It's the PirateFest!
April 12, 2008

Greenville, NC is the host of PirateFest!
Greenville and Pitt County have emerged as the commercial, cultural, educational, and medical hub of Eastern North Carolina. Greenville, the county seat, has grown into a thriving small metropolitan city of over 72,000. Geographic location and easy affordability make Greenville-Pitt County a repeat choice for travelers. The bustling activity yet less hustling pace entice many to come back and stay.

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What’s the PirateFest?
A large outdoor celebration offering fun, food, and entertainment for everybody!

Uptown Arts will showcase beautiful one-of-a-kind art available from more than 60 exhibiting N.C. artists including mediums of all types – pottery, jewelry, wood, painting, and more! Bring your doubloons!

Fabulous music, food, and attractions from nations around the globe will be featured in a large component of the PirateFest, known as the International Festival, in its fourteenth year of existence.

Blackbeard’s Market will offer a variety of goods to plunder, and lots of grub and grog to satisfy your taste buds’ fancy. You’ll want to be on the lookout for roving pirates who might sing you a chantey or challenge you to a sword fight.

The PigSkin Pig-Out will be going strong, offering pig cooking contests, live entertainment, barbeque, a carnival, and ECU Pirates in a spring football scrimmage game!

You don’t want to miss it!