Category: Downtown Topics

On the riverfront, Fernandina’s historic district — news & views.

Memorial Day 2023 Ceremony Downtown To Honor The Fallen

Memorial Day Ceremony, downtown Fernandina Beach. Flag half-staff at monument, foot of Centre Street. Photo by AmeliaIslandLiving.com
Fernandina's Memorial Day Ceremony this year will begin at 11 a.m. Mon., May 29, 2023.

This year’s event is Monday, May 29, 2023, hosted by Fernandina’s American Legion Post 54.

Highlights of 2023 Shrimp Festival In Fernandina, “Home Of The Pirates”

Riverfront stage photo, Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, downtown Fernandina. Image by Amelia Island Living eMagazine.
Free Concerts At Riverfront Stage, Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, Downtown Fernandina

Fernandina’s huge Festival the first weekend in May celebrates the city’s shrimping history and kicks off with Thursday parade. Festival features fireworks, food, fabulous fine arts & crafts show, free concerts & more.

Music Lovers Enjoyed Debut of Fernandina’s Songwriter Festival

Historic district, Centre Street in downtown Fernandina Beach, Florida. (Photo by AmeliaIslandLiving.com)
Historic District, Downtown Fernandina Beach, Florida. (Photo by AmeliaIslandLiving.com)

Fernandina’s “Songwriter Festival” featured three days of performances, including Runaway June, who Billboard magazine labeled the “Next Hot Trend in Country Music.”

Fernandina’s City Manager Search — Learn From The Shrimpers

Sunset shrimp boat on the river, downtown Fernandina dock. (Photo from Amelia Island Living's archives, north of Centre Street dock, back in year 2012.)

Do like the shrimpers do. Or at least used to do here. Look locally. . .