Events at Old Tom's Tavern
Stationary Pub Crawl!
1:00 pm
Soon to be infamous! Raise a pint and make a toast in this one-of-a-kind One-Stop Pub Crawl! Join your hosts as they share stories and jokes that would make a mermaid blush. PG-13
$25.00
Tastings and Selections:
Coastal Concoctions and Cocktails
and Sea Spray Sangria
Various Times
Interactive tasting experiences led by the ladies and pirates in residence at Old Tom’s. Sip on themed beverages that pair perilously with mysterious tales of legendary Pirates.
“A palette that does not appreciate a fine single malt, is a palette worthy of education”.
~ Hector MacDonald, Laird of Glenbogle
“Yarrr!”
~ Buck Kinnear, Capt. of The Flying Scotsman
$35.00
Open Mic at the Bonhomme Richard:
Visit our unique stage at Old Tom's Tavern, the Bonhomme Richard, Captain John Paul Jones's famed revolutionary frigate!
"We have not yet begun to perform!"
This stage bears no schedule but hosts many of our popular acts during the day, and welcomes performers of all stripes to try their hand in front of our pub audience!
Drink with the
Harlot Queens!
Check out our saucy WILFs at the bar! These Wenches In Lacey Frocks will fill your jugs, take your tips and sometimes bust out in bawdy song. Think of it as our version of "Coyote Ugly", but with a Piratey twist!
The Story of Old Tom’s Tavern
Tom Epstein was the King at King Richard’s Faire when I began my foray into the festival world. A kind and funny man, for many years he was the face of the festival where I got my start. I had the chance to work with Tom in many different capacities over the years. He was not only my first King, but I also had the opportunity to work alongside him in a production of Man of La Mancha in which he played a brilliant Sancho. He played Santa and Colonel Mustard, and I had hoped he might be able to participate in this festival as well.
We lost Tom in 2020, after a quiet, personal struggle with cancer. Tom was a deeply private man, and none but a close few truly knew how deep his challenge ran. But that was Tom. Over the years Tom met all his challenges with grace and composure. He never wavered in his commitment to his craft or his devotion to the woman he loved. In fact, one of the few things he was often public and vociferous about was his unabashed love and delight in spending time with his partner, Di.
His carefully crafted, somewhat curmudgeonly, street persona belied a heart of gold. In his honor we present his likeness as the Falstaffian visage of our pub; a role and character he embodied and would have played brilliantly on the stage given the opportunity, and it is with no small amount of irony that no doubt he would find amusing that as a notorious teetotaler his visage now graces our pub.
So please, lift a pint to the bluff and the bluster, the regality and the humanity, the person and the persona that was our dear Old Tom.
Much Love,
Chris Edwards