The 45th annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival (May 2-4, 2008) will attract around 150,000 people to Amelia Island, Florida. Over the weekend, attend the art show (browse over 300 fine arts and craft booths), get a bite to eat, listen to live entertainment at the riverfront stage, and hit the “Family Fun Zone.” For locals, attending the Shrimp Fest parade on Thursday evening is an annual ritual here in Fernandina Beach. Five generations of citizens gravitate to the heart of Fernandina’s historic district. At no other time of the year is the warmth of this town on display more, than at the annual Shrimp Festival parade. WATCH SHRIMP FESTIVAL VIDEO...
If you haven’t had the opportunity to attend the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival in previous years, don’t miss your chance this year in 2008! You need not travel to New York or Europe to hear some of the world’s most accomplished classical musicians. An extraordinary experience will soon present itself right here in small-town Fernandina Beach to hear classical music at the very highest level. READ MORE ABOUT MUSIC FESTIVAL...
New festivals continue to be developed on Amelia Island to enhance local living as well as this barrier island's allure for tourists. Intellectually stimulating events, combined with the beautiful and historic setting of this resort island in northeast Florida, help to attract a diverse mix of tourists and residents. In 2008, the Amelia Island Film Festival is to debut (submissions are being accepted from film makers, including independents and student film makers, through May 3rd). During the past decade, several new festivals have become annual events on Amelia Island.
Visit Amelia Island and marvel at some of the world’s most glamorous
vehicles, from Detroit muscle cars to Bentley to Rolls-Royce to race cars. Picture in your mind the
lush green fairway of Summer Beach, lined with millions of dollars worth of gleaming, glitzy
collector automobiles, dubbed the "Field of Dreams." The backdrop is
the ocean and in the limelight is a stunning assembly of elite vehicles brought
together for this Amelia Island event, one of the top collector car shows in the world. About 250 rare vehicles are on display, some from seldom-viewed private collections. Don’t forget to bring
your camera -- this is one photo-taking opportunity you don’t want to miss!
Lighted holiday parade, Ritz-Carlton tree lighting celebration, historic Centre Street holiday tours, city tree lighting ceremony, museum-led luminary tours, holiday carousel, and horse & carriage rides -- there are wonderful holiday events happening around Amelia Island. The Ritz-Carlton Christmas tree near the sand dunes is one of the biggest in northeast
Florida, with spectacular lights.
Amelia Island, Florida, has once again made the Conde Nast Traveler "Top Ten North American Islands" list, in their November 2007 issue, ranked number five. Vancouver Island landed the number one spot. Florida had three of the top ten North American islands, as rated by the Conde Nast Traveler.
