Spring Festival Update

Tribune & Georgian Fun In The Sun Expo 2009
Sat., May 23, 2009 -- 9am-9pm
Gilman Waterfront Park, Downtown St Marys
Fun In The Sun Expo 2009

-Recreational & Summertime Leisure products showcase & booths
-River Raft Race & 5K Fun Run
-Auto Show: Classic Cars & Trucks
-Hot Dog Eating Contest
-Kiddie Races, Arts & Crafts, Food

The US Navy Winward Brass Ensemble will perform a program of patriotic music.

For more information, contact John Long, (912) 882-4927, or tgfunsunexpo@gmail.com


46th Annual Isle of
Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach, FL, Fri.-Sun., May 01-03, 2009
Kickoff Pirate parade: Thurs., Apr. 3o

It's the 46th Anniversary and May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be bigger and better than ever.
http://www.shrimpfestival.com/

The Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival features Fine Arts & Crafts, Antiques & Collectibles, Southwest Airlines Kids Korner and Live Entertainment from two stages, and dozens of food booths featuring scrumptious shrimp specialties.

Each year, the Festival is held the first weekend in May in the Historic downtown Centre Street business district in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida.

It all kicks off with the Pirate Parade. Known as one of the highlights of each year's festival, the Pirate Parade will begin at about 6:00 PM on Thursday, April 30th, 2009 and will last until the final float rolls up Centre Street. This year, the theme for the parade is "Home Grown Shrimp, the Pick of the Litter."


24th Annual Woodbine Crawfish Festival
Woodbine, Ga - Fri. & Sat., Apr. 24-25, 2009

The 24th Annual Crawfish Festival is a family oriented event and offers something for all ages from children's amusements to arts & crafts, to cloggers, square dancers and live bands.
http://www.woodbinecrawfish.com/

Entertainment is offered on Friday night from 5-9 pm at the Satilla Waterfront Park Stage. Saturday's entertainment begins at 9 am and continues throughout the day until 6:30 pm, at the waterfront stage as well as the gazebo stage located in the Arts & Crafts Area. A children's amusement area provides activities and games on Friday night and all day Saturday.

And don't miss the Crawfish Parade, one of the highlights of the festival. The Parade begins at 10:00am on Saturday at the corner of U.S. 17 and E. 10th Street and features entries such as bands, clowns, floats and horses. Parade Information