Due to inclement weather the St. Marys Community Market will be closed this Saturday, January 19. The market will reopen on Saturday, January 26.
St Marys Community Market – St Marys, Georgia
Fresh Produce is back!
Saturdays 10 AM – 2 PM
206 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA. (Tribune & Georgian Parking Lot)
St Marys Community Market website
15th Annual RSVP Chocolate & Beyond Gala – St Augustine, Florida
Do you enjoy the good things in life – and especially good chocolate? In that case, you want to purchase tickets to this delicious event at the Lightner Museum on Feb 2nd. Experience a evening sampling eats from local restaurants and shops. The evening will include entertainment, live and silent auctions, contests and raffles.
Tickets purchased until January 6 for $15, tickets purchased after January 6 are $18. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 at Lightner Museum, 75 King Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Call 904.819.3945 for more information.
The Great Atlantic Seafood Festival – Jacksonville Beach, Florida
If you like fried, boiled, grilled, or blackened seafood, you’ll love it at this year’s festival! Come out and enjoy some of Florida’s finest seafood as well as music, rides, arts & crafts, and games for the whole family!
Sea Walk Pavillion, Jacksonville Beach at 12 noon – 10pm on Saturday March 15, 2008
(904) 249-3972 or visit the website.
Low Country Oyster Festival – Mount Pleasant, SC
The World’s Largest Oyster Roast is coming to Boone Hall Plantation. Two tractor-trailers packed with 65,000 pounds of oysters will arrive at Boone Hall Plantation on Sunday, January 27, 2008 when we’ll kick off the 25th Annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival. This giant oyster roast has been named one of the “top 20 events in the southeast” by the Southeastern Tourism Society.
The gates to “Oyster Fest” open at 10:30 am with free parking available.
Oysters are sold by the bucket (approximately 3-4 dozen) for market value and served with cocktail sauce and crackers. You can BYO knife and glove or you can purchase them at the event. Beer, soft drinks and other beverages will be sold.Besides fresh oysters , other food will be available from some of the area’s popular restaurants.
Activities include: the “Oyster Shucking Contest”, the “Oyster Eating Contest” and local live entertainment. Also, the winner of the “Oyster Recipe Contest” will be announced.Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House, Hollings Cancer Center, Travel Council and Charleston County Science Materials Resource Center.
Advance tickets for the 25th Annual Oyster Festival will sell for $10.00 and will be available at all Charleston area Applebee’s Restaurants and through the Association Office. Tickets can also be purchased at the event for $12.00 (kids 10 and younger are admitted free when accompanied with an adult).
Call Boone Hall Plantation (843) 577-4030 or visit the Low Country Oyster Festival website