2025 Drayton Harbor Pirate Festival

Blaine Community Theater members welcomed a barrage of water balloons hurtled from the audience as they performed “Pirates of Penzance” to fundraise for their group.

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Merriment at the market included live music and sea shanties by The Devillies and The Moving Hats.

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Blaine Harbor was taken over by seafaring folks of all sorts for a day of community and celebration.

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These participants raced in the “anything but a boat race.” The successful voyage ended with a splash as they abandoned ship in celebration.

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Face painting was one of the many activities for young adventurers at Blaine Marine Park.

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Children took part in a sea spray shootout, obstacle course and water balloon fight for swashbuckling fun.

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Children rested their legs at story time with the Blaine Public Library.

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Luna, the dog, arrived in nautical fashion with her human, Kim.

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J. Allen of Jlallen Artfull Designs was one of the 40-plus food and craft vendors selling wares and filling bellies.

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Kids enjoyed a demonstration by USTA Martial Arts.

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Drayton Harbor was taken over by seafaring folks of all sorts for a day of community, celebration and swashbuckling.

Photo by Isabella Prince

Posted Wednesday, August 6, 2025 5:18 pm

The Drayton Harbor Pirate Festival brought seafarers to Blaine Marine Park and the Blaine Harbor Boating Center for a day of family-friendly activities on August 2. The event, hosted by the Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2, had a vendors market, “anything but a boat” race, theater, youth activities and sea shanties.