‘Go big or go home’ – Privateer Days organizers promise bigger, but shorter celebration
The organizers of this year’s Privateer Days festival in Liverpool are promising a bigger and better celebration even as they cope with less funding and fewer volunteers.
Entering its 39th year, Privateer Days has become the biggest event of the year in Liverpool, drawing thousands to the downtown.
Min Smale chairs the Privateer Days committee. She says that because of the funding challenges, organizers decided this year to turn the traditionally three-day event into a two-day affair on June 28 and 29.
Privateer Days is a mix of the modern and historical, as it marks Liverpool’s history of privateering dating back to 1775, with a parade, live entertainment, carnival rides, food trucks, an historic encampment re-enactment and a traditional colonial wedding.
Smale says many non-profit groups in Queens County have struggled to find volunteers. Privateer Days is no exception.
