16th Annual Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival in Savannah
"The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.” Julia Child
The 16th Annual Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival is right around the corner and as the cozy seaside town of Richmond Hill prepares the final touches, folks living in the surrounding friendly Savannah neighborhoods are getting ready to enjoy outstanding live entertainment, the freshest seafood the coast has to offer, arts and crafts, an old-fashioned carnival with thrilling rides, 5K Crab Crawl run, dance performances and rock bands. Come hungry. Shrimp, oysters, crabs and crawfish are just a few of the specialties at the festival.
After its humble start in 1985 at the Kilkenny Fisherman’s Co-op, the Savannah seafood festival was originally run by only a few volunteers and primarily served as a place to network small businesses and eat some of the best seafood on the coast. As beautiful Lowcountry real estate developments began popping up, more town folk became apart of this communal event and by 1998 Richmond-Hill County decided to move it to the newly built, JF Gregory Park. Sixteen years later and still at JF Gregory Park, The Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival hosts approximately 35,000 people and continues to grow.
Breathtaking waterfront property in Georgia, like those available in The Landings, Ford Plantation, Waterways Township make it easy to see how The Ogeechee Seafood Festival has grown as a popular Savannah festival catering to the local community who love Southern charm and fresh seafood. Over the years, a lot has changed, but signature favorites like hot Kettle Corn and homemade Peach Cobbler, have remained the same. During the day, families enjoy live performances by local schools and dance studios. At night the the stage lights up with hot performances by award winning bands and vocalists.
Here’s a list of the live entertainment performances at this year’s 16th Annual Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival in Savannah:
Friday - October 17, 2014
- 9:00-11:00pm Swingin’ Medallions
Saturday - October 18, 2014
- 10:30-11:30am Richmond-Hill Middle School Band
- 11:30am-noon Off Broadway… Your Dance Destination
- 12:00-12:30pm The Studio Dancers
- 12:30-1:30pm Kelly & Co. Studios
- 1:30-2:00pm Off Broadway… Your Dance Destination
- 2:00-3:00pm Dancing Unlimited
- 3:00-4:00pm Live Moves Dance Studio
- 4:30-5:45pm The Andrew Gill Band
- 6:00-7:00pm Georgia Fire Band
- 7:20-7:45pm Jake Miller
- 9:00-11:00pm Blues Traveler Band - Grammy Award Winner
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The Ford Plantation is a great location for history buffs and nature enthusiast. The main house was once Henry Ford’s winter estate and the historic Oyster House overlooks Lake Clara and offers tours of throughout. This elegant 1,800 acre private community has a full service equestrian center, 18-hole championship golf course designed by Pete Dye, a fitness center, an outdoor heated pool and deepwater marina. Homes begin around $1 million.
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