The 2022 Thunderbolt Blessing of the Fleet is proudly presented by the Town of Thunderbolt along with community sponsors and partners. This glorious festival pays tribute to Thunderbolt’s local shrimping and fishing industry, offering live music, a morning parade, vendors, food trucks, a beer garden, free activities, raffle prizes and of course the fleet blessing conducted by Bishop Parkes from St. John The Baptist Church along the beautiful Wilmington riverfront.
RETURNING SUMMER 2023
(Date to be Determined)
Below are last year’s events:
Saturday, May 28, 2022 • 10am – 6pm
Location: River Drive • Thunderbolt, GA
• Vendor Set-Up: 9–11am
• Parade: 10am
• Start of the Festival: 11am
• Festival: 11am–6pm
• Blessing w/ Bishop Parkes (St John the Baptist): 4pm
• Stage Entertainment: 12–5pm
• Raffle Grand Prize Giveaway: 5pm
• End of Festival: 6pm
• Vendors Breakdown: 6–7pm
The following VENDORS and FOOD TRUCKS participated!
BUSINESS VENDORS:
• Balance Mobile Spa
• Bass Pro Shop
• CiaracreationZ
• CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)
• Crunch Fitness
• CVS Health – AETNA
• Cydney V Designs
• Glitterboxx Studios
• Mad Hatters Creations
• Magic Marc
• Magnolia Cigar Company
• Patches
• Raised in Waves
• Rhoot Man Beverage Company
• Riverside Design Studio
• Savannah State University
• Southern Henna
• Super Star Products
• The Swag Bus
• The Thunderbolt Museum Society
• Wheelie Good Dog Treats
• WJCL
FOOD TRUCKS/ VENDORS:
• Erica Davis Lowcountry
• IsReally Hummus
• Kona Ice
• Maui Wowi Hawaiian Coffee & Smoothies
• Pops Grillin
• Savannah Ben & Jerrys
• Savannah Square Pops
• The Big Cheese
• The Burger Boat
• WillYum’s Food Truck
LIVE MUSIC:
• Dave Smith