Seafood festival again sails into Powder Springs May 17-19

City of Powder Springs and Robin Roberts Promotions present fourth-annual Bringing The Sea To the Springs Seafood Festival 

Why leave dry land when downtown Powder Springs will be THE destination May 17-19 for fresh seafood along with live music and arts & crafts for sale from talented artisans? All this and more will be offered at the fourth-annual “Bringing the Sea to the Springs” festival.

The City of Powder Springs has once again joined with Robin Roberts Promotions to present this FREE family event designed to bring the community together through tasty food, juried arts and crafts, fellowship, and fun.

The inaugural festival in 2021 welcomed over 10,000 attendees, and its successful return in 2022 earned the “Spot On Event of the Year” Award from Cobb Travel & Tourism.

Vendors and festivities will be centered around Thurman Springs Park at 4485 Pineview Drive in the heart of Powder Springs’ downtown. Parking, in addition to attendance, is also free, with the festival running from 1 to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

While the emphasis is enjoying fresh seafood, other cuisines will be available as well. The list of Seafood and Landlubbers Food Vendors will offer a variety of cuisine to satisfy diverse palates, from vendors such as BJ’s Concessions, California Fish Market, Conch Sabroso, Egg Roll Boyz, Fish Fusion, Flavors by J. Mitchell, Gripps Catering and Grill, Henry’s Kitchen, Laughing Crab, LH Enterprises, Mouthful Atlanta, Off the Hook, Pinch & Pull, Snow Angel Delights, Southern Fried Catfish, Tropical Frozen Paradise, and Vieux Carre Bistro.

The festival features arts and crafts for sale, plus live music throughout the weekend from local Atlanta musicians including Gold Standard Band, a cover band that plays hits from R&B groups; Crossroads Band, an acoustic and electric band specializing in bluesy and easy-goin’ tunes; and Saturday’s headliner Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers. A Louisiana native who writes both the lyrics and music for his songs, Dwayne (Dopsie) Rubin is a singer/songwriter and accordionist that has performed all over the world since debuting his band at the age of 19.

Hailing from one of the most influential Zydeco families in the world and inspired by tradition, Rubin has developed his own high-energy style that defies existing stereotypes and blazes a refreshingly distinct path for 21st century Zydeco music.

Additional acts are listed on the event website, bringingtheseatothesprings.com.

No coolers or pets are allowed. General admission and parking to the festival are free, however, there are tickets available for unique events taking place such as The Beach Club VIP Ticket at $10, which includes VIP seating.

Sponsors for Bringing the Sea to the Springs 2024 are The City of Powder Springs, Cobb Travel and Tourism, Georgia Party and Tool Rental, Spa Wags, Rid Property Services, Croy Engineering, and Collett’s Country Store – Johnny’s BBQ.

For more information on Bringing The Sea to The Springs, visit bringingtheseatothesprings.com or contact Robin Roberts at mermaidrobin777@gmail.com or 706-897-6179.

City of Powder Springs Media Contact: Jon Gargis, jgargis@cityofpowdersprings.org, 770-773-0888.

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