09/05/2026
🏆 ENTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/sfcontest26
We all know that fans of Jimmy Buffett are called “Parrotheads”, just like fans of Taylor Swift are called “Swifties”, and fans of Justin Bieber are “Beliebers”. Now is your chance to coin a name for fans of the Annual National Shrimp Festival!
“I’ve written press releases for the Shrimp Festival for more than 20 years, and I have always cringed when the people that come down for the festival are referred to as attendees in my releases,” Festival Media Chairman Clayton Wallace said. “At a recent staff meeting we batted around the idea of coming up with a name other than attendees.”
During that meeting, according to Wallace, staff members decided to open up the naming process to the people who are soon to be formerly called attendees. “We’ve created an online entry form. We want Festival fans to go and submit their ideas for naming themselves,” Festival Co-Chairman Rob Barnas said. “We’re looking forward to receiving some creative names, but we also want to make sure the submissions are family-friendly since we’re a family-friendly event.”
The winner will be announced the week of the Festival and be awarded with a swag bag of goodies from the official Annual National Shrimp Festival merchandise tent.
In the event the winning selection is submitted by multiple people, a random draw will occur to determine the winner. DEADLINE: Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT
