American Seafood Festivals

America is home to some wonderful seafood festivals, throughout the year, here is a list so why not have fun and visit one of them, enjoy great seafood and entertainment:

• February 5-6th – Portland Seafood and Wine Festival – featuring food wine and music in The Oregon Conference Center  http://www.metroproductions.net/seafoodandwine/
• May – Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, Amelia Island Florida- featuring live music, crafts, pirates and lots of fresh shrimp http://www.shrimpfestival.com/
• May – Cooking for Solutions, Monterey, California based at the aquarium a health focused festival with sustainable seafood and organic produce http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/vi/vi_events/cooking/default.asp
• May – Shrimp Fest, Brinnon, Washington featuring shrimp, shellfish, crafts and belt sander races
• May, Memorial Day Weekend – Port Clinton Walleye Festival Ohio – featuring live music and fresh walleye and perch http://www.walleyefestival.com/
• June – Shrimporee – Aransas, Texas – featuring clowns, cooking demonstrations, beer and fun http://www.aransaspass.org/
• June– New Jersey Seafood Festival, Belmar, NJ with food showcased from 40 local restaurants, pony rides and story telling
• July and August – Crab days, St Michals, Maryland at the Chesapeake Bay Museum
• July The Great American Seafood Cook off in New Orleans, where the Nations best chefs showcase their talents http://www.greatamericanseafoodcookoff.com/
• August – The Maine Lobster Festival – with tight roping across lobster crates, music and crafts http://www.mainelobsterfestival.com/
• September– Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival with great Cajun food and music http://www.shrimp-petrofest.org/
• September – Chowder, Blues and Brews, Florence, Oregon with beer and wine and a clam chowder cook of http://www.florencechamber.com/index.shtml
• October 2-4th – Moorehead City, North Carolina Seafood Festival – with ship rides, cooking demonstrations and seafood http://www.ncseafoodfestival.org/