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Join us in Boston for the 2026 National Party Conference from Saturday, June 6th to Sunday, June 7th! \u00a0It is our 20th anniversary!<\/p>\n

The first day will include a visit to the USS Constitution and talks on a variety of topics of interest to Pirates. Conference talks will be held in the Minehan Meeting Room, 2-6pm at the Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Harbor on Tudor Wharf, 34-44 Charles River Ave, Boston, MA 02129.<\/p>\n

The second day will include activities in Boston learning about Boston’s past and ongoing fight for freedom as well as family-friendly activities.<\/p>\n

We will post a signup page for attendees and speakers soon. Find out more at the United States Pirate Party’s 2026 National Conference page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Schedule<\/h3>\n

Saturday, June 6th<\/h4>\n
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  • 10-10:30am: Gather outside the USS Constitution<\/li>\n
  • 10:30-11am: Kick off speech outside the USS Constitution<\/li>\n
  • 11am-noon: Visit the USS Constitution<\/li>\n
  • noon-1:45pm: Lunch<\/li>\n
  • 2pm-6pm: Talks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Sunday, June 7th<\/b><\/p>\n

    Freedom Trail Track<\/i><\/p>\n

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    • 10am-noon: Walk the Freedom Trail mapping surveillance cameras<\/li>\n
    • noon-2pm: lunch near the Aquarium<\/li>\n
    • 2pm-4pm: Walk the Freedom Trail mapping surveillance cameras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Family Friendly Track<\/i><\/p>\n

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      • 10am-noon: Duckboat tour at the Aquarium<\/li>\n
      • noon-2pm: lunch<\/li>\n
      • 2pm+: Visit Aquarium<\/li>\n<\/ul>","excerpt":"","slug":"2026-national-conference","image":{"url":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DisobedienceIsSelfDefenseCropped.jpg","id":8393,"extension":"jpg","width":1024,"height":512,"filesize":168778,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":300,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":19468,"url":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DisobedienceIsSelfDefenseCropped-300x150.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":11447,"url":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DisobedienceIsSelfDefenseCropped-150x150.jpg"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":384,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":66825,"url":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DisobedienceIsSelfDefenseCropped-768x384.jpg"},"pirate-rogue-gallery":{"width":600,"height":512,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":61886,"url":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DisobedienceIsSelfDefenseCropped-600x512.jpg"},"pirate-rogue-front-small":{"width":800,"height":450,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":74393,"url":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DisobedienceIsSelfDefenseCropped-800x450.jpg"},"pirate-rogue-featured-bottom":{"width":800,"height":450,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":74393,"url":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DisobedienceIsSelfDefenseCropped-800x450.jpg"}}},"all_day":true,"start_date":"2026-06-06 00:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"06","day":"06","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-06-07 23:59:59","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"06","day":"07","hour":"23","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"utc_start_date":"2026-06-06 04:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"06","day":"06","hour":"04","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-06-08 03:59:59","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"06","day":"08","hour":"03","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"https:\/\/uspirates.org\/nationalconference\/","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Conference","slug":"conference","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":72,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","id":72,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/72","collection":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[{"id":9510,"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2025-10-05 16:00:05","date_utc":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","modified":"2025-10-05 16:00:05","modified_utc":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","url":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/organizer\/james-okeefe\/","organizer":"James O’Keefe","slug":"james-okeefe","phone":"6174470210","website":"https:\/\/jamesokeefe.org","email":"jokeefe@jamesokeefe.org","json_ld":{"@type":"Person","name":"James O’Keefe","description":"","url":"https:\/\/jamesokeefe.org","telephone":"6174470210","email":"jokeefe@jamesokeefe.org","sameAs":"https:\/\/jamesokeefe.org"},"global_id":"masspirates.org\/blog?id=9510","global_id_lineage":["masspirates.org\/blog?id=9510"]}],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"2026 National Conference – 20 Years a Pirate!","description":"<p>Join us in Boston for the 2026 National Party Conference from Saturday, June 6th to Sunday, June 7th! \u00a0It is our 20th anniversary!…<\/p>\\n","image":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DisobedienceIsSelfDefenseCropped.jpg","url":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/event\/2026-national-conference\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2026-06-06T00:00:00-04:00","endDate":"2026-06-07T23:59:59-04:00","organizer":{"@type":"Person","name":"James O’Keefe","description":"","url":"https:\/\/jamesokeefe.org","telephone":"6174470210","email":"jokeefe@jamesokeefe.org","sameAs":"https:\/\/jamesokeefe.org"},"performer":"Organization"}}