S&P Festival listed among Top Events

The Southeast Tourism Society has named Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival one of the STS Top 20 Event in the South-east for August 2017.
This year’s festival is August 31st – September 4th. The STS Top 20 Festival and Event Awards have highlighted programs around the Southeast since 1985.
Travel industry experts select 20 events per month, and STS publicizes them throughout the United States. The complete list is published on two websites: EscapeToTheSoutheast.com and Travel Media Press Room.
We kick off the festival the weekend before with a coronation pageant and ball. During the pageant we crown our new festival queen. She is chosen after a round of interviews during the summer months. Thursday night of the next week, our Carnival opens for the first time of the weekend. Friday night, we have plenty of music, food and vendors. Saturday there is also a car show, gospel stage and Children’s Village. Sunday we host a Mass in the Park followed by the Blessing of the Fleet. A street parade takes place in the afternoon. The festival wraps up its last day on Monday, with music in the park and arts and crafts show.
“The Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Festival and Event list is an excellent guide for the Southeast’s visitors, residents and travel writers. The events selected represent the best, and often most unique, activities in our region,” said Bill Hardman, president and CEO of the Southeast Tourism Society.
Events considered for the STS Top 20 recognition must be at least three years old and have attendance of at least 1,000. Nomination forms and deadlines are available at SoutheastTourism.org or by calling 770-542-1523.
STS, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting tourism to and within 12 states – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.