The Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival is an annual festival held in
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Fernandina Beach is a city in northeastern Florida and the county seat of Nassau County, Florida, United States. It is the northernmost city on Florida's Atlantic coast, situated on Amelia Island, and is one of the principal municipalities comp ...
. The first festival, which was originally referred to as the Shrimp Boat Festival, was held in 1964. The festival is normally held over the first weekend in May. Events and activities of the festival include cooking and selling shrimp and seafood, display and sale of arts, crafts, collectibles, and antiques, live music, the Miss Shrimp Festival pageant, a fireworks display, and a parade.
The 2013 edition of the festival marked the 50th anniversary, and was celebrated as the "Year of the Golden Shrimp".
In 2020-21, the festival went on hiatus caused by
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
. 2022 saw its resumption.
References
External links
Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival website
Tourist attractions in Nassau County, Florida
Food and drink festivals in the United States
Festivals in Florida
Seafood festivals
1964 establishments in Florida
Recurring events established in 1964
Amelia Island
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