If you head down to the beach from the West Stage area (find the yellow beach safety flag flying) from 12 p.m to 2 p.m. you will see Janel Hawkins of Sand Castle University doing a live sculpture demonstration and training! ☀️

We had a lot of fun Thursday, here’s a few highlights! 🍤 Still plenty of time to join us today, Saturday, & Sunday at 101 Gulf Shores Pkwy (where Hwy 59 meets Beach Blvd). Learn more at myshrimpfest.com

Thanks for joining us! #myshrimpfest

We were shaking ALL NIGHT LONG with dueling tribute band on both stages this Friday night! 🤘

We had a great session with Sand Castle University yesterday in preparations of today’s competition from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Competition will be taking place at the same spot as the training, on the beach by the West Stage! Look for the tent and the yellow beach safety flag.

Our 2022 poster artist Tara McMeans is now signing! Look for our big pink merchandise tent near the Hwy 59 and Beach Blvd intersection.

We appreciate all who have taken advantage of our free bike valet throughout the weekend! 🚲 This service, sponsored by Crye Leike Gulf Coast Real Estate & Vacation Rentals, continues through Sunday. The area is located right between the Gulf Place condo and The Hangout.

More awards honorees will be announced throughout today, including: • Youth For Art • Singing for Scholarships • Best of Fest Stay tuned! We’re having a great day on-site and will be kicking until 5 p.m. Learn more at: myshrimpfest.com

Yesterday we held our annual Singing for Scholarships contest! Your top three winners were: 1st Place: Maura Hawkins of Gulf Shores High School 2nd Place: Victoria Holley of Spanish Fort High 3rd Place: Luisa Salazar of Orange Beach High School

A congratulations to Gulf Shores’ own Bleus Burger for being awarded our “Best of Fest” award for the second festival in a row!

☀️ WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN… ☀️ The sun has set and most folks have loaded out of the site. With that said, we would like to announce the 50th edition of our festival, coming October 12th through 15th, 2023. We’re gonna make our golden anniversary a special one!

#NewProfilePic Number 50 coming your way, October 12th through 15th, 2023

#Throwback - When the sun went down, the party was just beginning! Thank you to all the bands and musicians who performed on our stages last week. Could not have done it without ya. P.S. Even more photos coming your way soon.

$1,200 in tips raised at our bike valet tent donated to the Junior Leadership of Coastal Alabama program by the Lower Alabama Young Professionals. Thank you all for the support!

🎉 Here's hoping everyone has a safe and happy new year! Lots of fun things to come. • 129 new members • 77+ networking opportunities & meetings • 32 ribbon cuttings • New partnerships & participants in our Young Professionals program • The return of Annual National Shrimp Festival

🚨 CALLING ALL ARTISTS, VENDORS, MUSICIANS, & MORE! 🚨 Applications to be part of our 50th Shrimp Festival will open on myshrimpfest.com at NOON on FEBRUARY 1ST! Five days away. We have a lot of things planned for such a milestone event and we want YOU to be part of it!

🚨 IT'S THAT TIME! 🚨 Applications to be a vendor or entertainment act at our 50th Festival (happening October 12th through 15th, 2023 in Gulf Shores, Alabama) are NOW OPEN! Applications for each category can be found HERE: myshrimpfest.com/23applications

🍤 FOOD VENDORS WANTED Shrimp isn't the only star of our show. We've got BBQ, burgers, Cajun Pistols, Southern cuisine, desserts, ice cream, and more. Deadline to apply is April 14th, 2023. Learn more about the application process at: myshrimpfest.com/23applications

In Gulf Coast Media's Best of Baldwin awards we were nominated for and won 2023 Best Event/Festival! Thanks to all who voted, big plans coming for #50 😁

🎶 FOR YOUR EARS: SHRIMP FEST PLAYLIST! Have a road trip coming up? We've got you covered! Check out our new playlist featuring both local & national performing acts that have graced our stages over the years. Give it a listen today at: bit.ly/shrimpfest50pl…