Oct. 12-13. Beaufort Shrimp Festival. Shrimp cooked every way. Local restaurants offer their specialties. Beaufort, SC. www.sneadsferry.org/festival/scf_beaufort_shrimpfest.htm Oct. 19-20. 48th Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival. Parade, arts and crafts, lots of seafood. 9-5 p.m. This major event features well over 200 arts and crafts exhibits, and great food in City Park. There will be live entertainment at several places around town, and a parade on Saturday morning. Over the weekend, there is an open house at the lighthouse on Seahorse Key, the big island three miles to the west of Cedar Key. Shuttle boats are available at City Marina. www.cedarkey.org Review Your Boat SOUTHWINDS is looking for boaters to review their own boat. We found readers like to read reviews by boat owners. If you like to write, we want your review. It can be long or short (the boat, that is), a racer, a cruiser, new or old, on a trailer or in the water. Photos essential. If it’s a liveaboard, tell us how that works out. Or—is it fast? Have you made changes? What changes would you like? Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com for more specifics and specs on photos needed. Articles must be sent by email or disc. We pay for the reviews, too.
Oct. 25-27, 32nd Annual John’s Pass Seafood Festival. Children’s area, live entertainment and fishing expo. The arts and craft show is designed with a nautical theme. A bounty of fresh seafood featuring the favorite Madeira Beach Grouper. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Sat. and Sun. Johns Pass Village, Madeira Beach, FL. www.johnspass.com.
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2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins, June 1-November 30 Visit the SOUTHWINDS hurricane pages at www.southwindsmagazine.com for articles and links to weather websites, hurricane plans, tips on preparing your boat and more.
International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference, Louisville, KY, Sept. 17-19 Known as IBEX, this event is held in Kentucky this year at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The conference presents new marine products, emerging technologies and practices in the industry, with seminars and exhibitions on all the relevant subjects. Attendees can choose the Technical Seminar Series, or the expanded Dealer Development, Management, Service & Operations Seminar Series. Over 500 manufacturers and over 5000 members of the industry attend for workshops, seminars and hand-on, live demonstrations. www.ibexshow.com.
2nd Annual Paddles Up St. Pete Festival Brings Back Dragon Boat Racing to St. Petersburg, Sept. 28 The United States Power Squadron is bringing back last year’s successful Paddles Up festival, including the dragon boat races. They do have a new location this year at Lake Maggiore Park in St. Pete. The festival offers local residents and visitors of all ages
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