Catfish Festival
In Kingsland, Georgia, every Labor Day weekend, there is a festival that takes place and is very much alive with folklore and folklife. The festival was originally started by the city betterment committee in order to encourage local collaboration and fraternization but has by far exceeded the expectations of very many people. The entire community is brought together for a weekend out of the year and celebrates everything from catfish to country music. Nearly the entire county and many surrounding communities come together to enjoy the many facets of each others culture. These range from karate demonstrations to “gator on a stick” nearly every imaginable southern tradition is touched upon during this celebration, but it all comes back to two great local traditions of “good ole catfish and country music.” In the twenty some odd years that people have been known to consume huge amounts of catfish in a weekend many a sights have been seen. The festival usually kicks off on Saturday morning with a bike race and running race usually a 5k and a 10k. Followed by the ever popular parade that usually begins around 9:00 am. The parade always consists of local interest groups such as the V
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