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Special Thanks to our 25th Annual Labor Day Catfish Festival Corporate Sponsors |
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The Kingsland Community Betterment Program, Kingsland Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the City of Kingsland extend special thanks to the citizens and organizations that have donated time, money, and in-kind services to make this year’s 25th Annual celebration a success. Please take the time to visit their websites online or their exhibits at the festival. Without the generosity of these organizations, the Catfish Festival would not be possible. |
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Phone: 912-729-4382 Phone: 800-433-0225 Fax: 912-729-7618 |
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25th Annual Labor Day Catfish Festival |
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Come get the Royal Treatment as we celebrate 25 years of Southern Fried Catfish! |
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Welcome! |
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Back in 1983, a committee formed to organize a small town Labor Day festival. They started with chicken dinners and fish fries to raise money to fund their little festival. The First Annual Labor Day Festival was attended mostly by locals and neatly filled the First Baptist Church grassy lot. Despite the family fun and great food, the festival lacked something: a mascot. Cecil the Catfish became the face of the newly named Annual Labor Day Catfish Festival several years later. Twenty-five years later the small, one-day event has grown into Camden County’s largest and most well-known festival touting multiple regional and national awards. During the three days of Labor Day Weekend, more than 65,000 people will flood the streets of downtown Kingsland, Georgia to browse over 100 arts and crafts/antiques and collectibles exhibits, sample the foods of nearly 30 different food vendors, and, of course, sit down to enjoy farm-raised Southern Fried Catfish, hushpuppies, grits, coleslaw, and sweetened iced tea. The Annual Labor Day Catfish Festival has grown tremendously over the years, but some things have not changed. The festival still takes place in the four blocks of downtown Kingsland. All of the arts and crafts vendors are still required to display handcrafted, original wares. At the Labor Day Catfish Festival, you won’t find mass-produced merchandise and store-bought resale. One thing this year has changed. Over the last twenty-five years, local bands and festival patrons alike have wondered why the festival entertainment doesn’t include local performers on the Main Stage. This year to commemorate and acknowledge the support of Kingsland and Camden County during the last quarter-century, the Annual Labor Day Catfish Festival will feature, in addition to the regionally and nationally known headliners, two local entertainers on the Main Stage. Join the fun in the Southeast this year as a festival patron, exhibitor, parade unit, or even as a performer! Come to Kingsland, Georgia for the 25th Annual Labor Day Catfish Festival where everyone receives the Royal Treatment! |
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If your business or organization would like to become a corporate sponsor of the Annual Labor Day Catfish Festival, please download this brochure or contact Tonya Rosado, Kingsland Convention & Visitors Bureau, at (912) 729-5999. The Kingsland Community Betterment Program (KCBP), organizer of the Catfish Festival, is a non-profit organization, and all contributions are tax-deductible. Supporting the Kingsland Community Betterment Program not only assists in the production of the Labor Day Catfish Festival but also allows KCBP to donate money towards other local non-profit organizations. Recent philanthropic partners include: · Camden House · Habitat for Humanity · CCHS Wildcat Football Team · CCHS Marching Wildcat Band · Arts Camden · United Way · CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) · Scholarships · Kingsland Volunteer Fire Department · Kingsland Police Department Booster Club |
