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Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival
Jekyll Island, GA · Food & Drink
- When
- October 23–24, 2026
- Where
- Jekyll Island Historic District · Jekyll Island · GA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
The Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits Festival is a two day coastal food festival in the island's National Historic Landmark District, drawing more than 30,000 visitors annually with an artist market and live music.
The history within reach
The Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits Festival is a two day coastal food festival in the island's National Historic Landmark District, drawing more than 30,000 visitors annually with an artist market and live music..
In November 1910 six men holding a quarter of the world's wealth boarded a private rail car using first names only, told the papers they were duck hunting, and spent a week on Jekyll Island drafting what became the Federal Reserve.
- Igbo Landing9.1 mi
In 1803 a group of Igbo captives took control of the ship carrying them to St.
- Cumberland Island14 mi
A barrier island of live oak and salt marsh where the Carnegies built mansions, now a national seashore reachable only by ferry with a daily visitor cap.
This coastal Camden County festival brings a Louisiana style crawfish boil to Woodbine's historic downtown each spring, alongside live music, a car show, and a 5K road race.