GRANT – The 53rd Annual Grant Seafood Festival will be March 2, 2019, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. & March 3, 2019, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at 4580 1st St. in Grant in FL.
The Grant Seafood Festival is all about fresh seafood, great entertainment, and unique arts & crafts, and this year will not be any different.
Seafood & More
The Seafood A’ La Carte will include Grilled Cobia Sandwich, Beer Battered Fish Sandwich, Lobster Roll, Steamed Clams, Fried Shrimp, Shrimp & Tuna Kabobs, Linguini w/ Clam Sauce, Sweet Puppies, Manhattan Clam Chowder, New England Chowder, Deviled Crabs, Fried Scallops, Fried Oysters, Conch Salad, Peel & Eat Shrimp, Scallop Imperial, Conch Fritters, Shrimp & Grits, Raw & Steamed Oysters, Gator Bites, Fried Clam Strips, Calamari, Crawfish, and Lobster Bisque.
Food Booths for the non-seafood eaters will have hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken nuggets, French fries, and desserts.
Entertainment
On Saturday, March 2nd there will be entertainment from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. John Nugent will perform 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony will last from 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. The opening prayer will by Patrick Pittenger, Chloe Chase will sing the National Anthem, and the Palm Bay Fire Department will raise the flags.
Sybil Gage and Her Catahoula Hounds will perform 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Penny Creek will follow 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Nightfly 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. and The Usual Suspects will close out the day performing from 5:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
On Sunday, March 3rd, George Clark will start the day off 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. The Opening Ceremony will be from 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. and will follow the same format as Saturday.
Next, the Russ Kellum Band will perform 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., followed by Jay Valor 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. and Eli Mosley will close out the festival.
Arts & Crafts
The arts & crafts area is a tradition that attracts thousands of visitors each year. It will feature more than 125 artisans from across the country selling a variety of unique, handmade, and creative items. The arts & crafts displays will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on both days of the festival.