The Ketner’s Mill Seafood Festival will be held at Ketner’s Mill (658 Ketner Mill Lane, Whitwell, TN) from July 11-13, 2025. The hours on Friday are 1:00 – 9:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm; and Sunday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. There is no admission fee to the festival. There will be MANY freshly cooked seafood and landlubbers’ choices, a beer and wine garden, VIP Tent, face painting, live music, and handmade arts and crafts. Guests are welcome to bring a lawn chair or blanket, but no coolers, please. The VIP Tent will have dining tables and a premium view of the stage. VIP tickets may be purchased online or at the day of the show for $30 per person or $50 a couple, which enables the ticket holder to access reserved seating. Visit the festival webpage for a link to the VIP tickets. Festival guests will be able to purchase freshly cooked food from vendors from across the Southeast as well as locals. Enjoy crab cakes, coconut shrimp, cajun fried alligator, bacon wrapped scallops, garlic parmesan shrimp, garlic citrus grilled salmon, blackened grouper, grilled mahi-mahi, lobster Mac & cheese, lobster tots, lobster tempura, lobster rolls, crunchy grouper sandwich, pan fried shrimp, fish & chips, pan fried scallops, and Trout!! Of course, there will be landlubbers’ food such as gyros, burgers, hotdogs, grilled cheese, turkey legs, blooming onions, steak and cheese hoagies, Irish banger sausages, foot-long corn dogs, po boy sandwiches, crepes, and a wide variety of dessert and snacks including funnel cakes and beignets!! And that’s the short list!!
But there’s much more to the Bash besides the food. Beer and wine will be available for purchase after securing a free wristband after an ID check. There will be a beer and wine garden equipped with whiskey barrel furniture for dining and sharing beverages with friends. The live music will feature Rodeo Drive The Band, Midnight Blues, Dark Star Brothers, Breaking Point, Flash Drive, and the #1 Alabama tribute band – Songs of the South on Saturday evening. To get more information about the Ketner’s Mill Seafood Festival, log onto:
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