Pirate Fest LV

We had a great time at the Pirate Fest in Las Vegas! And although others are saying that it might be a little too expensive we had some discount coupons that we received from using our Smith’s Receipt (a nice incentive seeing as no matter what we have to go grocery shopping!).
My fiancé and I brought with us my little niece and nephew, and they LOVED it! There was a treasure map that the kids had to fill out that was completely interactive. They walked the plank, played some games, and even got to make rope like they did in the ye old days. We really enjoyed watching the Cardboard regatta, where they race cardboard boats, and we finished by sitting in the shade and enjoying the music while having some slushies.
Overall, it was a great experience!

I’ve always wanted to check out Pirate Fest and when my amazing friend Jessie hooked me up with two free tickets I was excited to go!
Parking was crazy. I can only imagine if we had gone later in the day. We ended up parking across the street in the neighborhood. We actually lucked out. When we were leaving the whole neighborhood was filled up.
I was surprised how geared toward kids the whole Pirate Fest was. It still was fun to visit all the booths and look at local art and crafts. It was entirely over commercialized. The prices for most items were expensive.
I will say they crammed a lot of stuff into a small area. You started off in the pirate realm and then in progressed into the steampunk area and finally the fairy land. It was cool to see everyone dressed up in their favorite theme.
We were hungry and thirsty after all that walking around. The pirate map they gave us at the entrance helped us find our way to the grub. We were hoping for some food trucks (always looking for new places to review), but they really didn’t have any food trucks. The food they did have was standard carnival food. I will say they had a booth that had salads and wraps. We decided on hot dogs with cheese. They were pretty tasty, but two hot dogs for $ 10 seems outrageous.
If I had paid for my tickets I would have been very disappointed. It’s definitely more for kids then adults. I’m a kid at heart so the 7 year old in me loved it, but the adult in me hated the cold reality of the over commercialization of the whole event. Don’t think I’ll be going back next year.

Pirate Fest LV is a 3 day event held at Lorenzi Park, focused on not only pirates but also fairies and the steampunk scene. I received complimentary tickets, and only attended on the final day (Sunday).
The event started at 10, I arrived around 10:30 to a rather full parking lot. Many people ended up parking on the nearby residential streets.
Overall, the event had a pretty commercialized feel to it. There was a lot of ‘crafty’ wears for sale that I feel like I could make myself for half the cost. There were games to be played, mostly geared toward children.
For refreshments, there were no food trucks which a bit of a bummer. Just basic, carnival-​esque food at high prices. There was a beer garden with craft beers but I didn’t partake.
If I had paid to get in (tickets were $ 15/​day or $ 30 for the entire event), I would have left disappointed. Since my ticket was free, I had an ok time.

Enjoyed the Pirate Fest. So many fun things to do. And it was very accommodating for kids. The entrance fee was $ 15 for adults and $ 10 for kids. Very pricey when your a family of 5. We stayed for about an hour.
The had lots of games to play. A playground in the middle, and you could even ride a camel for $ 7 per person.
I really enjoyed it, but everything was super pricey. Food was expensive, rides were expensive and if anything was free to do, they’d be sure to mention not to forget to tip.
Overall, it was a great experience