North Carolina is known for having great festivals and the Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival is one of the best in the East! Not only is this year the 40th Anniversary but there are going to be even more activities to do than ever before! Nearly 20,000 people from all over the state go to Sneads Ferry to take part in this annual festival. Some of the many activities include: a Shrimp Heading Contest, the Queen’s Ball, an Amateur and Professional Shrimp Cooking Contest, Decorated Cake Contest, Arts and Crafts booths, Live Entertainment, Saturday night fireworks, Saturday morning parade that has Wells Fargo Horses and Swamp Loggers from Discovery Channel and much, much more!
This year’s festival will be held on the 14th and 15th of August, from live music to a parade with horses and loggers this year’s festival is going to be a weekend to remember! Do not miss this awesome festival; it will give you a great excuse to visit our beautiful coast!
