One of the largest events hosted annually by the Seadrift Chamber of Commerce is Shrimpfest. Seadrifters and its visitors have been celebrating Shrimpfest for about 30 years. Shrimpfest is normally scheduled for the second weekend in June. Adults that grew up in Seadrift always migrate back and hold fond memories of the event.

"This years Shrimpfest celebrating 30 years was a success. The Chamber was grateful to have The Seadrift Lions Club, the local 4-Club and the Friends of the Seadrift Library offering their services as well as all of the the individual volunteers who put in countless hours to pull this off. Great job by everyone involved, it is a lot of work and the Chamber was so happy to have you. I especially would like to thank our Chamber President, Cindy Alford for all she has done for the Chamber since she became president." said Seadrift Chamber Treasurer, Debbie Dugan.

The event is all about family fun! Chamber member, Helon Leop said, "I met three different groups from Austin and I know there were people from other places."

Annual festivities include; shrimp eating contests, beauty pageants, tin boat races and multiple tournaments. Tourneys include: softball, kid’s fishing, volleyball and the ever popular horseshoes and washers.

Margaret Chatham, in charge of vendor booths, reported over 55 booths had signed up by the week of Shrimpfest. "We had people coming from Abilene, Bandera and as far as Waco.

This year Chamber members started a Facebook page, Shrimpfest Seadrift, TX and it took off like a wild fire! With over 700 fans signed up by the week of Shrimpfest, members saw it as a good sign of what was to follow. Indeed, the Seadrift Chamber quickly sold out of 30th Anniversary shirts, caps and had only a hand full of koozies left.

Facebook fan, Rebecca Ellard posted online, Oh must say that this years Miss Bayrat was the best Yet! Awesome job by the Contestants! I was ROLLING Laughing."

SPECIAL THANKS to all that worked round the clock to make this event happen. The Seadrift Chamber of Commerce strives to offer members and local businesses continued improvements year after year. We invite you to become an active member of the Seadrift Chamber of Commerce and help accomplish our goals. Make sure to keep visiting the website and FaceBook page to find out what's going on in our small town.

Kid's Fishing Tournament

5K Fun Run/Walk

2nd Annual Co-Ed Softball Tournament

Volleyball Tournament

Golf Cart Scavenger Hunt

Frozen T-shirt Contest

Fun Run Bike Rally

Washer Tournament

Horseshoe Tournament

Friday Beauty Pageants: Miss Shrimpfest, Jr. Miss Shrimpfest

Saturday Beauty Pageants: Miss Pre-Teen, Little Miss, Little Master, Mr. Shrimpfest, Pretty Baby, Beach baby, Beach Boy and Photogenic Category.

Adult Karaoke

Kid's Karaoke

Adult Shrimp Eating Contest

Miss Bayrat Contest

Thanks to all that participated in the 2010 events! Everyone had a blast and we look forward to next years event.

FRIDAY, JUNE 11
Friday - Kid's Frozen T-shirt Contest
Shanna Stalcup, 13 yrs old

Saturday's Frozen T-shirt Contest
Justin Gohlke

Friday's BEAUTY PAGEANTS
2nd runner up: Patrisha Austin
1st runner up: Chealsea Wooldridge
Photogenic and Miss Shrimpfest 2010: Jayle Cunningham

Jr. Miss Shripmfest Pageant
2nd runner up: Lexi Carabajal
1st runner up and Photogenic: Callie Wright
Jr. Miss Shrimpfest 2010: Ciyera Morales

SATURDAY, JUNE 12

Kid's Fishing Tournament
Ages 2-4
Smallest Fish: Mia Salazar, 5 3/4 in
Biggest Fish: Zachary Cleveland, 17 1/2 in

Ages 5-8
Smallest Fish: Mason Moncrief, 7 in
Biggest Fish: Kirstin Cleveland, 19 1/4 in

Ages 9-12
Smallest Fish: Jermy Montano
Biggest Fish: Chris Vasquez, 15 3/4 in

Only one crab:
Jeremy Montano

Sportsmanship awards:
Jaydon Davis, 7yrs old
Kali Garrett, 8 yrs old

Thanks to: Game Warden Mike Mitchell

5K Fun Run/Walk (A total of 36 participants.)
Ages 10-14
Male
1st: Kyle Seaman
2nd: Zachary Seaman
Female
1st: Cassidy High

Ages 15-20
Male
1st: Paul Leal

2nd: Jason Wang
Female
1st: Courtney High

Ages 21-30
Female
1st: Asheley Wiatrek
2nd: Ana Doolin

Ages 31-40
Male
1st: Jason Camacho
2nd: Nacho Trevino
Female
1st: Kira Quiring
2nd: Allison Wiatrek

Ages 41-50
Male
1st: Ray Garcia
2nd: Jimmy Mallin
Female
1st: Margot Harmatuk
2nd: Carrie Sanchez

Ages 51-75
Male
1st: Donald Leopold
2nd: Reese Stalcup
Female
1st: Susan Quirey
2nd: Liz Witten

2nd Annual Co-Ed Softball Tournament
TX Express, Coach Corey Villareal
Team Members: Juana Villareal, Steven Villareal, Kristin Martinez, Josh Galvan, Pat Guajardo, Kelly Marburger, Kulah Gerard, Melody, Linda, John White, Mathew Muldonado, Enjoli Ramos

Home Run Derby
Kacy Slusher of the Victoria area

Seafood Cook off
Cancelled

Volleyball Tournament
1st Place Team: “Fire”
Team Members: Dung Tran, Van Tran, Cindy Nguyen, Johnny Nguyen, Hung Nguyen, Anthony Nguyen, David Nguyen, Quyen Trinh, Rey Perez, and Sarah Smalley
2nd Place Team: “Pirates”
Team Members: Josh Moore, Nicole Moore, Billy Lagal, Heather Stubbs, Dustin Hahn, and Danielle Clowers

Golf Cart Scavenger Hunt
Rhonda Braun and Sharon Grant

Fun Run Bike Rally
Louis Rosalez & Passenger, Marie Rosalez

Saturday's BEAUTY PAGEANTS
Pretty Baby
2nd runner up and Photogenic: Alexis Green
1st runner up: Saige Carter
Pretty Baby 2010: Gabriella Vasquez

Pretty Baby Boy
2nd runner up and Photogenic: Talen Henson
1st runner up: Marcus Moncreif
Pretty Baby Boy 2010: Nathan Ellsworth

Beach Baby
1st runner up: Kylee Gray
Beach Baby 2010: Jayda Dean

Beach Baby
Photogenic: Cadynce Avery Gonzalez

Little Miss
2nd runner up: Mirakle Gutierrez
1st runner up: Alexiz Gutierrez
Photogenic: Destiny Garza
Little Miss 2010: Teresa Gonzales

Little Master
Nathan Edwards Photogenic

Miss Pre-Teen
2nd runner up: Abigail Morgan
1st runner up: Gillian Vasquez
Miss Pre-teen 2010 and Photogenic: Melyssa Edwards

Beach Boy
2nd runner up: Gunner Martinez
1st runner up: Ethan Taylor
Beach Boy 2010: Riley Carreon

Kid's Tin Boat Race
Cancelled due to high wind.

Horseshoe Tournament (A Total of 26 teams that participated.)
1st Place Team: “The Dogs”
Paul Garza and Jeremiah Rhymer
2nd Place Team: “Wolf Pack”
James Salazar and Benny Vasquez

Washer Tournament (Total of 14 teams that participated.)
1st Place Team: “Adventure”
James Benedick and Mark Dieringer
2nd Place Team: “K&M”
Kolten Braun and Matthew Hall

Beer Can Regatta
Cancelled due to high wind.

Kid’s Karaoke
1st: Emily De La Garza
2nd: Renee Edwards
3rd: Kayleigh Diaz

Adult Karaoke
1st: Theresa Chano
2nd: Nick London

Adult Shrimp Eating Contest
TBA

Miss Bayrat Contest
1st: Matthew Bryant
Runner up: Derick Sparks

The success of Shrimpfest relies heavily on the contributions from the following:

Bass Assassin Lures, Bay Rat Guide Service, Charlies Bait Camp, City of Seadrift , Cliff Maserik, Diebel Oil Co., Dincan's Boat Storage, The Dolphin Talk - Joyce Rhyne, DOW, Econo Signs, Falcon Lease Operating Co., First Victoria, Georgie Dade/Dean Wilson - Beacon 7 RV Park, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA), Inteplast Group Ltd., J&SH Investments, Port Lavaca Auto Group, RLB Contracting, Tigrett Real Estate and Walmart #1098-Port Lavaca.

Stage sponsors: Victoria Harley Davidson, Victoria Air Conditioning, Clegg Industries, Inc., MCD Trailers, Forrest Place Suites, The Woodhouse Day Spa, Safety Steel, Muller Supply, Sign Crafters, Victoria Security Systems, Victoria Communications and Lauger Companies.

Let the games begin! Kids of all ages enjoyed the games hosted by the Seadrift Chamber of Commerce.

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