There is something for everyone at Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival! Festival Grounds Times Friday 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Download the schedule Festival guides will be available at the site and signs will guide you to the events! Please note that parking this year will be at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. Clean, new, FREE, air-conditioned, shuttle buses will pick you up at the parking lots every 10 minutes to take right to the festival area. $3 Sample Night - Friday Enjoy $3 samples of Shrimp & Grits from each of the Shrimp & Grits vendors and vote on which restaurant should receive top honors!)) 5:30PM - 8:00PM Arts & Crafts Vendors Friday 5:30 PM- 7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Kids’ Fun Zone Friday 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM KING BMX Stunt Show Saturday Noon, 3:00PM, 5:00PM Disc-Conected K9 Frisbee Dogs Saturday 11AM, 2PM, 4PM Sunday 11AM, 2PM Stage Schedules Events are at Main Stage unless otherwise noted. Friday, September 18 Live Music: Straight No Chaser 5:45 PM - 8:00 PM Saturday, September 19 Start of Amateur Cooking Competition 11:00 AM Big Dawg and Paul Show 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Live Music: Smokin’ Section 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Cooking Demonstration: Chef Robert Tulko (Pier Road Stage) 11:00AM Big Dawg and Paul Show 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Shrimp Eating Contest I 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Magic Show (Pier Road Stage) 1:00PM Live Music: OSKAR Rockhammer 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Amateur Cooking Competitions Awards 2:30 PM Shrimp Eating Contest II 4:00 PM Magic Show (Pier Road Stage) 4:00PM Live Music: Stingrays 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Big Dawg and Paul Show 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Live Music: Randall Bramblett Band 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Sunday, September 20 Start of Professional Cooking Competition 11:00 AM Big Dawg and Paul Show 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cooking Demonstration: Chef Joe Randall (Pier Road Stage) 11:30AM Shrimp Eating Contest III 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Live Music: Three of Us 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Magic Show (Pier Road Stage) 2:00PM-3:00PM Big Dawg and Paul Show 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Awards for Professional Cooking Competition 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM TURTLE RELEASE (BEACH) 3:00 PM Shrimp Eating Contest IV 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Festival Grounds Close 4:00 PM All weekend activities hosted by the Big Dawg and Paul Show! All times subject to change.

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Get your 2009 Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival & BBQ Bash souvenir T-Shirt! Maybe you forgot to buy yours at the concerts. Maybe you couldn’t make it. Don’t regret not getting this year’s t-shirt. Hurry and get yours while supplies last!

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Buy Your Friday & Saturday Night DISCOUNTED Concert Tickets Online Now! Today is the last day to buy online. After that, go to the Visitor Information Center or you can purchase tickets at the door! Call the Hotels Below to Book Your Rooms Now! Availability is Limited!

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Thursday, August 20 Early Bird Party – 7:00-10:00 PM. • Start the weekend early with a special Early Bird Party. • $10/person—Includes food and entertainment by a top Beach Music DJ. • Location: Oceanside Inn & Suites • To make reservations call the Jekyll Island Visitor Information Center at (912) 635-3636 or 1-877-4JEKYLL. Coming early to the Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival and BBQ Bash? Tee off for the 2009 Beach Music Golf Tournament! Tee off at your own pace. Tee times from 9am-11am on Friday, August 21. Call the Jekyll Island Golf Pro Shop at 635-2368 to register for this two person scramble on Jekyll Island’s beautiful course, Pine Lakes. Make your own team or let Jekyll Island’s golf staff pair you with three others.

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The BBQ and Wine Tasting, Friday August 21st is from 6pm - 8 pm at Morgan’s Bar & Grill. This special pre-concert event will include sample BBQ from Southern Soul restaurant, as well as wine tasting and instruction by The Still and Winery of St. Simon’s Island. Enjoy samples of selections such as pimento cheese sandwiches, Brunswick stew, smoked sausage, smoked pork sandwich, and carved beef, all served with a wine chosen to perfectly compliment each dish. Also Check Out: At the Saturday BBQ Bash, we’re going to raffle off a Lang Smoker! Tickets are $2 and the proceeds go to the Jekyll Island Foundation!

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Think you have the best BBQ? Sign your team up to compete in the Inaugural BBQ Bash at the Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival! This is the last week to receive the discounted entry fee! Also check out: The Saturday VIP Tent The Thursday evening Early Bird Party & Concerts by. . .

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Join your friends and family for the Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza at the Jekyll Island Beach Deck. Kids’ entertainment, including a reverse bungee, bounce house and lots of games, begin as early as 12:00 noon. Enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers, funnel cakes, shaved ice, ice cream, cold Cokes and more from various food vendors selling their best festival fare. At 5:00 PM, enjoy the Big Dawg and Paul DJ Gameshow as they give away dozens of great prizes. The fun and festivities lead up to the fireworks finale at 9:00 PM. The fireworks can be seen from anywhere around the Jekyll Island Convention Center. The party doesn’t stop with the conclusion of the fireworks. Head over to Blackbeard’s Seafood Restaurant for the July 4th After Party beginning at 9:00 PM. The After Party will be a Late Night Happy Hour with drink specials, live music, and great appetizers! See you on the beach! Proudly sponsored by:

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