Real Pirates Salem

06/02/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Ahoy and happy Pride Month from Real Pirates Salem! 🏴‍☠️

Whether you're sailing under a rainbow flag or cheering from the shore, you’ll always have a place on our crew! 🌈⚓

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day from the crew at Real Pirates Salem!

Spending the day in Salem? We’re open and ready to welcome you aboard! 🦜

In honor of Memorial Day, we’re offering free admission for veterans today.*

*Proof of military service is kindly requested.

05/06/2026

In Salem, the soundtrack can change at any moment. 🎶 ✨ Turn a corner and you might find live music, street performers, or a scene you’ll be talking about long after the trip ends. Come see what’s playing!

📸 Creative Collective MA

05/06/2026

⚓Ahoy! Real Pirates Salem is proud to be featured in "250 Ways to Explore, Discover, and Celebrate," a guide to the best of the North of Boston region created in collaboration with Yankee Magazine as part of the America 250 celebration. Discover the full guide and start planning your North of Boston adventure at the link below:

newengland.com/north-boston-guide

04/29/2026

In case you missed it...
Real Pirates Salem has been nominated in TWO categories for Northshore Magazine’s Best of the Northshore 2026:
⚓ Best Museum
⚓ Best Tourist Attraction

We’d be honored to have your vote! Cast yours today (or before May 1st) under the “Play” category:
➡️nshoremag.com/bons-2026

Thank you for being a member of the crew! 🏴‍☠️

04/27/2026

On this day, we honor and remember seafarers lost at sea, and their families.

In a powerful nor’easter on April 26, 1717, the Whydah Galley was destroyed off the coast of Massachusetts, and more than 100 sailors lost their lives.

For many aboard the Whydah, piracy offered a chance at a different life—one with greater equity, shared decision-making, and a voice regardless of background. They were not so different from mariners across history. For centuries—and even today—people go to sea to provide for themselves and their families, in search of adventure, and to forge their own path. In our modern era, the risks remain high.

Today, we honor the sailors who went down with the Whydah—and all mariners whose lives have been lost to the sea. In their memory, a portion of today’s ticket proceeds will be donated to the Salem Marine Society.

📷Photo courtesy of Franco Cutietta

04/26/2026

04/26/2026

Today, we commemorate the 309th anniversary of the Wreck of the Whydah.

Please join us in a moment of silence for local seafarers lost at sea, and their families.

The museum will be open from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with last entry at 4:30 PM. In commemoration, we’re offering 17.17% off general admission tours and 17.17% off merchant sales from our Plundered Goods gift shop.

How to receive discounted admission when booking online for the Whydah Commemoration:

Please use promo code: WHYDAHMEM
Select “General Admission” as the booking type for April 26th.
In the “Additional Information” section (where it asks “Do you have a promo code?”), enter the WHYDAHMEM promo code. Discounts can also be received in person.

04/25/2026

Avast! "Pirates! The Battle for Derby Street" has been a swashbucklin' good time! There be only 1 hour 'til the final showdown! Join us at The House of the Seven Gables at 4PM as the captains face off once and for all on the seaside lawn. Cheer on your side and watch the drama unfold. After the battle, we will draw winners from the completed treasure maps to go home with plunder from Salem merchants!