It's Pirate Time! The 66th Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival begins

Michael Snyder, Northwest Florida Daily News

FORT WALTON BEACH - A hard rain delayed the start of the Friday night Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival concert, but did not dampen the enthusiasm of the hardy crowd at the Fort Walton Beach Landing.

Captain Billy Bowlegs 66, Gary McMorrow, and Queen Whitney Smith were cheered as they made their debut at the festival in bright black and white costumes.

After greeting Mayor Dick Rynearson and his wife Janey, the pair were promptly "arrested" and taken away for photographs with festival attendees.

People try to stay dry in a deluge of rain during the Friday night skirmish at the 66th Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival at the Fort Walton Beach Landing.
People try to stay dry in a deluge of rain during the Friday night skirmish at the 66th Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival at the Fort Walton Beach Landing.

This article originally appeared on Northwest Florida Daily News: Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival