It’s Bowleg’s time again and Mojo Sportswear and the Cumulus Krewe have teamed up with the Fort Walton Beach Chamber to give you the chance to win $10,000 if you crack the code on the Billy Bowlegs Treasure Chest!  Visit the Gazebo at The Landing on Friday or Saturday to participate. Someone is guaranteed to “Get Their Mojo On” by winning a $500 Mojo Sportswear gift certificate!

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Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival to Feature New Surprises

After 58 years of celebrations, you’d think it would be difficult to inject new surprises into the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival traditions – but you’d be wrong! There will be many new features at this year’s Festival, which begins on Thursday, May 30 and extends through Saturday, June 1 at The Landing (139 Brooks St., SE) in Fort Walton Beach, FL.

The pirate festivities begin with the kids’ Pirate Walk (4 to 6 pm), costumed trick or treating hosted by the downtown merchants at their stores along Miracle Strip Parkway.   At The Landing, the Festival will actually begin at 6 pm, with food and craft vendors creating a Pirate’s Village at the waterfront park.  The Bowlegs Pub Crawl (www.FWBPubCrawl.com) will also begin at 6, and pedestrians will enjoy the fact that a portion of Brooks Street will be closed to vehicular traffic from 6 to 10 pm. 

The Torchlight Parade  will wend its way up Eglin Parkway at 7 pm, with dozens of floats representing area businesses and clubs, visiting krewes, and our very own Krewe of Bowlegs. 

Following the Parade, activity will move back to the Landing, where the theme for Thursday is “Pirate Zombie Night.”  There’ll be costume contests and pirate zombie fun, with prizes from AMC’s “Walking Dead,” provided by Cox.  Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers will perform at 8 pm.

On Friday, the Festival will open at 3, and the popular Pirate Skirmish will begin at 7, followed by a “Talk Like a Pirate” contest and music by Cabo Rock.  There will be a 20-minute fireworks show at 9:30, and the festival grounds will close thereafter.

There’ll be pirate shenanigans all day on Saturday, from 10 am to 9 pm, and Capt. Billy Bowlegs and his Krewe are expected to return for their ultimate standoff with Mayor Anderson and his militia at 4 pm on Saturday.  Following the outcome of that legendary battle, there’ll be music from the Bottoms Up Band and the Journey tribute band Don’t Stop Believin’. 

All day on Friday and Saturday, there’ll be new surprises, including:

• You’ll have a chance to win $10,000 by “cracking the code” on the Billy Bowlegs Treasure Chest.  Visit the Gazebo at The Landing on Friday or Saturday to participate.  Someone is guaranteed to “Get Their Mojo On” by winning a $500 Mojo Sportswear gift certificate.  (No purchase necessary.  Rules available on request.)  Sponsored by Mojo Sportswear and Cumulus stations, 99 Rock, NewsTalk 1260, Z96, Coast 93.3, and 105.5 The Wolf. 

• The Pirate Play Zone (14 and younger) – a $10 wristband will gain you one-day unlimited access to:  Pirate Boat inflatable, 25’ Tidal Wave, Rush Express inflatable, Rock Climb/Slide obstacle course, Camo Back Yard Obstacle course, a dunking booth, and a 20’ by 30’ misting tent.  Sponsored by PMI, Payroll Management, Inc.

• Helen Back at the Landing – a full bar featuring a variety of beers, mixed drinks, frozen concoctions, and their world-famous pizza.

• New items at the Bowlegs Booty Store, including this year’s signature T-shirt, pirate zombie T-shirts, hats, baby and toddler items, and more. 

For more information, go to www.FWBChamber.com or call 850.244.8191.