17th Annual Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival will be October 16-18 2015; Joe Nichols will headline

The Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce will host the Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival Oct. 16-18 in J.F. Gregory Park (521 Cedar St.). The festival, sponsored by Southern Eagle Distributing, will include live music, crafts, seafood, carnival rides, and feature a headline musical performance from country music singer Joe Nichols.

Nichols, who will perform Oct. 17 at J.F. Gregory Park, has released eight studio albums. Five of his songs have hit number one on the country music chart — “Brokenheartsville,” “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,” “Gimmie That Girl,” “Sunny and 75” and “Yeah.”

In addition to Nichols, the following entertainers will perform in J.F. Gregory Park at 521 Cedar Street for the Seafood Festival:
● Guns for Hire
October 16, 2015
5:45 – 7 p.m.

● Clear Daze Band
October 16, 2015
7:15 – 8:45 p.m.

● Thomas Claxton & The Myth
October 16, 2015
9 – 10:45 p.m.

● Richmond Hill Middle School Band
October 17, 2015
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

● Off Broadway: Your Dance Destination
October 17, 2015
11:30 a.m. – noon and 1:30 – 2 p.m.

● The Studio Dancers
October 17, 2015
Noon – 12:30 p.m.

● Kelly & Co. Studios
October 17, 2015
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

● Dancing Unlimited
October 17, 2015
2 – 3 p.m.

● Life Moves Dance Studio
October 17, 2015
3 – 4 p.m.

● Georgia Fire Band
October 17, 2015
5:30 – 6:45 p.m.

● Welcome Ceremony
October 17, 2015
6:45 – 7 p.m.

● iHeartMedia Entertainer – To Be Announced
October 17, 2015
7 – 7:45 p.m.

● To Be Announced
October 17, 2015
8 – 8:45 p.m.

● Joe Nichols
October 17, 2015
9 – 11 p.m.

● 531 Legacy Band, Ft. Stewart’s 3rd I.D. Rock Band
October 18, 2015
Noon – 1 p.m.

● Wally & Rich
October 18, 2015
1 – 2 p.m.

● Dakota Woods
October 18, 2015
2 – 3 p.m.

● Sarah Poole
October 18, 2015
3 – 4 p.m.

Cost for the festival is $5 for Friday and Sunday for those 16 and older; $10 for Saturday. Children ages six to 15 may enter the festival for $5. Children ages five and under will be admitted for free. For more information, please contact info@goseafoodfestival.com, call 912-756-3444 or visit www.goseafoodfestival.com.

ABOUT THE GREAT OGEECHEE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL:
The Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival is an annual event held at J. F. Gregory Park the third
weekend in October. People from all over the southeast come to sample southern hospitality while enjoying some of the best seafood you’ll find anywhere. The festival features continuous entertainment on two stages with local and national entertainment. Thrill-seekers will enjoy the carnival midway and shoppers will enjoy perusing the hand-made arts and crafts and business booths. Foodies will delight in the wide variety of delicious food including some of the most tasty seafood found anywhere in Coastal Georgia.