55th Annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival - Update

Headliner Lee Brice will be the featured entertainment at the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival on Saturday night, June 4 -- at 7:30 at The Landing. 

Throughout the weekend, there will be many other great acts, including the Swingin' Dick Tracys, Juke Joint Willie, Roadhouse, and the Air National Guard Band. 

There will also be a performance at 2:00 on Saturday, June 5, by performers from Le Grand Cirque. Lots of fun and much excitement! 
Go to: www.fwbchamber.com/bowlegs for more information. All Bowlegs events are free and open to the public.

Check out the Chambers Booty Store or

Visit Billy Bowlegs Online Booty Store
The FWB Chamber Bowlegs Booty Store - Your one-stop shop for all your Billy Bowlegs Pirate gear. We have the only merchandise approved by Capt. Billy LV himself! We invite you to create an account with us if you like, or shop as a guest. Either way, your shopping cart will be active until you leave the store. We welcome Visa, MasterCard and Discover. All prices include state tax.
http://www.fwbchamber-shop.com/
Thursday, June 3
Pirate Walk Downtown (trick or treating, "Pirate-style") - sponsored by the merchants of Historic Downtown Fort Walton Beach (4 to 7 pm)
Costume Contest 5:30 @ Fountain Square
Pirate Pet Parade & Yappy hour - Pet Pirate Parade at 6pm, followed by a yappy hour in our courtyard til 7pm. We'll start the dogs at our shop and walk downtown, through the square and back to our store. www.3dogsandachick.com

NEW THIS YEAR! Billy Bowlegs Block Party -- come and meet Capt. Billy and his crew -- check out his pirate ship parade float - have your photo taken with our local pirates. Ferry Street (between 98 and First Street) - in conjunction with the Pirate Walk.

2nd Annual Billy Bowlegs Pub Crawl - Walk the Walk between Downtown business and collect your playing card to end with the best 5 CARD POKER hand out of the 7 cards collected....

-- Best POKER HAND wins TREASURE CHEST OF ONE DOLLAR ($) Presidential GOLD (fake gold) one dollar coins(total value is $400.00)
-- 2nd BEST hand wins the same style TREASURE CHEST OF GOLD (fake gold) one DOLLAR COINS (total value is $200.00)
-- WORST HAND wins TREASURE CHEST with $100.00 worth GOLD PRESIDENTIAL COINS.....
ALL THESE COINS ARE ACTUAL ONE DOLLAR PRESIDENTIAL COINS......!!!!!
MUST VISIT ALL 7 LOCATIONS to be eligible to win prizes......!!!! each location will have a door prize presented by each business at Fokkers at 10pm..... visit participating clubs/restaurants, beginning at 6 pm. Participating locations: Fokker's, The Block, Staff's, Coasters, FishLipz, KC's Sand Bar, and the Salty Duck. Shotgun Start (START AT ANY LOCATION) at 6:00pm...... prizes will be awarded at Fokker's at 10:00pm For more info, see www.fwbpubcrawl.com.

BILLY BOWLEGS PIRATE FESTIVAL AT FORT WALTON LANDING
BROOKS STREET, DOWNTOWN FORT WALTON BEACH

Friday, June 4 -
Festival Hours: 3 PM to 10 PM
Continuous entertainment kicks off with live entertainment and children's activities, food vendors, arts and craft vendors.
Approx. 7:30 PM - Skirmish between Capt. Billy and Mayor Mike of Fort Walton Beach.
Approx. 8:30 PM - Fireworks over Santa Rosa Sound (Fireworks displays being provided by Pyro Shows)

Saturday, June 5 -
Festival Hours: 10 AM to 9 PM
Continuous entertainment with food, children's activities, arts and crafts vendors.
Approximately 4 PM -- anticipated landing of Capt. Billy and his crew.
7:30 pm- DON'T MISS THIS YEAR'S ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINER -- country star Lee Brice!

Sunday, June 6

Screen and vote for your favorite Pirate film produced by local students and film professionals.

http://www.psanwf.com/

Monday, June 7 -
Billy Bowlegs Torchlight Parade: 8 PM
South end of Eglin Parkway northward to Uptown Station
Parade float lineup to be published in Monday, May 31, edition of Northwest Florida Daily News and right here on the Chamber website.

54th Bowlegs

51st Bowlegs

2nd Annual Billy Bowlegs Pub Crawl 
Thursday 
June 3rd
Walk the Walk between Downtown business and collect your playing card to end with the best 5 CARD POKER hand out of the 7 cards collected....

-- Best POKER HAND wins TREASURE CHEST OF ONE DOLLAR ($) Presidential GOLD (fake gold) one dollar coins(total value is $400.00)

-- 2nd BEST hand wins the same style TREASURE CHEST OF GOLD (fake gold) one DOLLAR COINS (total value is $200.00)

-- WORST HAND wins TREASURE CHEST with $100.00 worth GOLD PRESIDENTIAL COINS.....

ALL THESE COINS ARE ACTUAL ONE DOLLAR PRESIDENTIAL COINS......!!!!!

MUST VISIT ALL 7 LOCATIONS to be eligible to win prizes......!!!! each location will have a door prize presented by each business at Fokkers at 10pm..... visit participating clubs/restaurants, beginning at 6 pm. Participating locations: Fokker's, The Block, Staff's, Coasters, FishLipz, KC's Sand Bar, and the Salty Duck. Shotgun Start (START AT ANY LOCATION) at 6:00pm...... prizes will be awarded at Fokker's at 10:00pm

For more info, see www.fwbpubcrawl.com.

Needed! Festival Volunteers and Float Riders

There's still plenty of time to volunteer for an assignment during the Billy Bowlegs weekend -- and one of those assignments could be to ride on the Chamber float and throw beads.  Here's your chance to participate in the parade from the inside out.
If you'd like to volunteer for an assignment over the weekend, contact Patti Bohnsack at 244-8191.  If you'd like to volunteer to ride on the Chamber's fire truck during the parade, contact Al Stearns at 244-8191.