Real Pirates at Nauticus - Events & Programs

PIRATE FILM FESTIVAL
Love pirates on the big screen? Join us for our Pirate Film Festival featuring daring documentaries, family favorites and swashbuckling classics. Shown in our hi-def, 350-person theater, these films will be sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. For more information please email Ashley Brownley or call (757) 627-3823.

Pirate Film Fests in the Living Sea Theater
Sunday, February 28, 2 p.m. - Family Film Fun Series - Swiss Family Robinson Bring the kids! Sundays at 2 p.m. $5 per adult, $3 per child.

Pirate Film Fests in the Living Sea Theater
Sunday, March 14, 2 p.m. - Family Film Fun Series - Pirates of the Carribean I: The Curse of the Black Pearl Bring the kids! Sundays at 2 p.m. $5 per adult, $3 per child.

Pirate Film Fests in the Living Sea Theater
Sunday, March 21, 2 p.m. - Family Film Fun Series - Pirates of the Carribean II: Dead Man’s Chest Bring the kids! Sundays at 2 p.m. $5 per adult, $3 per child.

Pirate Film Fests in the Living Sea Theater
Sunday, March 28, 2 p.m. - Family Film Fun Series - Pirates of the Carribean III: At World's End Bring the kids! Sundays at 2 p.m. $5 per adult, $3 per child.

SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Additional programming will be available for schools to enhance your field trip!

Many more pirate-themed events to come! Call us at (757) 664-1021 to find out more information about pirate workshops, historical tours and educational adventures - all in association with our blockbuster Real Pirates exhibit!

Lectures and Documentaries 7pm, Prices and topics to be decided

Wednesday, February 24, 7 p.m. - "Piracy, Slavery and the Hampton Roads Connection" a lecture by Associate History Professor Cassandra Newby-Alexander of Norfolk State University. Free and open to the public.

LECTURES
Want to learn more about pirate life on the high seas? Attend our pirate-themed lecture series featuring scholars, historians and pirate experts. 7pm, Prices and topics to be decided. For more information please email Ashley Brownley or call (757) 627-3823.

CORPORATE WORKSHOPS
Looking for a unique way to strengthen team dynamics? Check out our "Catching the Wind" corporate workshops. Participants will design, develop and try their hand at designing some ship sails and then compete against another team's original designs. The workshops are designed to develop strong technical, problem solving, critical thinking and team-building skills. Up to 50 people per one-hour workshop. $35 per person. Includes Real Pirates ticket. For more information please email Ashley Brownley or call (757) 627-3823.

SCOUT OVERNIGHTS - 2010
Join us for a Pirate themed overnight at Nauticus! Talk like a pirate, hunt for buried treasure, tour our Real Pirates exhibit and more! Overnight includes a tour of the National Geographic Real Pirates exhibit, Nauticus admission, activities, parking, breakfast and participation patch.

$45 per scout, $35 per adult. One free adult admitted per troop. Scouts must adhere to scout overnight chaperone policy. A 50% deposit is due at the time of registration, final group count and payment is due two weeks prior to event.

Call Group Reservations at (757) 664-1021 or (800) 664-1080 ext. 41021 or Request More Information.

Cub/Boy Scout Overnight: March 13; Saturday 5 p.m. – Sunday 10 a.m.
Girl Scout Overnight: March 20; Saturday 5 p.m. – Sunday 10 a.m.

PIRATE WORKSHOPS
Join us in our pirate workshops where you can learn a sea shanty, talk like a pirate and discover life on the open seas. Starting November 21 every Saturday and Sunday!

Pirate Blast Noon & 2 p.m., Wisconsin Vista
In the golden age of piracy, your ship was more likely to survive if it had the biggest guns. This program will demonstrate all the types of artillery that was found on or in a pirate ship in the 18th century. Please note: this program replaces Battle Blast.

Talk Like a Pirate Game Show 1 p.m., Education Alley
AARRGGH! Avast ye mateys! Is this really how pirates talked? This game show tests your ability to understand exactly what that pirate is saying by translating pirate talk into modern day lingo.

Catching the Wind Workshop 11 a.m. & 3 p.m., SEABOTS area
Catching the wind was easy...right? Think again. This is a hands-on workshop that tests your sailing ability with your own mini pirate ship. You will have to use varying shapes, sizes and arrangements of sail to move your pirate ship. Please note: this program replaces the ROV Building Workshop.

A Pirate's World: Science On a Sphere Movie, 1 p.m. Daily.
Captain Worthington commandeers our Science On a Sphere exhibit, allowing guests to get an up close and global perspective of pirates through time and around the world!