is sure to take pirate fun to a whole new level. Get ready to enjoy live music, pirate parades, pirate costumes, an 8,000 beach ball drop from the sky, fireworks and more. For more information, go to: visitpanamacitybeach.com/piratesofthehighseas/
Friday, October 5 (Pier Park)
5:00 pm Festival Village & Little Pirates Fun Zone Open (Grand Theatere Plaza)
6:00 pm Kids Parade (Begins/Ends at The Back Porch)
6:45 pm Opening Ceremonies & Treasure Drop (Center Stage)
7:15 pm Pirate Crawl/ Second Line Parade (South to North, ends at Celebration Stage)
8:00 pm Live Music: Victor Wainwright & The Train (Celebration Stage)
9:15 pm Fireworks (Russell-Fields City Pier)
Saturday, October 6 (Pier Park)
8:00 am Pirates of the High Seas Fest 5k Run/Walk (Frank Brown Park)
12:00 pm Festival Village & Little Pirates Fun Zone Open (Grand Theatre Plaza)
1:30 pm Commodore Mayhem Magic Show (Celebration Stage)
2:30 pm Pirate Invasion (Pier Stage)
3:30 pm Live Music: Tom Mason & the Blue Buccaneers (Celebration Stage)
5:00pm Main Parade (Pier Park Route)
7:00 pm Live Music: Landsharks (Celebration Stage)
8:30 pm Fireworks (Russell-Fields City Pier)
Sunday, October 7 (Grand Lagoon)
12:00 pm Festival Village Opens (Capt. Anderson’s Marina Parking Area, 5550 N. Lagoon Drive)
12:00 pm Kids Fishing Clinic (Marina Dock)