Cedar Key City Park, Dock Street
Cedar Key City Park is on Dock Street in Cedar Key, Florida. During the Cedar Key Pirate Invasion, pirate re-enactors set up camp in the park and the festival spreads out into the rest of the town, with the park opening to the public at noon on the Friday before the main day. Once you're in town for the festival, open alcohol containers are not allowed out in public.
Before you go
- Indoor or outdoor
- Outdoor: the park and nearby town streets
- Official site
- cityofcedarkey.org
- Next festival here
- Cedar Key Pirate Invasion, Oct 30 to Nov 1, 2026
Worth knowing before you go
- The park opens at noon on the Friday before the main day, when pirates set up camp there.
- Once you're in town for the festival, open alcohol containers aren't allowed out in public.
- The evening Parlay party is for guests 21 and older only; daytime park activities are open to everyone.
Festivals here
Venue basics: Pirates camp out in the park · Park opens Friday at noon · No open containers in town.
Is it for you
Choose it if
- You want to see pirate re-enactors take over a small-town park and the streets around it.
- You're happy to show up from Friday noon for the full takeover, not just the Saturday events.
Think twice if
- You wanted to carry an open drink around town during the festival; that is not allowed.
- You wanted everyone in your group at the evening Parlay; it's for guests 21 and older only.
Getting there and parking
Festival-specific · Cedar Key Pirate InvasionThe city park opens to the public at noon on the Friday before the main takeover day.
Accessibility
We don't yet have confirmed information about accessibility at Cedar Key City Park, Dock Street. The venue's own pages are the place to check: cityofcedarkey.org.
Camping
We don't yet have confirmed information about camping at Cedar Key City Park, Dock Street. The venue's own pages are the place to check: cityofcedarkey.org.
Food, water and what you can bring
Festival-specific · Cedar Key Pirate InvasionOpen alcohol containers are not allowed out in public once you're out in town for the festival.
A little history
For the festival, pirate re-enactors set up an encampment in the city park and the celebration spreads out from the park into the rest of the town.