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ECU's Great Pirate Purple/Gold Pigskin Pig-Out Party postponed by weather

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With some potentially rough weather in the forecast for this weekend, the Great Pirate Purple/Gold Pigskin Pig-Out Party has been postponed.

The East Carolina University Purple-Gold Spring Football Game will still be played on Saturday at 11 a.m.

All events, with the exception of the pig cooking contest, will be moved to April 28-29.

The Pirate Club Golf Classic will be held on Friday, April 28 with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start at Brook Valley. It’s sold out.

The Pig Out Party has been moved to Saturday, April 29 and events will begin at noon. It includes a car show, a touch-a-truck event, and PeeDee’s birthday party. There will be meet and greet opportunities with several student athletes.

Annette is an award-winning journalist based in Eastern North Carolina. Her career includes professional stops across the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Southeast, recently culminating in a 2026 Region 8 Edward R. Murrow Award for Small Market Radio Best News Series for her work on the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Series. Guided by a passion for human-interest storytelling, she focuses on narratives that touch hearts and connect communities. A mother of four and grandmother of two, Annette enjoys reading and creating epic Halloween costumes in her spare time. If you have a story idea to share, please reach out by email to westona@cravencc.edu.