Riverfront Stage Schedule of Entertainment and Events

Friday, May 2, 2025
5:30 p.m. Opening Ceremonies
6:00 p.m. Miss Shrimp Festival Pageant
7:15 p.m. Parade Awards
7:45 p.m. Mandalla Music
9:15 p.m. Invasion of the Pirates
9:30 p.m. Opening Night Fireworks Show

Saturday, May 3, 2025
9:30 a.m. Fernandina Beach High School Jazz Ensemble
11:00 a.m. Andria Shinn and The Loyal Souls
Noon Invasion of the Pirates and Scholarship Presentation
12:30 p.m. The Great Beard Contest
1:00 p.m. Saltwater Gypseas
2:30 p.m. Adult Pirate Contest
3:00 p.m. King Tide
4:30 p.m. Shrimp Eating Contest – A 60th Anniversary Special Edition
5:00 p.m. Mike McDaniel Music (on the Pirate Stage)
5:30 p.m. Amber DeLaCruz

Sunday, May 4, 2025
11:00 a.m. Tony Merz & Jim Geiger
12:15 p.m. Bean School of Dance
1:15 p.m. Decorated Shrimp Boat Parade and Contest
1:30 p.m. Blessing of the Fleet
2:00 p.m. The Honey Badgers
3:00 p.m. Ice Cream Eating Contest and Shrimp Boat Awards
3:30 p.m. Swingin' Medallions
5:00 p.m. Closing of the Festival

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• This Thursday, 1st May, 06:00 pm, Shrimp Festival Parade – 60th Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival in Fernandina Beach
• This Friday, 2nd May, 05:30 pm, 60th Anniversary Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival - Diamond Jubilee in Fernandina Beach
• This Saturday, 3rd May, 09:15 am, Shrimp Festival - Best Dressed Pirate Contests in Fernandina Beach

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