Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival explained

The Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival is an annual festival held in Fernandina Beach, Florida. 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.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The 2013 edition of the festival marked the 50th anniversary, and was celebrated as the "Year of the Golden Shrimp".[6] In 2020-21, the festival went on hiatus caused by COVID-19 pandemic. 2022 saw its resumption.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Festival Schedule 2013. Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. 18 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20180213100304/http://www.shrimpfestival.com/events.html. 13 February 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Shrimp festival kicks off in Fernandina Beach. News4Jax. 18 April 2013. May 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509070500/http://www.news4jax.com/news/Shrimp-festival-kicks-off-in-Fernandina-Beach/-/475880/12558990/-/1qe2sv/-/index.html. 9 May 2012. dead.
  3. News: Fernandina Beach's annual shrimp festival features pirates and artists. The Florida Times-Union. 18 April 2013. Maggie FitzRoy. May 1, 2011.
  4. Web site: Thousands of Pounds of Shrimp Ready for 48th Annual Shrimp Festival. https://archive.today/20130629052720/http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=202468. dead. June 29, 2013. First Coast News. 18 April 2013. April 29, 2011.
  5. Web site: Memories of the very first Shrimp Festival. News-Leader. 6 May 2013. Candy Caldwell Dawson. May 2, 2013. https://archive.today/20130629050503/http://www.fbnewsleader.com/articles/2013/05/06/news/00newsfestivalmemories.txt. 29 June 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: "Year of the Golden Shrimp". News-Leader. 29 April 2013. April 26, 2013. https://archive.today/20130629050340/http://www.fbnewsleader.com/articles/2013/04/29/today/web%201shrimp%20fest.txt. 29 June 2013. dead.

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