Esquimalt will once again be hosting the long anticipated return of the annual Buccaneer Days this weekend.
What started in 1939 as a May Queen celebration in Esquimalt, evolved into Esquimalt Days, before eventually becoming Buccaneer Days in 1966.
Every year, the townspeople come out in droves, dressed in naval and pirate attire, all vying for prizes for the best costume.
The most anticipated part of the celebration is always when Esquimalt residents are awakened at a mighty early hour by a loudspeaker mounted atop an Esquimalt Fire engine calling “Wakey, Wakey!”
Buccaneer Days and all its festivities are made possible through over 20 community organizations contributing their time and energy.
This year, the multi-day event will take place from Thursday, May 8th, through until Sunday, May 11th.
Some of the highlights this year will include:
- Thursday
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- Community BBQ
- Midway Carnival
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- Friday
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- Midway Carnival
- Food and beverage
- Volleyball tournament
- Family Music Bingo
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- Saturday
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- Community breakfast
- Parade
- Marketplace
- Midway carnival
- Kid’s Pirate’s Den
- Music Bingo
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- Sunday
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- Mother’s Day brunch
- Little Bucc’s Olympics
- Kid’s Pirate’s Den
- Marketplace
- Midway Carnival
- Skydrivers
The parade is always a highlight, and this year, it will begin its long crawl down Esquimalt Road at 10 a.m., just after the annual pancake breakfast at the Archie Browning Sports Centre.
There’s plenty of fun to be had at Buccaneer Days this year in Esquimalt! Check out their full schedule to see what time each event is taking place.
Buccaneer Days
- Where: Esquimalt
- When: Thursday, May 8th to Sunday, May 11th
