Labor Day 2012 Kingsland Catfish Festival

The annual Labor Day Catfish Festival in Kingsland, Georgia, attracts a huge crowd of over 65,000 people over three days.

This festival celebrates catfish, and you just have to taste the yummy catfish served at this event.  The catfish is prepared according to a secret recipe that has been used for years.  About 10,000 pounds of farm-raised catfish is prepared for the festival, so you know that this is a popular dish at the event. The catfish go on sale at 12:00 noon on Saturday and Sunday and 11:00 a.m. on Labor Day.  Other menu items include the famous deep-fried onion blossoms, oriental fare, barbecue, and homemade ice cream.

We have included the Festival Calendar below for your convenience:

SATURDAY September 1st
7:00 AM – 5K Race, sponsored by the Camden Miracle League
7:15 AM – Beginning of Vendor Check-In
(Vendors will be sent confirmations with their assigned check-in times and instructions)
12:00 PM – Official Festival Start Time — Catfish Festival Dinners
4:00PM – Rainbow Express Cloggers
4:30 PM – Cheap & Easy
6:00 PM – Festival Closes

SUNDAY September 2nd
12:00 PM – Festival Opens (All Areas) Catfish Dinners Available
12:15 PM – On the Edge
1:30 PM – Kingsland First United Methodist Church
2:45 PM – The Resound
4:00 PM – WECC Jimmy & Marie Kehoe
5:15 PM – First African Baptist Choir
6:00 PM – Festival Closes

MONDAY September 3th
7:00 AM – Pancake Breakfast (sponsored by The Lions Club)
9:00 AM – Parade Line-up (Must be in line by 9:30 to be judged for awards)
10:00 AM – Parade Begins (Hwy 17 S)
11:15 AM – Awards Ceremony (Main Stage Area)
11:30 AM – Paks Karate & Zumba Demonstration
11:30 AM – Antique Car and Truck Show
12:30 PM – Brides of Christ
2:00 PM – Unsaid
3:30 PM – 9 1 Deuce Entertainment Presents Local Artist Showcase
5:30 PM – The Mercy Girls
6:00 PM – Festival Officially Ends