5th Annual Georgia Elvis Festival

Long Live The King! The Georgia Elvis Festival returns for its 5^th year March 9-12. The weekend of fun includes two Las Vegas-style headline shows and a three-round competition that features some of the best Elvis tribute artists in the world and serves as a preliminary to the 2016 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest in Memphis.

Everyone is invited to come out for the free Opening Night Ceremony at Mary Ross Waterfront Park on Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. to learn about the festival events and see some performances by headliners. Later that night, festival ticket holders can join the Opening Night Party at the Brunswick Comfort Inn for Elvis karaoke with the Elvis tribute artists. The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest will take place at The Ritz on Friday and Saturday. Watch as some of the world’s best Elvis Tribute Artists compete for almost $5,000 in prize money and the chance to represent Georgia at the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest held during Elvis Week in Memphis. Each artist will perform in rounds on Friday and on Saturday. The top ten will compete in Sunday’s finals. Between 4:30-6:15 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, you can find the Elvis tribute artist singing in the squares s in Old Town Brunswick. Friday night’s show, “We Remember,” commemorates 40 years since Elvis’ passing. 2015 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist and 2014 Georgia Elvis Festival Champion David Lee with last year’s champion Di Light, and Georgia Elvis Festival’s first non-professional winner Austin Irby will star. Saturday night, “Back to the Beginning” presents Elvis’ career in reverse. The show stars Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist and star of Elvis ’56 Cody Ray Slaughter and Brunswick favorite Travis Powell. There’s an After Hours Party with the tribute artists following the concert both nights. Join them at Tipsy McSway’s on Friday and at Marshside Grill on Saturday. Sunday morning the tribute artists present a very special Gospel Music Event featuring all of the weekend’s headliners. A collection for the Georgia Special Olympics will be taken. The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Finals take place Sunday afternoon and are followed by a Wrap Party at Tipsy’s, where tribute artists will perform and say their good-byes.

While all events at The Ritz are ticketed events, the parties are free and open to all festival ticket holders. The festival is produced by Sherry Management, LLC as part of the ElvisFestival.com series of events, licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. For more detailed information about the events and to purchase tickets, visit georgiaelvisfestival.com or call 888.406.5885.

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