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Shrimporee

By Danno Wise, About.com

Shrimporee Overview:
Aransas Pass' annual Shrimporee offers entertainement, food, music and more. Highlights of the festival, which is billed as the "Largest Shrimp Festival in the World," include a carnival, kidfish tank, shrimp cookoff, petting zoo, arts & crafts, live entertainment and more.
About Shrimporee:
For more than six decades, thousands have come to Aransas Pass to attend the annual Shrimporee. This event celebrates all things shrimp, which means there is always plenty of good seafood. In addition to the shrimp cookoff, Shrimporee offers lots of live entertainment, a beauty pageant, parade, petting zoo, arts & crafts exposition, carnival rides and plenty of other fun-filled events and activities.
Where Shrimporee is Held:
Shrimporee is held at the Aransas Pass Community Park, 200 E Johnson in Aransas Pass
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