Things to Do at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026
Go to listing ↓The Brixham Pirate Festival is a weekend-long celebration held in Brixham's historic harbour, bringing pirate-themed entertainment, live music and family activities to the town's quayside.
Stalls, stages and street performers fill the harbourside for the festival's duration, with local food and drink traders, market stalls and costumed entertainers turning Brixham into a pirate-themed town for the weekend.
This page lists the festival's own exhibitors, stages and activities — separate from Brixham's regular year-round listings — so you can see everything happening at the festival itself in one place.
About the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026
Brixham Pirate Festival draws its theme from a genuine chapter of South Devon's history. The waters around Torbay and the wider South West coast have a long, well-documented association with privateering and smuggling, particularly during the 17th and 18th centuries, when the area's coves and harbours offered cover for vessels moving goods — and sometimes worse — beyond the reach of the authorities. Brixham's own working harbour, still lined with real fishing boats today, sits right at the heart of that history.
The festival brings that maritime folklore to life across the harbour and town each year, with costumed characters, live music, market stalls and family entertainment layered over Brixham's genuine seafaring backdrop. Unlike a purely invented theme, the pirate framing taps into a real regional history of privateers, smugglers and the maritime trade that shaped towns like Brixham long before tourism did — part of what makes the festival feel rooted in the town itself, rather than simply borrowed from elsewhere.
Places to visit at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026
94 places to visit at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026, spanning Festival Sponsor, Merchants and Grub (Eat & Drink), updated live by local businesses.
Some suggestions for Places to visit at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026: For Activities Experience try Brixham Escape Rooms. Off-licence Grog (Booze) try Devon Rum and Inspirations. Gifts Merchants try Bertie and Crew, Crafty Cwtch, Chris Slack Photography and Inspirations. Popup Grub (Eat & Drink) try The Funky Anchovey, Dirty Hash, Street food south west and Thai Food Co. Main Stages & Gatherings try Main Stage.
Appearance Experience Festival Sponsor Grog (Booze) Merchants Shindig (Music) Kids Stuff Grub (Eat & Drink) Stages & Gatherings
The Banking Hub
62 Fore St, Brixham TQ5 8EG
Cash and banking services in the heart of your community.
Olive
3 King St, S W Coast Path, Brixham TQ5 9TF
Mediterranean Restaurant & Wine Bar located on Brixham Harbour. Sea Views - Wine Tasting - Small Plates - Sharing Dishes
Devon Rum
Devon Rum Co. Hannaford's Landing, Island Street, Salcombe,Devon, TQ8 8FE
Award-winning artisan spiced rums, hand-crafted and bottled in the heart of Devon!
The Pegs Lady
The Pegs Lady is a Street Traders.
Barnova Ltd
Founded back in 2016 by Yvan and Faye Williams, Barnova was born by hospitality experts to be the premium provider of unique and creative event bar activations, luxury mobile bar hire, and unparalleled bar and event consultancy services.
Lucy Feathers
I sell hair feather extensions which I put into peoples hair along with hat pins and earings.
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What's On at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026
58 events to attend at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026, spanning Stages & Gatherings, Shindig (Music) and Experience, updated live by local businesses.
Experience Shindig (Music) Kids Stuff Stages & Gatherings
Day 3 Closes (good bye B.P.F. 2026)
Hosted by Poop Deck Stage
In conjunction with Bays Brewery - live performances located in the town square/area
4 May 2026
Day 3 Closes (good bye B.P.F. 2026) is a Poop Deck.
Captains Beard
Hosted by Main Stage
Located under the Old Fish Market on the harbour, serving as the central hub for ye live music, sea shanties, and pirate rock
4 May 2026
Captains Beard is a Main.
Hooligans Rule
Hosted by Poop Deck Stage
In conjunction with Bays Brewery - live performances located in the town square/area
4 May 2026
Celtic folk music, English Scottish and Irish - and some French traditional music and songs on fiddle guitar mandolin and bodhran.
St Fian
Hosted by Main Stage
Located under the Old Fish Market on the harbour, serving as the central hub for ye live music, sea shanties, and pirate rock
4 May 2026
Playing contemporary folk music to make you laugh, cry and dance!
Queen Annes Revenge
Hosted by Main Stage
Located under the Old Fish Market on the harbour, serving as the central hub for ye live music, sea shanties, and pirate rock
4 May 2026
ARRR! It's Queen Anne's revenge and South West Pirate Folk has landed! Named after the ship sailed by the infamous pirate Blackbeard, Queen Anne's Revenge bring you an acoustic mix of traditional songs, originals and covers.
The Haze
Hosted by Poop Deck Stage
In conjunction with Bays Brewery - live performances located in the town square/area
4 May 2026
The Haze is a Poop Deck.
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Ways to get about at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026
2 ways to get about at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026, spanning Festival Sponsor and Transport, updated live by local businesses.
Some suggestions for Ways to get about at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026: For Festival Sponsor try Waves Taxis and Stagecoach Bus. Transport try Stagecoach Bus and Waves Taxis.
Waves Taxis
Call or use our App to book!
Reliable local taxis across Brixham, Churston, Kingswear & Galmpton. Clean cars, friendly drivers, on-time every time
Stagecoach Bus
Brixham TQ5 8EJ
Wherever you're going, we’ve got you – with easy journey planning, live bus tracking and mobile ticketing on the Stagecoach Bus App.
Places to stay at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026
6 places to stay at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026, spanning Festival Sponsor, Dens & Lairs and Grog (Booze), updated live by local businesses.
Some suggestions for Places to stay at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026: For Bar Grog (Booze) try Brixham Holiday Park and Wall Park Camping. Dens & Lairs try Wall Park Camping, Smugglers Hotel, Beverley Holiday Park and Brixham Holiday Park. Restaurant Grub (Eat & Drink) try Smugglers Hotel. Festival Sponsor try The Quayside Hotel, Wall Park Camping, Brixham Holiday Park and Beverley Holiday Park.
Festival Sponsor Dens & Lairs Grog (Booze) Grub (Eat & Drink)
Beverley Holiday Park
Goodrington Rd, Paignton TQ4 7JE
Creating award-winning family holidays on the English Riviera, South Devon, for over 65 years
Wall Park Camping
Centry Rd, Brixham TQ5 9ET
Peaceful Touring and Camping Site in Brixham. Brand new glamping pod and shepherd hut accommodation.
Ranscombe House
Ranscombe House Brixham, Ranscombe Road, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 9UP
Overlooking Brixham’s beautiful harbour and marina, Ranscombe House features nine stunning guest rooms
The Quayside Hotel
49 King St, Brixham TQ5 9TJ
The Quayside Hotel is a warm, family-run hotel full of character and charm with fantastic sea views.
Smugglers Hotel
Church Hill E, Brixham TQ5 8HH
Historic charm, hearty food and homely comfort just above Brixham Harbour
Brixham Holiday Park
Fishcombe Rd, Brixham TQ5 8RB
Enjoy the magical English Riviera at Brixham Holiday Park
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