Coastal Companion

Your ultimate guide to the coast

Jekyll Island Beach Music and BBQ Festival 2009

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Life’s a Beach, at least on Jekyll Island in August. This has to be one of our favorite “last-chance-to-enjoy-summer” events. Lots of fun with live music, barbeque, shagging lessons and lots more.

Last year we visited the festival and made a video.  (Click here to view our video from last year’s event Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival)

Barbeque Bash
This year the festival has added a Barbecue Competition to the package.
The competition is sanctioned by the Georgia Barbecue Association, so this should be the great spot for some great tasting food.

GiveAways
Now you can win a special VIP Package to Jekyll Island Beach Music and BBQ Bash.  Click here to participate and win four tickets to  Jekyll Island Beach Music and BBQ Bash

If you’re interested in competing or need more info about the event, check out Jekyll Island Beach Music and BBQ Bash website for the complete program.

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High Tide Ultimate for Spring Break – Golden Isles, Georgia

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During spring break you’ll be able to see flying objects on Jekyll Island, but these object can easily be identified. Jekyll Island will receive 160 teams and 2500 students competing in High Tide Ultimate.

In the beginning this sport was called Ultimate Frisbee, but has now been renamed Ultimate. High Tide Ultimate is the south’s largest college ultimate tournament and will take over the recreation fields on Jekyll and in Glynn County.

The game is similar to American football or rugby but played with a 175 gram flying disc. The tournament will take both at Jekyll Island Soccer complex and North Glynn Recreational Fields. The event will generate over 3000 hotel room nights and is expected to generate over $1.25 million in economic impact.
For more information is available at www.disc-iple.com or www.jekyllisland.com.

Turtleween at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center

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Bring your hatchlings for an afternoon of non-scary, turtle-tastic fun on Sunday, October 26 from 12 – 4 p.m. Costume contests, bobbing for jellyfish, make and take fossils, a sea turtle sea-metery and much more await turtle enthusiasts of all ages. Visit the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and celebrate Halloween! For more information, contact the Georgia Sea Turtle Center at 912-635-4444.

www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org

Georgia Birding Festival on Jekyll Island

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Georgia’s coast is throbbing with thousands of feeding birds and butterflies and other unique coastal
wildlife. Experience this drama together with outdoors enthusiasts expected at Georgia’s Colonial Coast
Birding & Nature Festival held on Jekyll Island October 9-13, 2008. The sixth annual festival offers a variety of entertainment and educational activities including a keynote speech by Pete Dunne, internationally renowned birdwatcher and author of numerous birding guides. On Saturday, October 11, a Nature Day event is planned for youngsters and families. A variety of field trips and seminars will highlight coastal Georgia’s abundant natural beauty and wildlife. The Jekyll Island Convention Center will serve as the hub for festival activities, and field trip excursions will include many of the Georgia Department of Natural
Resources’ (DNR) Colonial Coast Birding Trail sites.
For more complete information visit the website www.coastalgeorgiabirding.org
or call 1-877-4JEKYLL.