The increasingly popular John Levique Days is a three-day themed event celebrating the discovery of John’s Pass by turtle farmer, John Levique after the hurricane of September 1848. The festival promotes hurricane awareness, education and hurricane relief efforts.

A majority of the 125 merchants in John’s Pass Village participate in assisting with the activities planned over the weekend. Scheduled activities include a Pirates Ball, Costume contests for adults and children, a village wide treasure hunt, pirate ship battle & water gun fight, Invasion, parade, face painting and Zattoos, story telling, photo opportunities, games and activities, pub crawl (adults only). Various piratical entertainment and vendors target over 30,000 attendees of all ages.

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