Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/24/2024
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Village of Baytowne Wharf
Categories
Friday, Feb. 23, 5 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 24, 12-4 p.m.
Kick-off the Party at Hammerhead’s Bar & Grille Friday, Feb. 23, 5-7 p.m.
Mark your calendar for the official kick-off of the Sandestin Gumbo Festival weekend with a low-country shrimp boil at Hammerhead’s Bar & Grille and live music starting at 4 p.m. Hammerhead’s Bar & Grille will serve fresh gulf shrimp, corn on the cob, sausage, boiled potatoes, and a cup of gumbo ya ya. Tickets: $35 meal only; $50 with beer and wine.
Then tantalize your taste buds Saturday at the Sandestin Gumbo Festival! This foodies’ favorite Gumbo winter festival is celebrating three and a half decades as the Best Gumbo Cook-Off on the Emerald Coast! Yum! Yum! Known as one of the largest and most popular winter food events in our region, Gulf Coast restaurants will feature their top-secret gumbo recipes and compete for your vote. Sample the variety of gumbos and vote for your favorite as the “People’s Choice” winner. Dark or light roux? Chicken, sausage or seafood?
Celebrity judges will name the “Area’s Best.” This festival’s atmosphere is filled with fun—live music from Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe while you taste, free kids’ activities and restaurants from all over our area vying for your coveted vote.
And, the popular Bloody Mary competition is back again this year, featuring the best Bloody Marys at the beach! Taste some of the finest local bars’ and restaurants’ Bloody Marys and you get to judge those, too. Vote for your favorite and help contestants win the title of “Best Bloody Mary at The Beach.”
Visit www.SandestinGumboFestival.com for tickets and details, including a daily schedule of events and entertainment. General admission tickets are $45 before Feb. 23 and allow tastings of all gumbo and Bloody Marys; $55 day of. If you’re interested in entering the event, visit baytownewharf.com. The event will happen rain or shine.