Yo-ho-ho, ye mateys! Talk Like a Pirate Day is Saturday, Sept. 19, and there’s no better place to celebrate than the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Dress like a pirate to get free admission to Knights of the Black Flag, a major exhibit exploring the legacy of pirates, from ancient times to the present, through intriguing artifacts, legends and history.
Blackbeard himself will appear during the not-to-miss program Talk Like a Pirate! for grades four to eight (with adult). Registration is required, so sign up today. Dressed in costume, actor and historian Ben Cherry will present a swashbuckling one-man show about Blackbeard (aka Edward Teach), North Carolina’s most famous pirate. Learn about pirates of yore, and even witness a duel! The Sept. 19 program is offered twice, at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., and admission is $5 per child ($4 for Museum Associates). To register, call 919-807-7992. Space is limited.
Make your own Jolly Roger to take home during the drop-in program Make It, Take It: Pirate Flags from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sept. 19 in the museum lobby. Identify the flags of some of the fiercest pirates to sail the seven seas. Then get creative and design your own.
For more information, call 919-807-7900 or access ncmuseumofhistory.org. The museum is located at 5 E. Edenton St., across from the State Capitol. Parking is available in the lot across Wilmington Street. Weekend parking is free.
The N.C. Museum of History’s hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. The museum is part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, an agency of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. The department’s Web site is www.ncculture.com.