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 Index of Local, National and International Shrimp Festivals
 Many regions have their own style of Shrimp Festival, but each one of the festivals is devoted to the same tasty morsel known by several different names, including, shrimp, crawdad, prawn and/or crayfish, depending on the part of the world you hail from. Most of these festivals are held every year, and you can rest assured that planning is underway for all of them already this year. Come join us at some or all of these festivals, have some shrimp, watch some fireworks, see some boats and enjoy the free entertainment. Who knows, you may even end up in one of the next group of pictures posted throughout this site, and be as famous as some of the current visitors.
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 All of these festivals offer lots of good eating, Tons of Shrimp, and of course, many other goodies as well, for those who could not or would rather not have shrimp. Everything from Fried or Roasted Fish, Cheese Steaks, Hot Dogs, Corn Dogs, Sausage Dogs & Gyros to Funnel Cakes, Ice Cream & Cotton Candy.
- Alabama plays host to the arguably the largest Shrimp Festival of all.
- Gulf Shores hosts the National Shrimp Festival -
Second weekend of October
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- Florida's Coasts celebrates with the
- Fort Meyers Beach, Lee Island Shrimp Festival -
First Weekend in March
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- Isle of Eight Flags, Amelia Isle Shrimp Festival -
First Weekend in May
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- Georgia brings the Rock Shrimp into the picture with
- St Mary's Rock Shrimp Festival -
First Saturday in October
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- Illinois boasts it's own "Inland" Prawn Festival
- Jonesboro has "Bob's Prawn Festival" -
Second weekend of September
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- Louisiana revels in a couple of Shrimp Festivals
- Morgan City's Shrimp & Petroleum Festival is held
Labor Day Weekend
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- Delcambre has it own Shrimp Festival -
Third Weekend of August
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- North Carolina mixes things up with
- Sneads Ferry's Shrimp Festival, Second Weekend in August
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- Morehead City hosts the NC Seafood Festival -
Second Weekend of October
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- South Carolina joins in the fray with a couple of festivals of their own
- Beaufort's Shrimp Festival - Second Weekend of October
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- Yemassee's Shrimp Festival - Second Weekend of September
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- Texas is home some fine festivals as well with. . .
- San Antonio hosts the Texas Shrimp Festival - Second Weekend of October
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- Brownsville has the Gulf Shrimp Fiesta - Last Saturday in July
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- Port Isabel Shrimp Festival Sponsor's the
Annual World's Championship Shrimp Cook-Off Entry Form - First Weekend in November
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- Australia has it's share of Festivities
- Brisbane, Australia Queensland Seafood Festival, - Varies
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- Ireland had to have a prawn festival, what would you expect from an island nation
- Clogherhead boasts their own Prawn Festival - Held in mid-July
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- Dublin's Scotsman's Bay hosts the Prawn & Oyster Festival - Third weekend of September
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- France has the share of festivals devoted to the delicacies
- Honfleur, France parties with the Honfleur Shrimp Festival - Last Weekend of September
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- More Coming . . .
Kentucky State University Offers a complete booklet devoted Freshwater
Prawn Farming as an industry, including details of how to market the
Freshwater Prawn and distribution through Food Festivals. -
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