OHIO PIRATE CON - "The Original" 2nd Annual

PIRATE ADVENTURE EVENT

WHEN: July 24 - 26 (Fri/Sat/Sun)

WHERE: NEW Inside the Sandusky County Fairgrounds in Fremont, OH this year!

TIMES: Friday - 3:00pm – 7:00pm with option to stay and be a part of our LAUNCH PARTY featuring the band: ROCKHOUSE, Saturday - 11:00am - 6:00pm and Sunday - 11:00am - 4:00pm

ADMISSION: "BEST DEAL" $5.00 per person plus fees. Purchase and save ONLINE HERE in advance! Last Day to SAVE and purchase ONLINE tickets will be Thursday, July 23!

IN PERSON TICKETS will be $8.00 Cash Price per person/per day at the gate - All Credit and Debit Cards happily accepted but fees will apply

FREE ADMISSION to the following: Are you 65 and older, have children or grandchildren that are 5 and under... in the Military, a Veterans, Police, Sherriff, Fire Fighters, EMT;s, First Responders, etc... well... GUESS WHAT... you are our GUESTS for this event and complete totally FREE to enter! Buy tickets for all others online in your group and show us your ID's at the Gypsy Pirate Wagon... and OFF ye go to seek your treasures!

WHAT TO WEAR... Well... feel free to come dressed to impress in your PIRATE BEST... or NOT... the choice is yours... I will tell ye... that there will be numerous merchants selling amazing pirate clothing, hats and accessories to make any landlubber a PIRATE in no time at all... from SIMPLE to EXTRAVAGANT!

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YOUR ADMISSION INCLUDES:

• A detailed souvenir TREASURE MAP & PROGRAM outlining ALL the FUN!
• PHOTO OPS GALORE... from the moment you enter and are greeted by our cast of PIRATE EXTRADOINARES outside our Gypsy Pirate Wagon and our larger-than-life Pirate Ship Float with her Lean-Green-Figurehead Beauty to entering our Dungeon Gates where you will WALK the PLANK to the adventures and might be asked to RING THE BELL to ask the Crew for permission to board. There will be many infamous roaming PIRATES of ALL kinds to see up close and personal and maybe even a clan of VIKINGS... rumor also has it... we may be visited by a few MERMAIDS, SIRENS or SEA CREATURES whom may swim in for the event as well...
• NAUTICAL BAZAAR Complete Marketplace filled with Merchants and Artisans selling treasures from A-Z including Face and Airbrush Artists, Local Artists, Tarot and Palm Readers and MORE!
• GUEST CELEBRITY: “Andrea Jones” – Author of the Hook & Jill Saga will be with us this year offering an educational seminar and selling and signing her books as well!
• ENTERTAINMENT & STAGE SHOWS to feature the ROCKHOUSE BAND on Fri Night, The infamous WHISKEY WITCHES who hail from the Ohio Renaissance Festival, TOADSTOOL SHADOWS Musical Duo, the DEMON BROS. SIDESHOW to name a few!
• NEW – PIRATES GOT TALENT “CAPTAIN JACK” is back with us again along with his lovely PURPLE PIRATE side-kick this year and he is hosting this exciting contest to find out who has the best PIRATE talent in NW OHIO. All Ages welcome! Sign up in advance on our website! Auditions throughout the weekend with finale on Sunday at 4pm!
• DARING GAMES OF SKILL to include: Axe Throwing for the whole family, Archery, Douse a Spouse and you can even have the Demon Bros. put your loved one in the STOCKS to be heckled and photographed… all in good natured fun of course! Face painting and more!
• GILLMOR ORDINANCE will have a large display of CANNONS of all shapes, styles and sizes on-site that will fire on the hour... every hour. Bob Gillmor and his Cannons and Artillery have appeared in numerous movies including GODS & GENERALS with TOM CRUISE. They will be selling mini cannons and commemorative coins as well!
• NEW – SEA MONKEY KIDZ ZONE – Featuring games, crafts, art projects and entertainment for the kidz and families of all ages. Plus many more surprises in store!
• NEW – BRETHREN OF LAKE ERIE PIRATE ENCAMPMENT – Ever wonder how pirates slept, what they ate, how they stayed warm, what they did for fun, etc… Talk to these expert pirate historians and ask all the questions you want.
• FESTIVAL FOOD TRUCKS & SWEET TREATS – A bountiful selection of all yer favorite foods from BBQ to Seafood to Elk and Bison and many sweet treats and delicious wet-yer-whistle iced and hot favorites too!
• NEW – JOLLY WHITEBEARDS PIRATE PUB Featuring beer, wine, mead and spirits this year! sponsored by the FREMONT KIWANIS and hosted by the Sandusky County Agricultural Society with all proceeds be benefittin' their community driven projects!
• PIRATE PAGEANT to crown the Best-Looking and Most Charismatic pirates of all ages held daily at the last stage show of the day at Port Buckaneer!

OPTIONAL FREE AND ADD-ON EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

• CAMPSITES ARE AVAILABLE for $40.00 per site per night (plus fees) at the Sandusky County Fairground. Sites can be reserved starting July 19 – 31 and include a free ticket to Ohio Pirate Con for every night you stay! Reserve your spot with us TODAY! Sandusky County is a beautiful vacation location and we are only 30 minutes from Cedar Point and Lake Erie and the Islands too!
• TREASURE CHEST QUEST FOR ONE AND ALL - Friday - Sunday- Where you can register for FREE to win the one of up to 25 Treasure Chest located in and around the Port of Fremont. Each Treasure Chest is filled with BUSINESS-BOOTY and TREASURES guaranteed to excite ye!
• SATURDAYS PIRATE INVASION NIGHT AT THE FREMONT SPEEDWAY - Experience the famous TRACK that ACTION built whilst yer in Port Fremont. Pirates be invadin' the speedway where the Sprint Cars, Dirt Trucks, Late Models and more be racing for the treasures!. FREE PIRATE SWAG be given to the first 100 that enter the Race this night! Photo-Ops with Pirates and More! Online Discount Tickets available for purchase at the Gate by showing your Ohio Pirate Con wristband.
• SATURDAY NIGHT CAPTAINS FEAST AT THE MISTY MEADOWS HALL - Enjoy a delightful ADVENTURE-MEAL-EXPERIENCE... where you eat everything with yer hands...served up by some Bawdy Pirate Wenches and Surly Swabbies and featuring musical entertainment from the one and only CAPTAIN JACK from sunny Florida and the host of the PIRATES GOT TALENT competition!
• SATURDAY & SUNDAY - 1-Hour Kayak with a Pirate Adventure Paddles will be available to purchase in-advance or in-person for $25 per person. See the Island of Captain Brady where rumor has it his treasure was lost and many caught scurvy or died trying to find it!
• NEW - FRIDAY NIGHT LAUNCH PARTY WITH ENTERTAINMENT by professional Rock-n-Roll Party/Dance Band "ROCKHOUSE" – 7-10PM – Ticket options include General Admission as well as a VIP Experience that will include food and fun pirate swag and more!
• SATURDAY MORNING FREE “GRAND PIRATE PARADE" An event you do not want to MISS...This parade will be a sight to see... featuring numerous nautical themed floats and boats, bands, entertainers and more... many passing out beads, coins, trinkets and treasures for all to try and capture, take home and enjoy. Parade will start at 10am and travel from Rodger Young Park, down Tiffin St., through downtown Fremont and end at Croghan and Front St.

BRING THE FAMILY AND PLAN TO ENJOY SOME BOOTY-FUL AND EXCITING ADVENTURES IN SANDUSKY COUNTY.

WE ARRRGH PUTTING MORE FUN IN FREMONT!