Rum. Cleavage. Pubcrawls. YARRRR!
03Jan2026
Agents of musical chaos, The Barehead Bards, have released a new album for the holidays called “Christmas with the Bards”. This new album features Tilly and Seamus at their most sober, trying their best to record coherent Christmas classics (which sound suspiciously like barely disguised versions of renfaire songs the two musical miscreants already sing).… Continue reading Christmas with the Bards!
28Dec2025
5 years ago, the pirate community lost our mate Captain Greywolfe to further adventures in the great beyond. Today we remember our friend. During his life among the landsmen he was known as James Banks Outman II, and he was a good man. James was also a devotee of the spirit that fueled the Royal… Continue reading From the Eyes of a Pirate: 5 Years Later
02Dec2025
On the weekend of Novembarrrr 22nd and 23rd, 2025, PiratePalooza™ crossed a new frontier in its long, strange history by turning itself into a full-fledged two-day pirate convention. After twenty years of braving Decatur’s crowded calendar, shifting pub landscapes, and increasingly odd obstacles (books — soooo many books!), the Palooza crew sailed boldly into Downtown Atlanta for… Continue reading Remembering PiratePalooza*Con 2025
20Nov2025
Now available online while supplies last! Please note that online orders will not ship until AFTER PiratePalooza*Con is over – remember, these are souvenirs, not actual admittance badges.
18Nov2025
TWO DAYS OF PIRATE FUN!!!
Our first Day is an invasion of Downtown Atlanta, ending at Trader Vic’s, filled with music and a costume contest. Day Two will be an awesome wrap party at Monks Meadery for the launch of Shipwrecked Sriki Tiki, a new mead aged in rum barrels! There will even be badges!!
23Mar2025
FAIRBURN, GA — The Georgia Renaissance Festival is soaring to new heights as it celebrates its 40th anniversary with the introduction of a bold new transportation system to allow visitors to “Get. Around. (the) Rennaissance. Faire. (in) Buckets” or “GARF Buckets”, for short. GARF Buckets, are a whimsical aerial gondola network designed to carry visitors… Continue reading Georgia Faire Introduces “GARF Buckets”
10Oct2024
On Saturday, October 5, 2024, PiratePalooza celebrated its twentieth anniversary — two decades of invasions, shanties, reels, and great memories. What began as a small pub crawl in 2005 became a local tradition, thanks to all of the wonderful characters and talented artists who have participated down through the years.
25Sep2024
This is the complete schedule for the 20th Annual PiratePalooza Pubcrawl & Pubsing, to be held on Saturday, Octobarrrr 5th, 2024 – Captains: share it with your crews! We WILL be producing 20th Anniversary Shirts AFTER the Palooza, the design will be revealed in late October. We will be taking online orders with shipping direct… Continue reading 2024 PiratePalooza Schedule
30Sep2023
Here’s our recap of PiratePalooza 19!! This year’s event was on Saturday, September 23rd, in the City of Decatarrrr. This year, PiratePalooza was devoted entirely to the pub crawl, providing our traditional performers a well-deserved vacation. We welcome all of you who joined us in the sacking of the city and invite you to join… Continue reading A Complete Recap of PiratePalooza 19
07Sep2023
The 19th Annual PiratePalooza™ Pubcrawl & Pubsing Legend of the Japanese Ghost Pirate shirts are available for pre-order from the PiratePalooza Gear page until September 30, 2023. This year’s dynamic design captures the mystery of the era of the Japanese Ghost Pirate. This year’s souvenir shirts will ship in OCTOBER. Important Note for Facebook mobile… Continue reading Preorders Open for Japanese Ghost Pirate Shirt
03Aug2023
The 19th Annual PiratePalooza Pubcrawl & Pubsing will take place this year on September 23rd! This year we remember the Legend of the Ghost Pirate, who has long watched over the seas of Japan. Ghost Pirate will be commemorated in this year’s shirt, the design for which we are revealing today! In the small coastal… Continue reading PiratePalooza: The Legend of the Ghost Pirate
08Jun2023
On April 29th, 2019, Captain Drew (space pirate) announced his candidacy for King of Newcastle against the incumbent King (“2 Door Hank”) Henry VIII. The Captain rushed through a questionable coronation ceremony at the Tavern on the Hill on the very last day of festival. That ceremony arguably made him the new King of Newcastle… Continue reading The Questionable Coronation of Captain Drew
08Apr2023
In a surprise announcement that literally no one saw coming, Captain “King” Drew has declared that seashells will become the “New Money” of Newcastle. Here’s what we know so far: Early Friday morning Captain Drew was rescued from a portable toilet in the “France” section of the Georgia Renaissance Festival, where he had been trapped… Continue reading King Drew Declares Seashells “New Money”
22Mar2023
I recently returned from a glorious 5-day stay at the Duchamp-Dubois Lower Middle Late Saxon Muppet Spectacular* in Riverdale, Georgia, in the soggy marsh in the woods just past the ramshackle train depot behind the Krispy Kreme. The directions are far too complicated to post here, but if you know about it you are a… Continue reading The Lower Middle Late Saxon Muppet Spectacular
04Feb2023
Around 2:30pm on Saturday, a large balloon filled with well-wishers from the Kingdom of Fairhaven drifted lazily over the seedy backside of Newcastle, alarming villagers and visitors alike since none of them should have been there during the off season. According to observers, Newcastle “successfully repelled the balloon” that Fairhaven described as being “dedicated to… Continue reading Newcastle Repels Fairhaven “Weather” Balloon
12Oct2022
This is a recap of PiratePalooza 18, created to encapsulate the events of the day, because those who attended have no memory of what actually happened. The 18th running of the PiratePalooza Pubcrawl & Pubsing happened on Saturday, September 17th, 2022, in the City of Decatarrrr. PiratePalooza 18 represented a festive return to live-action piracy,… Continue reading A Complete Recap of PiratePalooza 18
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