Turn-key and hassle free.Point me at power and a spot for the ship, and I take it from there: sound for the show, lights on the ship itself, a fully rigged pirate shipwreck, three 30-minute shows plus a strolling set... repeated daily... (No babysitting needed). I strike it all the next day and leave it cleaner than I found it. I'm Ace Miles, and I've been performing on the West Coast fair and festival circuit for over 40 years, 20 of them as Capt'n Jack Spareribs.
Track Record
Twenty years on the circuit
California State Faira dozen years
Big Fresno Fair
Kern County Fair
Alameda County Fair
Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival10+ yrs
NorCal Pirate Festivalheadlining 8 yrs
San Mateo County Fair
Magic Castle, Hollywoodweek-long run, 2025, as Jack
Lodi Grape Festival
Folsom Renaissance Faire
Merced County Fair
Berry Festival
Stanislaus County Fair
Valhalla / Tahoe Renaissance Faire
Cupertino Oktoberfest27 yrs, mostly as Circus Minimus
Santa Clara County Fair
Santa Cruz County Fair
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalktheir own stages, family events, 2-3 summers
Monterey County Fair
Sonoma County Fair
Bodega Seafood Festival
Bodega Fisherman's Festival
San Jose Fantasy Festival
Vacaville Fantasy Festival
Long Beach Pirate Invasion
Napa Town and Country Fair
Siskiyou Golden Fair
Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair
San Bernardino County Fair
Santa Barbara Fair & Expo
Yuma County FairAZ
Mid-Winter Fair
Silver Dollar Fair
Dixon May Fair
Antelope Valley Fair
Glenn County Fair
Shasta District Fair
Mother Lode Fair
Sonora Christmas Festival
Placer County Fair
Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair
Sierra-Plumas County Fair
Kings Fair
San Benito County Fair
Chowchilla/Madera County Fair
Madera District Fair
Merced Spring Fair
Antelope Valley Spring Fair
Salinas Valley Fair
This is the list we've kept track of. It's not everything from twenty years on the circuit.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, their own stages, family events, two to three summers running.
What He Brings
Ship, show, sound. What we need from you is short.
Full shipwreck set piece, self-built, rolls in as one unit
Sound for the show, lighting on the ship itself, not the surrounding area
Three 30-minute shows plus a 45-minute strolling set, typical fair day
What we need from you
Required: flat, level ground, roughly 25-30 ft wide by 27-31 ft deep
Required: two standard 20-amp outlets within reach of the performance area
Required: a green room away from public and heat
Nice to have: a raised platform for sightlines, not required, the show runs fine circus-style from the ground with the audience in bleachers
From the Logbook
“A professional. He gets the job done. Very organized, he was up and running in nothing flat. And we so appreciate that.”
Charley DalyCEO, Chamber of Commerce, Pleasant Hill Art, Jazz and Wine Festival
“Always new, always fresh... Big crowd pleaser for every age range... Adults love him, kids love him.”
Steve MoralesEntertainment Director, Northern California Pirate Festival
Send me your dates. I'll tell you whether it's a fit.
