Wakey Wakey! Its Buccaneer Days!

I'm back from FCM (more about that later - complete with photos) but right now, the big excitement is BUCCANEER DAYS! The midway is busy setting up at the Archie Browning Parking Lot and the kids can hardly wait. Since we have to walk by the site every day on the way to school the excitement is almost unbearable!

We intend to squeeze every last drop of fun out of the upcoming weekend - hope to see you there! Here are some highlights from the schedule:

FRIDAY June 12
BUCCANEER START OFF BARBECUE
LOCATION: Archie Browning Sport Centre
HOSTS: Esquimalt Seniors Group
TICKETS: Purchase in advance 250-412-8500 or 250-412-8510

The midway opens! The midway opens! The midway opens!

SATURDAY June 13
WAKEY WAKEY
LOCATION: Throughout Esquimalt
Municipality and Parade
HOST: Buccaneer Days Committee/
Esquimalt Fire Department
ANNOUNCER: Rod
*a little side note...when I first moved to Esquimalt my husband told me (warned me actually since I'd just worked a night shift) about "the wakey wakey guy". I thought that he was kidding. Andy is a practical joker with a weird sense of humour and it seemed like just the kind of the thing he'd make up. But sure enough, the very next morning I was woken up by a guy with a megaphone on the back of a fire truck yelling, "Wakey Wakey its Buccaneer Days!" My husband said, "told ya" and I could only say, "I love this place"

PANCAKE BREAKFAST
LOCATION: Front of Arena
HOST: Esquimalt Lions Club
8:00 am - 9:30 am

BUCCANEER PARADE
LOCATION: Esquimalt Road from
Dunsmuir to Constance
HOST: Esquimalt Buccaneer
Committee
10:30 am – 11:30 am

CHILDRENS PIRATES DEN
LOCATION Bullen Park
HOSTS: Esquimalt Parks and
Recreation
Childrens games, activites and fun (Saturday only)

PETTING ZOO
Noon – 4:00 pm (Saturday only)
HOST: Buccaneer Days Committee
LOCATION: Small Park behind
Curling Rink

Midway, food booths, Lacrosse Tournament, arts and crafts, model trains and more on Saturday and Sunday!!!

BUCCANEER DAYS COMMUNITY DANCE
LOCATION: Esquimalt’s Archie
Browning Sport Centre – Arena
HOSTS: Esquimalt Fire Rescue
TWO LIVE BANDS: Flat Line, &
Ususal Suspects COST: $10:00
7:00 pm – 2:00 am


FREE OUTDOOR MOVIES
9:30 pm
LOCATION: Bullen Park
HOST:Venturers • Just bring something to
sit on and enjoy the movies.

Sunday Extras (midway, arts and crafts, food booths etc continue...)

FREE PONY RIDES
LOCATION: Esquimalt’s Archie
Browning Sport Centre Curling Rink
HOST: Esquimalt Buccaneer Days Committee
LOCATION: Esquimalt’s Archie
Browning Sport Centre – Curling
Rink 10:00 am – 3:00 pm


PIE PLATE SALE/SKY DIVING
LOCATION: Bullen Park
Buy a pie plate and if a skydiver lands on yours you win a prize!