Entertainment Programme

Plymouth Active – Official Entertainment Sponsor

   

Join us at Pirates Weekend in Plymouth for a jam-packed programme of free, family-friendly activities!

Southside Street

• 10am | The Drake Corps of Drums
• 10am to 4pm | Plymouth Pirate Larpers
• 10am to 4pm | Jack Sparrow
• 10am to 4pm | Pirate photo opportunity (entrance)
• 10am to 4pm | Swing boat ride & try your strength
• 10.30am to 3.30pm | Pirate colouring wall
• 10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm | Mermaid sea quest with Melody the Mermaid (starting point – opposite the Tourist Information Centre)
• 11am, 1pm, 3pm | Pirate stiltwalking

Quay Square and Sutton Harbour

• 10am | Pirate storytelling and songs
• 10am to 4pm | Pilgrim of Brixham & Olga open to the public / Cannon fire. Border Force
• 10am to 4pm | Rotary Club / Devon Pirate Wear
• 11.45am | SKG 3 canon firing
• 12pm | Pirate storytelling and songs
• 1.45pm | SKG 3 musket firing
• 2pm | Pirate storytelling and songs
• 3.30pm | SKG 3 canon firing

The Parade

• 10am to 4pm | Facepainting
• 10am to 4pm | National Marine Park
• 10am to 4pm | Devon Sea Shantymen
• 10am to 4pm | Pirate coin making* and electric cannon
• 10am to 4pm | Drake Corps of Drums
• 10am to 4pm | The SHIPs Project
• 10.30am, 12noon, 1.30pm, 3pm | Swashbuckling School
• 11am, 1pm | Jetsam & Florsam
• 11am, 2pm | Ships surgeon

West Pier

• 10am to 4pm | The Bounty Project
• 10am to 4pm | Photo opportunity station
• 10am to 4pm | Mount Batten Centre
• 10am to 4pm | National Marine Aquarium

Commercial Wharf 

• 10am to 4pm | Boathouse Café Seafood BBQ & fresh fish counter plus ice creams
• 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm | Cabin Fever (30 mins)
• 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm | Long Time No Sea (30 mins)
• 8pm | Pirates Fancy dress party @ The Boathouse Café with The Busketeers

West Hoe Park

• 10am to 4pm | Treasure Island Attraction Park
• 11.30am, 2.30pm | Pirate Show

Royal William Yard

The weekend’s activities at Royal William Yard will include: 

• Treasure Hunt: grab a treasure map, hunt for clues, and claim your bounty!  
• Children’s pirate craft activities   
• Pirate stilt walkers  
• Face painting   
• Tasty treats on the lawn, with crepes and slushies  
• Sea Shanty performances from Cousin Jack and Seaweed In The Fruit Locker  
• Live music from Anything but Francis on Sunday 21 May  

Also taking place around Royal William Yard:  

• South West SUP has much planned on the high seas (and nobody will be made to walk the plank!). Saturday starts with blissful SUP yoga at 8.30am, followed by beginner, improver and bespoke lessons running until 1pm along with SUP hire for pirates with previous SUP experience. Sunday starts bright and early at eight bells (8am!) with a social paddle exploring Plymouth Sound. Lessons and hire available all day plus a special guided tour venturing across the high seas to Cawsand Bay at 11am. Finally, there is a Junior club at 1pm - a SUP session designed for any younger pirate paddlers.
• The Club House will run a pop-up cocktail bar on the lawn, with lawn games for families. Plenty will be going in inside the restaurant over the weekend, including having a family entertainer – Billy Wiz – performing magic tricks and balloon modelling in the restaurant on /Sunday between 3-5pm, and a kids eat a roast for £1 with a paying adult deal will be available. 
• The Hook & Line will hold a fresh fish market and BBQ across the weekend – and as Plymouth’s speciality rum bar, it will offer a wide variety of rum-based beverages.
• Royal William Yard Marina will run the ‘Pirate Ferry’ and have a RNLI Inshore Rescue Boat on display in the marina.  
• Domea Favour, the Yard’s own independent chocolatier, will sell pirate lollipops.  
• The Shack will be decorated as a skeleton cave (enter if you dare!), with pirate cupcakes and other treats on offer.
• Hub Box will dress as pirates, serve rum cocktails and offer a Kids Eat Free deal (T&Cs apply).  
• BLOCK will run a kids colouring competition to 'win a treasure chest of chocolate' – and with every kids’ drink, comes the gift of a chocolate coin.  
• Steel Brew Co will have offers on rum-based drinks for anyone dressed as a pirate! Live music will come courtesy of Rich C, playing 3pm to 6pm on Sunday.
• Wagamama will get in the spirit, with the team dressed as a pirate crew.
• Ocean Studios has a host of creative activities taking place, including Mini Print children’s session on Saturday 20 May 10am to 11.30am; Drawing from Life Workshop on Saturday 20 May, 10am to 1pm; and a Printmaking Workshop on Saturday 20 May 10am to 12.30pm.  
• Plus much more to be announced – check the Royal William Yard website and social media channels for details.  

*Cost will apply.

Times subject to change.