Jan. 1^st Shad Fishing Contest begins

Feb 14th Coloring Contest Begins

Feb. 17^th Fish Stew Cook-off, 3 p.m. at Depot

 Miss Grifton Pageant Orientations.

Feb 28th Coloring Contest Closes

Mar. 6th, Coloring Contest Winners Announced

April 13th Miss Grifton Shad Queen Pageant, Grifton School Auditorium, 7pm

April 15th FishyTales Story Telling Contest Grifton School Media Center. 6pm

April 18th-20th Fun Time Amusement & Rides
Thursday, 18th, 5pm- 9pm, Wrist Bands $20
Friday. 19th, 5pm- 10pm Wrist Bands $25
Saturday, 20th, 10am – 10pm, Tickets Only

April 18th- 20th, Shad Shack – T-shirts & Novelty
Items For Sale
Thursday, 18th 5pm. – 8pm
Friday, 19th 5pm – 8pm
Saturday, 20th 9am- 8pm

April 18- 20th Mo’s Pub & Entertainment
Thursday, 18th 8pm – 10:30pm Local’s Night
featuring Lonnie Britton
Friday, 19th 4pm – 11:30pm
Saturday, 20th 1pm – 11:30pm

April 18th-20th Market Place & Craft Vendors – Lawn at First Citizens Bank

April 18th- 20th Food Vendor – Queen Street and Town Commons

April 19th Shad-O (bingo) School Cafeteria, 7pm – 9pm, Great Prizes!

April 19th Musical Entertainment, Grifton Train Depot
6 pm- 7:30pm MoCo (Morgan & Company)
8pm -11pm The Main Event Band

April 20th

10am Parade Reviewing Stand Opening Remarks, Mayor B. R. Jackson; Commentary by John Moore. MC Introduction of Grand Marshal

10:30am Grifton Shad Festival Parade

11:45am Presentation of Parade Trophies by John Moore, Master of Ceremonies
Presentation of Fishing Trophies by Randall Hart, President, Grifton Shad Festival

10am – 4:30pm Helicopter Rides by Total Flight Solution at River Road/Horse Stables

10am – 3pm Petting Zoo and Pony Rides by Briley Farms, Queen Street

10am- 5pm Antique Tractor Show by Gerald Cuttington. Queen Street

10am – 5pm Cruise-In by Backyard Bandits and
Carolina Classic Cruisers, Queen Street

12 Noon Grifton Shad Festival Fish Stew and
Fried Fish Plates presented by The Bony Fish
Club, First Christian Church CMF and Grifton
Baseball League, Shelter behind Town Commons

12 Noon Carolina Heat Martial Arts
Demonstration, Parade Stand

12 Noon- 6pm Sky High Entertainment, Queen Street. Stilt walking by Sky, Juggling & Bubble Entertainment. LED Robot Stilt Walking, Fire Juggling Show

12 Noon. 2pm & 4pm Protown BMX Stunt Team West Queen Street

12:30pm – 1:30pm Magic by David, Queen Street

12:30pm -2:30pm Mermaid Meet and Greet,
Town Commons

1pm – 2pm Authentic Mexican Dance Team,
Parade Stand

1:30pm – 3:30pm Soap Bubble Circus, Queen
Street
1:30pm & 3:30pm Circus Stella, Town Commons,
Circus Acts and Rescued Dogs

2pm- 5pm Shad Toss, between bank and depot

2pm- 5pm Dunking Booth, Queen Street

2pm – 6pm Gospel Music by Anthony Gonzales

April 20th Entertainment
Grifton Depot and Queen Street
2pm – 4pm Lizzie and Friends
6pm – 7:30pm The Donald Thompson Band
8pm – 11pm The Tams, Drawing for Raffles and Fireworks!

April 20th and 21st

Grifton Shad Festival Art Show, Shad Shack
Building, 6851 Pitt St., Downtown Grifton.
April 20th Noon- 5pm
April 21st 1pm – 4pm

Grifton Civic Center
12 Noon – 5pm Historical Museum

April 21st

April 21th Community Church Service
9am, Creekside Overlook Park (by town landing)
Bring a chair & enjoy the fellowship & the view.
Service by Pastors Michael King and Jamie
Haddock
1pm Until, The Great Contentnea Creek Duck
Race, Hot Dog Sale and Tick Bite Kayak
Regatta presented by Grifton Shad Festival,
Grifton Volunteer Fire Department and Sound
Rivers