ShrimpFest 2007

We had a great time and we sure hope you did too!   Our attendance figures are in the 12,000 range for the weekend.  Our weather certainly cooperated for us on Saturday and even though we had a rather wet Sunday, the visitors still turned out.    At the present time, we are in the process of determining our profit figures and where the proceeds of the festival will be donated.  As soon as more information becomes available, we will post it here. 

ShrimpFest 2008

The festival will be held on May 24th from 10am-6pm and May 25th from 10am-5pm.    
ShrimpFest 2008 is collecting applications for craft and food vendors.  The new and hopefully improved application can be found by clicking on the "Vendor Application" button below.     We would appreciate it if we could receive the applications as soon as possible.   The deadline for submitting your application is April 15th, 2008.  If you submit your application after that date, we may still be able to fit you in.  We'll confirm your booth space as soon as we receive your application.  Here is a little clip of our 2007 full page ad in Peninsula Life Magazine!  What a great magazine.  If you haven't already seen one, I encourage you to check it out the next time you visit the store . 

For those of you who are visiting this web site for the first time, the description of our event is as follows:
 
The Brinnon ShrimpFest is a weekend festival celebrating Hood Canal Spot Shrimp and other local seafood.  We feature craft booths, food booths, belt sander races, exhibits, live music, kids activities and so much more.    Bring along your favorite decorated belt sander to enter the races that will be held at 1:00 pm each day.  The tides are usually low enough during this weekend for easy harvest of clams and oysters on the public beaches near the festival, (license required)  and the weather is traditionally good during this holiday weekend.    This is great family fun and it's FREE too!  Come join us this year.  ShrimpFest will again be in the grassy field on the north side of the Dosewallips River on the East side of Highway 101.  Proceeds from ShrimpFest 2008 will be donated to community projects.     The festival began in 1994.  Over the years, the proceeds have benefited our community through donations to the Brinnon School and the Brinnon Volunteer Ambulance & Firefighters Association, Brinnon and Quilcene Community Centers as well as many other community projects.

Our 2007 list of sponsors can be found  by clicking on this link.   

There are many things to do while here on the Olympic Peninsula.  You may want to also schedule a visit to Quilcene or Port Townsend.  You can obtain additional information about events going on in and around the Peninsula by going to the City Guide to Port Townsend at http://www.ptguide.com/.  Click here    to go to our favorite links page for additional local information.