Whitby Pirate Festival: Best pictures from Saturday at the popular festival including parrots and skeletons

Nichola Lord and Chris Metcalfe pictured at the  Pirate Festival at Whitby. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 2nd September 2023
Nichola Lord and Chris Metcalfe pictured at the Pirate Festival at Whitby. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 2nd September 2023

The event included live music, with many dressed in costume with props.

The Yorkshire Post photographer Simon Hulme went down to capture the best of the action:

Pirate Festival at Whitby. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 2nd September 2023
Pirate Festival at Whitby. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 2nd September 2023
Pirate Festival at Whitby. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 2nd September 2023
Pirate Festival at Whitby. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 2nd September 2023
Tina Outram and Tony Dickinson from Pirates and Parrots, Hull, is pictured with their Parrots at the Pirate Festival at Whitby. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 2nd September 2023
Tina Outram and Tony Dickinson from Pirates and Parrots, Hull, is pictured with their Parrots at the Pirate Festival at Whitby. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 2nd September 2023
Pirate Festival at Whitby. Kayla Hicks aged 8 with her brother Riley pictured at the Festival. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 2nd September 2023
Pirate Festival at Whitby. Kayla Hicks aged 8 with her brother Riley pictured at the Festival. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 2nd September 2023