The 14th Swashbuckler's Ball - VIP

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Event: 5:00 pm - 12:00 am

Website: Swashbuckler's Ball

Celebrate the 14th year of Portland's Pirate Prom!

Celebrate the 14th year of Portland's Pirate Prom! Raise your mask and ready your cutlass - The Swashbucklers Ball returns for its 14th grand celebration! On Saturday, January 17th, 2026, the Portland Elks Lodge #142 transforms into a Venetian dream of silken masks, golden lanterns, and high-seas revelry. Join pirates, buccaneers, and mischievous rogues for a night of dancing, feasting, and finery fit for the courts of Tortuga and Venice alike.

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VIP Tickets: $150 (limited quantity, presale)

• Includes entry at 5 pm
• Reserved seat at a table in the VIP area
• 5 pm - 7 pm: Access to the Admiralty Feast (a private VIP only dinner)
• TWO drink tickets
• TWO raffle tickets
• Swashbuckler's Ball event poster
• Swashbuckler's Ball exclusive commemorative gift
• Complimentary coat check

Purchase GA Admission tickets here

Featuring live entertainment from...

CHERVONA

The ultimate International Folk and dance party machine out of Portland, Oregon! Combining the energy and passion of Eastern European pop and polka, Jamaican ska, American jazz, punk, and disco with Romani folk music, Chervona brings a fiery new and compelling sound to the game. With authenticity and spirit, shining with soulful brass and sonorous woodwinds, hearts are freed by the traditional sounds of the old world wrapped in energetic new interpretations. Chervona transforms any moment into a year's celebration!

COMING UP THREES

Catch CU3 for a high-energy, Celtic-inspired, pint-raising set on the Quarterdeck Stage! Coming Up Threes is a six-piece Irish pub band that formed in Portland, OR, in early 2012. The band features Bill Tollner on guitar and lead vocals; multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Bauer on penny whistle, banjo, bodhran, percussion, and vocals; Naoyuki Ochiai on fiddle, accordion, and vocals; Chad Marks-Fife on Fiddle, Mandolin, and vocals; Charlie Norris on bass; and David Fender on drums.

BELTAINE

This Celtic band, hailing from Portland, features a diverse lineup of instruments, including hammered dulcimer, guitar, accordion, bass guitar, flute, and pennywhistle. Performing both instrumental and vocal tunes, Beltaine offers a unique blend of instrumentation and musical styles. The original and traditional music performed by Beltaine is inspired by Celtic, folk, rock, and classical sources.

BERGAMOT BURLESQUE

A premier entertainer on SwashBall stages for over 10 years! Bergamot returns with an impressive troupe of performers and their signature sultry nautical burlesque shows. Don't miss their performance on the Quarterdeck stage!

BIDDY ON THE BENCH

Portland's own, bringing Irish rebel songs & shanties, lively session tunes, and mournful Gaelic ballads. The Biddys are a favorite Belowdecks mainstay!

THE SCUPPERMONKEYS

An Irish band with a Pirate habit! The Scuppermonkeys are a Seattle-based Irish band inspired by the tunes of Ireland... but with a pirating habit they just can't kick! They perform traditional tunes and drinking songs, Irish rebel and folk music, roaring sea shanties and stirring ballads, and much, much more, all with a healthy helping of swashbuckling! Featuring strong vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhran, fiddle, Irish whistle, and more, The Scuppermonkeys' sound is characterized by foot-stomping rhythm and melodies you just can't help but sing along to!

THE PILLAGE PEOPLE

Avast, ye landlubbers! Gather 'round and hear the tale of The Pillage People, a raucous, rowdy crew of singing pirates. They bring the high seas to life with live pirate music, rousing sea shanties, and comedic parodies of classic songs performed with piratical flair! Aye, they'll have ye stompin' yer feet, clappin' yer hands, and singin' along in no time.

With more entertainment to be announced!

Plus...

NEW BARS!

Delve belowdecks and make yer way through the maze of the ship's hold. If yer lucky, you'll stumble into a tavern for a pint. We've designed new themes for the Belowdecks bars this year.

Can you find them all? Don't worry, we'll give you a map!

MORE STAGES!

Dance the night away at the Quarterdeck Stage, hoist your tankard at TWO Belowdecks stages!

MORE GROG!

Custom cocktails themed for each bar and made especially for the evening. Plus a variety of ale, cider, and more!

MORE VENDORS!

An expanded row of piratical merchants! Spend yer hard-plundered coin in The Market.

MORE PHOTOS!

Capture your revelry with our fabulous photo booth. There's room for yer entire crew!

About the venue:

The Milwaukie-Portland Lodge #142 is one of the largest lodges in the country, with a 63,000-square-foot building housed on 5.7 acres on McLoughlin Blvd, next to the TriMet parking garage. Located just south of Downtown Milwaukie, this exciting venue allows us to feature multiple stages and multiple bars! Conveniently located at the end of the Orange MAX line. This year's venue also features ample on-site parking! 

21 & Over | Tickets are non-refundable.