Talk Like a Pirate Day

Sun., Sept. 19, noon-4 p.m., $12, Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd., 215-413-8655, phillyseaport.org.

by Eric Schuman

[ kids, etc. ]

For those morally opposed to full-on piracy (file sharing aside), there's Talk Like a Pirate Day, celebrated every Sept. 19 since 1995. The Independence Seaport Museum has been commemorating the int-arrr-national (sorry) holiday for the past few years, and has even more swashbuckling fun in store this time around. Get your own pirate name, learn about the maritime history of pirating and even meet some parrots from the Philadelphia Zoo. Then, with a special ticket package, you and your crew can explore the Gazela, the 1901 Portuguese ship that sits in the museum's dock. Though it's mainly for young scallywags, this afternoon is sure to shiver the timbers of even the saltiest sea dog. Savvy?