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Shrimp Festival 5K Run/Walk

The Saturday-morning run of Amelia Island's Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, starting at Main Beach before a weekend of wild-caught shrimp.

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Food and drink · Fernandina Beach, FL

Shrimp Festival 5K Run/Walk is a food and drink fun run in Fernandina Beach, Florida, with no upcoming dates listed.

Season completedFamily friendly
When
Last held Sat, May 2, 2026; next date TBA
Start 8:00 AM
Saturday of the first weekend in May
Where
Main Beach
Fernandina Beach, FL · Nassau
Directions
Organized by
McArthur Family YMCA
29th in 2026

What to expect

  • festival tie-in
  • beach start
  • youth mile

2026 Season completed

May 2, 2026

  • Sat, May 2, 2026

2027 Projected

Festival April 30-May 2, 2027 (run date not posted)

Date TBA

About the run

YMCA-run 5K and 1-mile youth run during the 60-plus-year-old shrimp festival, funding swim lessons for local families.

The run

Distances
5K, 1-mile youth run
Occasion
Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Season
Spring
Benefits
YMCA swim lessons

Nearby

Sources

Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.