Blessing of the Fleet

Blessing of the Fleet poster unveiling

The 90th annual Blessing of the Fleet is just a few weeks away and they are celebrating a huge milestone. Biloxi’s Blessing of the Fleet is celebrating 90 years of shrimping heritage on the Coast. This year’s Blessing will happen…

Blessing of the Fleet Shrimp Festival

Shrimp was the main course meal over the weekend at the Blessing of the Fleet Shrimp Festival in Biloxi. Before all of the boats were blessed Sunday, locals gathered at the Point Cadet Pavilion in Biloxi to chow down on…

Blessing of the Fleet

The annual Blessing of the Fleet and Shrimp Festival poster unveiling took place tonight at the Biloxi Visitors Center. The artists of this year’s poster, Tonya Hebert, is a self-taught local artist whose work was chosen by a Mississippi Arts…

Eighty-Eighth annual Blessing of the Fleet

It’s a popular tradition celebrated along the Gulf Coast, the 88th Blessing of the Fleet brings together Mississippi residents and fishermen celebrate the fishing heritage. Families and fishermen along the Gulf Coast gathered in honor of celebrating one of Biloxi’s…

Biloxi Seafood Festival poster unveiling

The City of Biloxi is known for a variety of unique traditions including the Blessing of the Fleet which dates back to 1929. Today, the city will unveil its poster for the annual ceremony. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us…

Blessing of the Fleet Kicks Off

Seafood lovers unite as a Coast tradition gets underway. The Fais Do-Do festival kicks off tomorrow at 10 a.m. Set up began today at Point Cadet Plaza in Biloxi. Live entertainment will take over the stage, now set underneath the…

88th Annual Blessing of the Fleet Poster Unveiling

The Blessing of the Fleet is a Biloxi tradition dating back to 1929. Today, the city unveiled its poster for the 88th annual ceremony. This year’s king, Frank Parker, and the eight Shrimp Queen maids were introduced. Biloxi Mayor Andrew…