The 37th Annual National Shrimp Festival
October 9-12, 2008
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 37th year in 2008, the Festival attracts over 200,000 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".