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  1. A pedestrian entrance lined with festival tents under live oaks and pines, with a banner reading Welcome, Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival, strung over the path between two road-closed barricades.
    The welcome banner at the Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival. Photograph: The Shrimp & Grits Standard

    Festival report · October 2026

    Shrimp and grits take a backseat at the Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits Festival

    Artisans gave me reasons to stop and browse, music drifted from the stages, and I picked up a drink as I made my way through the grounds. Somewhere along the way, though, I started to wonder…where are the shrimp and grits?

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