Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 9:00am

Amelia Island Welcome Center

Welcome to the 60th Annual  Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival!

Entertainment Schedule: 

8:00 am - YMCA 28th Shrimp 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Youth Run

Riverfront Stage Schedule

9:30 am - Fernandina Beach High School Jazz Ensemble

11:00 am - Performance by Andria Shinn and The Loyal Souls

12:00 pm - Invasion of the Pirates and Scholarship Presentation

12:30 pm - 56th Topsy Smith Memorial Beard Contest

Sponsored by Dawn A. Lunt, Inc.

1:00 pm - Performance by Saltwater Gypseas

2:30 pm - Best Dressed Adult Pirate Contest

3:00 pm - Performance by King Tide

4:30 pm - Shrimp Eating Contest - A 60th Anniversary Special Edition Sponsored by HandS Shrimp Company

5:00 pm - Performance by Mike McDaniel Music

5:30 pm - Performance by Amber DeLaCruz

Kids Fun Zone Schedule

9:00am - 8:00pm (Performances throughout the day):

Rick Hubbard’s Great American Kids Show - 12:00 pm, 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm

JuggleSTUFF with Ben Mathews - 11:30 am, 2:30 pm and 5:00 pm

Gatorland Wildlife Show - 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm

10:00 am - Pirates in Training Contest (Ages 5 and Under)

Little Pirates Contest (Ages 6)Junior Pirate Contest (Ages 12 to 17)

1:00 pm- Performance by Saltmarsh Kids Music
3:30 pm - Learn to be a Pirate (With the Fernandina Pirates Club)