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Mount Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival 

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The Annual Mount Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival is one of the most popular events of the year. The festival pays tribute to Mount Pleasant’s local shrimping and fishing industry, with the picturesque Ravenel Bridge and Charleston Harbor as the backdrop.

Participants can enjoy a boat parade and ceremonial blessing of the shrimp/fishing fleet, live music, Mount Pleasant Artists Guild art exhibition, Shag and shrimp-eating contests, and family-friendly activities.

Enjoy delicious seafood offered by some of Mount Pleasant’s favorite restaurants, along with such treats as kettle corn, funnel cakes, popsicles, shaved ice, ice cream and more. 

• Gilligan’s
• Graze
• Mazyck’s Grill
• Charleston Festival Foods
• The Caterer of Charleston
• Zeus Grill & Seafood
  
• Top Shelf Catering
• Buckshot's 2 Go

Attendees can also stroll through the Craft Show and enjoy various hand-made arts and crafts. You’re sure to find plenty of unique Lowcountry creations that make great gifts for yourself or your loved ones.

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Mount Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival Photos

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Mount Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival Date and Time

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Date: Sunday April 28, 2024
Time: 11 am - 5 pm 
Admission:  Entry and activities are free

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Mount Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival Schedule of Events

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• 11:00 am  |  National Anthem, Mayor's Welcome
• 11:20 pm  |  Blessing Procession on Pier
• 11:30 am  |  Boat Parade & Blessing of the Fleet
• 12:30 pm  |  Opening Band - TBA
•   2:00 pm  |  East Coast Party Band
•   3:00 pm  |  Shrimp Eating Contest presented by Gilligan’s Seafood Restaurant
•   3:30 pm  |  Bowers Beach Boogie Dance Competition presented by Harris Teeter

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Mount Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival Location and Map

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Mount Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival Parking

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Parking is limited at Memorial Waterfront Park. Free shuttle buses run continuously from 11 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. Riders are welcome to bring chairs and festival gear on the buses! The last buses leave the park at 5:00 p.m.

Bus 1 & 2 & 3: (one wheelchair accessible bus)
East Cooper Medical Center, Mullis Building, 851 Leonard Fulghum Blvd.James B. 
Mount Pleasant Senior Service Center, 840 Von Kolnitz Road

Bus 4 & 5: (one wheelchair accessible bus)

Town Hall, 100 Ann Edwards Lane (Bus will stop in front of Town Hall near the CARTA Route 40 stop…ride CARTA & skip driving entirely!)

Bus 6 & 7:

Cheryll Woods-Flowers Soccer Complex, 85 Patriots Point Road
The Mount Pleasant Recreation Department wheelchair-accessible bus will stop here. This offsite parking location is a short walk to the park if you prefer not to wait for the bus.

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