The 46th annual Florida Seafood Festival begins today at Battery Park in Apalachicola. The gates open at 10 this morning, there is no charge to get in the park this afternoon. The blessing of the fleet will begin at 4 o'clock with King Retsyo and Miss Florida Seafood leading the pack aboard a shrimp boat. Once the blessing is complete, The king and queen will then officially open the weekends activities. There will be live musical entertainment from 5;30 to 10 at the festival’s main stage and the park will close again at 10. Saturday is the big day of the festival. It costs 5 dollars to get in the park on Saturday, but for the price you get to watch the oyster shucking and oyster eating contest as well as Festival headliner Tracy Lawrence who will kick off his show at 8. The Seafood Festival Parade begins at 10 on Saturday morning - the Redfish Run begins at 8 at the Gibson Inn. The festival will officially end at 11 o’clock Saturday night. If you would like to see a full listing of this weekends events, just log on to the festival’s official website at www.floridaseafoodfestival.com.
Schedule of Events
Friday November 6th, 2009
10:00am- Park Opens ( No Admission Charge)
4:00pm - Blessing of the Fleet
4:00pm - Arrival of King Retsyo and Queen
5:30-10:00pm – Musical Entertainment
10:00pm – Park Closes
Saturday November 7th, 2009
7:00am - Registration for Redfish Run ( Front Steps of Gibson Inn)
8:00am - Start of Redfish Run
10:00am – Gates Open ($5.00 admission Charge & kids Under 12 Free)
10:00am – Parade Starts (Hwy 98)
1:00-5:00pm – Blue Crab Races (at the Top of Each Hour) (kids under 12)
1:00pm – Oyster Shucking Contest
2:00pm – Oyster Eating Contest
3:00pm – Seafood Cooking Contest
8:00pm - Headline Entertainment (Tracy Lawrence)
11:00pm Park Closes
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