Calendar of Events with St. George Island Vacation Properties

Estuary Day - 09/26/2008 2:00 PM - 9:30 PM - 261 7th Street- Apalachicola, Florida- Annual Estuary Day Celebration. Free admission, education and activities for everyone. Oyster Spat Festival - 10/10/2008 October 10, 2008 to October 12, 2008- St. George Island-Treasure hunt, onshore fishing tournament with cash prizes, 5K race, kayak race, food court, parade and great live entertainment. Call (850) 927-5039 for more details. Blues on the Lot - 10/17/2008 October 17, 2008 to October 18, 2008- Lot Behind Smokehouse Antiques- Grab your lawn chair and a cooler head to Apalachicola for a weekend of blues music. Friday, from 6:00 -10:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am-10:00 pm. See blues bands from across our region. For more information, call (850) 653-3550. 45th Annual Florida Seafood Festival - 10/31/2008 October 31, 2008 to November 1, 2008- Battery Park- The oldest seafood festival in the state. If you love great seafood, arts & crafts, fine folks and wonderful entertainment all wrapped into a magnificent family atmosphere, then join us in Apalachicola for the 45th Annual Florida Seafood Festival. The event will feature quality entertainment and maritime crafts paying tribute to the Apalachicola Bay\'s commercial fishermen. There is also an oyster shucking contest, oyster eating contest. For more information go to www.floridaseafoodfestival.com Downtown Oyster Roast - 10/31/2008 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Apalachicola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce- Friday evening, October 31st, the Apalachicola Bay Chamber will host its annual oyster roast. Enjoy roasted and raw oysters, artichoke and oyster soup, shrimp, crabs, and homemade desserts under the stars on Commerce Street. Musical entertainment, great micro-brewery beers and wines, plus some of the freshest seafood in the country will be served up. Tickets are available at the Chamber office (850) 653-9419. Historic Apalachicola Annual Christmas Celebration - 11/21/2008 November 21, 2008 to November 22, 2008- Downtown Apalachicola- The Historic Apalachicola Christmas Celebration will light up Apalachicola from 4:30-8:00 p.m. the streets of downtown Apalachicola will be lined with luminaries and filled with holiday spirit. Merchants will be open late and the sounds of carolers will echo through the streets filling the evening with Christmas spirit. The highlight, of course, will be the big guy himself. Santa will arrive on a shrimp boat at 4:00 p.m. at the City Dock on Water Street, across from City Hall. Santa will hear children\'s Christmas wishes and carolers will sing. Join us for an old-fashioned Christmas celebration! For more information, contact the Chamber office at (850) 653-9419 Holiday Fresh Market - 12/6/2008 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM- The Dixie Theatre- Why fight the crowds and traffic at the malls? Come for the day or the weekend. Shop in a relaxed, hassle free environment. Buy hand crafted Apalachicola specialties from fresh seasonal wreaths to vintage European glass bead jewelry. Your gift shopping has never been easier. (850) 653-9419 Eastpoint Christmas Parade - 12/6/2008 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Highway 98 in Eastpoint- The small town of Eastpoint comes to life as Santa comes to town on a fire truck. For more information call Pam Watson @ (850) 653-7041