Annual Blessing of the Fleet & Seafood Festival
Sunday, April 28 | Waterfront Park in Mount Pleasant

It’s a day that pays tribute to Mount Pleasant’s local shrimping and fishing industry and marks the start of the 2024 shrimp season.

Sunday, April 28, it’s the Annual Blessing of the Fleet & Seafood Festival presented by East Cooper Medical Center and Harris Teeter. Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park is the place to be starting at 11 that morning for a boat parade, live music, a craft show, free activities for your entire family and plenty of local shrimp.

With limited parking at the park, free shuttles are offered from various locations around Mount Pleasant and your welcome to bring chairs and festival gear on the buses. This year’s event will include the annual shrimp eating contest, the dance competition and the East Coast Party Band performing live.

The Blessing of the Fleet kicks off the festival at the end of the Mount Pleasant Pier at Waterfront Park. Again, this year, the Blessing will be broadcast live on the Charleston Radio Group’s 92.5 Kickin’ Country.

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