The 71st annual World’s Biggest Fish Fry returned to Paris, Tenn. on April 20th. The event is a community-wide celebration and a kickoff festival for West Tennessee that attracts people from all over.
The Fish Tent opened on April 24th and offers visitors a plate of catfish, fries, coleslaw, beans, hush puppies, and more for the price of $20. Event Organizer, Josh ‘Smokey’ Taylor expressed the importance of this event in bringing people together.
To cater to the thousands of visitors who flock to the fish tent each year, a significant amount of food is required. Taylor mentioned that they have 12 thousand pounds of fish, 3 or 4 thousand pounds of fries, and handmade hush puppies in abundance. This amount of food is enough to serve 320 people every hour.
The World’s Biggest Fish Fry continues until Saturday, April 27th with operating hours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. However, the event organizers have assured that they will serve the last person in line even if it means staying open past closing time.
One exciting activity taking place during this celebration is the Fish Fry Parade which kicks off on Friday morning at 10 am on East Wood Street