From tie-dye to rock climbing, Pirate Fest offered PSC students fun, food and fellowship

The 2026 Pensacola State College Pirate Fest brought food, crafts, games and other activities to PSC campuses April 21–23, offering students a welcome break from exam prep and the opportunity to celebrate together as the academic year comes to an end.

The 2026 Pensacola State College Pirate Fest brought food, crafts, games and other activities to PSC campuses April 21–23, offering students a welcome break from exam prep and the opportunity to celebrate together as the academic year comes to an end.

This was the first year for Pirate Fest on the Milton Campus, featuring free Pirate Fest shirts and tie-dying, bead and rock crafts, and a campus cookout serving free burgers on April 21.

“The students were so engaged from the moment the event started until everything wrapped up. I’m proud of our student engagement team and the Milton campus volunteers for making this first-year event such a success,” said Dean of Students Lynsey Listau, Ed.D.

Carnival games, inflatables, a mechanical bull and rock climbing highlighted Pirate Fest events on April 22 at the Pensacola campus and on April 23 at the Warrington campus.

Additionally, PSC’s South Santa Rosa Center celebrated similarly on April 29 with Spring Fling activities to wrap up the spring semester.