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COAST NOTE
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Are you ready
to Taste, Rattle
& Roll? Get your
tickets now for the
Gulfport Chamber
of Commerce’s 9th
annual Taste, Rattle
& Roll fundraiser
on Thursday,
May 12. Stroll the
streets around the
beautiful fountains of
Centennial Plaza as
you sample food and
drinks from more
than 25 restaurants,
caterers, bakeries, and beverage vendors, and music dances across the sea breeze. Last year was a sell-out, so don’t wait too long!
This year, the Chamber is proud to partner with Mississippi Gulf Fresh Seafood to serve as a host site for the Mississippi Seafood Cookoff. While guests will enjoy local flavors, music
MAY 12 at
by Gram Rea and Ty Taylor and Friends, and top chefs from across the state of Mississippi will compete to be crowned the king or queen of Mississippi seafood.
When you register
for your event ticket, you can also purchase chances to win one of five gift baskets, each valued at around $1,000 or more. The Grand Taste of Gulfport Prize includes a $25 gift
certificate to each of the food vendors participating in Taste, Rattle & Roll. Other themed prize packages will include: Her Taste, His Taste, Taste of Date Night, and Taste of Family Adventure.
To purchase tickets, go online to www.mscoastchamber.com or call 288.604.0014.
Gulfport Chamber of Commerce
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Saturday is family-friendly with cardboard boat races, a kids walking parade, a pirate costume contest for all
Be sure to catch the 7th annual Pirate Day in the Bay, a weekend celebration in Old Town Bay St. Louis, set for May 20-21. Organized by Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse, the event starts Friday at Pirate Central, where adult pirates gather for a light-hearted pirate invasion through town, followed by a pub crawl/scavenger hunt in the local eateries and bars.
ages, play zone, craft vendors, pirate invasion golf cart parade, live music by The Top Cats, and a fireworks finale at 9 p.m.
Pirate Day in the Bay was named a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism Society, and Mississippi Magazine’s 2021 Spring Festival M-List”winner for Best of Travel Awards. Most activities are free! See the full schedule of events at www.mkotsh.com.