Lions Club Shrimp Festival kicks off on Fort Myers Beach

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The 60th Annual Fort Myers Beach Lions Club Shrimp Festival is back to celebrate the wonders of the sea this weekend.

The festival will take place from 9 a.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday at Lynn Memorial Park on 950 Estero Boulevard.

There will be fun for the whole family including a parade, queens pageant, shrimp-eating contest and many food vendors.

For more information, click here.

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