Birthplace of the modern shrimping industry This year's Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival is April 30, May 1 & 2, 2010 with the Pirate Parade on April 29, 2010 Use your web-enabled mobile device or cellphone and visit us (same web address!). Get Shrimp Festival details, directions, schedules and contact information by phone. We're going mobile so you can stay in touch with us! Each year, the Festival is held on the first weekend in May in the Historic downtown Centre Street business district in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida. Become a Facebook friend Become a Twitter follower