The 35th Annual National Shrimp Festival
will be held October 11-14, 2007. The
Festival is held annually in the heart
of Gulf Shores, Alabama next to the
beautiful Gulf of Mexico in the public
beach area located at the intersection
of Highways 59 and 182.The Annual
National Shrimp Festival is one of the
nation's premier outdoor festivals
featuring over 300 vendors that offer
fine art, arts and crafts, an
international marketplace and of course,
shrimp! Fried, grilled, broiled or
steamed, you can find it all at the
Festival along with other delicious
seafood and non-seafood dishes.
Celebrating its 36h year in 2007,
the Festival attracts over 300,000
people who come to view fine art and
crafts from over 200 artists during the
4 day festival. 3 stages offer
continuous musical entertainment and the
Children's Art Village captures the
little ones interest with games, crafts
and interactive activities that lets
them create their own "art".
The Annual National Shrimp Festival
was recently named one of the top twenty
events in the southeast by the Southeast
Tourism Society and was named one of the
top 5 tourist attractions in the state
of Alabama. You don't want to miss it!
The Festival is produced by the
Alabama Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce
with the help of dedicated volunteers. |
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