Contact:         Fred Khammar (562) 477-6820

The Long Beach Pier Daze Pirate Invasion, Faire and Festival will take place at the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28.

The free event is open each day from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.  Highlights include a living history Pirate encampment on the beach, live pirate show with real pirate ships “attacking” the pier, arts and crafts booth and a Kids Zone that includes a treasure hunt and pirate costume contest.  A limited number of pirate ship rides will also be available. “Pirate” bands will provide live entertainment and a TV show will be filming a Pirate themed reality show during the event.

For information, visit www.alfredosbeachclub.com or www.belmontpier.com.

The Long Beach Sea Festival is presented by Charter Communications with additional sponsorship provided by: the Port of Long Beach; Mercedes  Benz of Long Beach; Odwalla, St. Mary Medical Center; TranSystems; Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation  and Marine; Supervisor Don Knabe; the Long Beach Airport; Coke; Moffatt & Nichol; Aquarium of the Pacific; Anchor Environmental; Fred Hall Fishing Show; Keesal, Young & Logan; Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau; Grunion Gazette; Long Beach Press-Telegram; Long Beach TV 8 and Professional Business Services.

A complete list of all Sea Festival activities, with event location and information, can be found at www.LongBeachSeaFestival.com.

Charter Communications is a leading broadband communications company and the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the U.S.   Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to business organizations.  For more information about Charter, visit www.charter.com.