Every month, Atlantic Travel will feature a different destination with special deals, features, offers and information to help you make an informed decision on your travel plans.  If you happen to be in the neighborhood, stop by our office and see these, and many more, in our front windows. Pirates Week 2008 November 6 - 16   Music, street dances, costumes, games, food and drink, "pirate invasion", Kids Day, glittering parade, sports events, Heritage Days, fireworks! It's 11 fun-filled, festive days in the sun with something for everyone, and a lot of it FREE!  First it's fireworks, followed by a local song contest and then, almost every day for 11 days, Caribbean rhythms pulsate in open-air street dances until the wee hours of the morning. An authentic slice of the native Caribbean! A mock "pirate invasion" from the sea! Two old-time sailing vessels, loaded with "pirates" make a Saturday surprise landing at the bowl-shaped George Town harbour, as thousands line the streets to take part in the spectacle or just watch. It's good-natured fun, there's a new twist every year, and families just love it. It's the only event of its kind in the Caribbean region.

31st ANNUAL PIRATES WEEK NATIONAL FESTIVAL tentative schedule       Thursday,  6th November      5:30pm – 9:00pm   Pre-Pirates Week Happy Hour at Breezes by the Bay                                 9:00pm                    Pre-Pirates Week Kick-off Party at The Warf Restaurant   Friday,  7th November      5:30pm – 7:30pm   Happy Hour, Pirates Rock at the Hard Rock Café                                 4:30pm                    Registration – Pirates Week 5K Run sponsored by Deloitte                                 5:00pm                    Pirates Week 5K Run start                                 6:00pm                    Pirate Costume Competition sponsored by Home Gas                                 7:00pm                    Miss Festival Queen Costume Competition                                 7:30pm                    Fireworks                                 8:00pm                    Pirates Week Songfest sponsored by Digicel                                 9:00pm – 2:00am    Street Dance & Food Festival   Saturday, 8th November       8:00am                    5K Sea Swim                                 2:00pm                     Pre-Landing Entertainment                                 3:00pm                     Landing Pageant at Hog Bay followed by a Float Parade                                 7:00pm – Midnight   Street Dance & Food Festival                                 7:00pm – Midnight   Teen Up, Teen’s Own Disco – Craft Market   Sunday,  9th November      12:00pm – 4:00pm  Children’s Fun Fair Day                                 1:00pm – 4:00pm     Underwater Treasure Hunt at Dive Tech – West Bay   Monday,  10th November    8:00am                   10K Sea Swim                                 11:00am – 2:00am   West Bay Heritage Day                                 5:00pm                    Turtle Release   Tuesday,  11th November    11:00am – 2:00am  North Side Heritage Day   Wednesday,  12th November    11:00am – 2:00am  Bodden Town Heritage Day   Thursday,  13th November    11:00am – 2:00am  Georgetown Heritage Day   Friday,  14th November    11:00am – 2:00am East End Heritage Day                                 4:00pm – 8:00pm    Mike Lockwood Memorial International Swim Meet – Lions Pool   Saturday, 15th November     8:00am – 5:00pm   Mike Lockwood Memorial International Swim Meet – Lions Pool                                 Noon – 8:00pm        Savannah/Newlands Heritage Day                                 4:00pm – 5:00pm    Cardboard Boat Race                                 7:30pm                    Trial of the Pirates                                 7:50pm                     Fireworks                                 8:00pm – Midnight   Street Dance Finale – Harbour Drive                                 8:00pm – Midnight   Teen Up, Teen’s Own Disco – Craft Market, Harbour Drive   Sunday,  16th November    7:00am                   Pirates Week 10K Run sponsored by Krys & Associates                                 8:00am                    Mike Lockwood Memorial International Swim Meet, Cont’d                                 1:00pm                    Mickey Mouse Darts Tournament, Corner Pocket

PHOTOGRAPHY: Miguel Escalante; Ricardo Barcelo; Ward Scott   Copyright © 1999-2008 Pirates Week Festival

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