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Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival moves to spring

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla — The 2021 Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival and Torchlight Parade in downtown Fort Walton Beach will be held this spring, the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce has announced.

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This year’s event will be held on Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, with the Torchlight Parade set for Monday, May 3.  It is the 65th annual festival.

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In recent years, the pirate festival was held the first weekend in June. Originally, it was held on Labor Day weekend.

Chamber officials said moving the festival to the off-peak time of year benefits both the festival’s hotel-partners and tourists, who enjoy budget-friendly pricing and more comfortable weather.

The festival was canceled last year due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases.

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