Pirates Week was started more that 20 years as a way to kick off the winter tourist season, and as way to boost tourism earlier in the year. It’s a combination of Pirates Week, halloween, and Carnival!
Here’s how Pirates week works: Saturday, Pirates invade the island. they come ashore in their pirate ships, have a big pirates landing, (ceremonously) capture the Governor, and take over the island. (The Governor usually ends up in a Pirates costume himself, swinging a cardboard sword!) Then there is a Caribbean Carnival/Pirate style parade and fireworks, and also another street party with downtown blocked off to traffic and several stages set up with different genres of music at the different stages. Theres also plenty of food and drink.
Then all week, the pirates move around the island, (ceremonously) pillaging the whole place, and every night all week there is a Heritage Day at each of the districts around the island, followed by a street party at that district, again with Caribbean music and food and dancing.
Then the following weekend, after a week of street parties and Heritage exhibitions, the Pirates are pretty wasted, so the Government is able to wrest control away from them and again the downtown area is filled with partiers, celebrating the removal of the pirates and return to normalcy!
This is my kind of party! Looks like a great time. That rotten Wilma tried to ruin Fantasy Fest in Key West last week but I don’t think it worked! Hope you will be out and about in the parties this weekend. Have some fun for me!
Oh wait! Yes, Wilma did mess up Fantasy Fest…they are having it in December now! Must check airfare!
As a Pirate, I am very offended by the stereotypical way in which we are portrayed by this event. Not all Pirates are captors and pillagers.No seriously – it sounds like a fun week!
It sounds like a lot of fun – wish I was there!
What a hoot that must be to experience. Wish I was there too. Will you take some pics to share with all of yours friends here?tjmwwjft
This sounds like so much fun!! What cool idea!If I ever have the chance to visit the Cayman Islands, I’ll have to remember to go during “Pirate Week”Have fun!! 🙂
That sounds like so much fun! Next week we will all be there. I am sure you can put us all up at your place, eh? All 200 of us bloggers that read you every day. Blogger party at Marks!extfk (I lucked out and got a short one)
So… I’ve been looking at your pictures and reading abou Pirates Week…I really think I need a Cayman vacation during Pirates Week!
I have found my people. I am a pirate chick.
It seems like fun. We don’t have anything like that around here BUT is Salem Massachusetts they have Haunted Happenings. I have attended that and it was so much fun.http://hauntedhappenings.com/