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Queens celebrates Privateer Days

Vernon Oickle | Posted: July 10, 2018, 10:36 a.m. | Updated: July 10, 2018, 11:38 a.m. | 1 Min Read

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Every summer, for one weekend, the town of Liverpool and Region of Queens celebrate the community’s proud privateering heritage with Privateer Days. The three-day flagship festival features a variety of events from music and food in the park, to water competitions and historic encampments, to candlelight graveyard tours to children’s entertainment, to axe throwing competitions to a grand street parade. Pictured are just a few of the highlights from the festival held June 22 to 24.

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