Seafood Festivals
Florida is known for its commercial fishing heritage and quality seafood products. Many communities throughout the state are home to annual festivals that celebrate the positive impact of commercial fishing and seafood.
These family-oriented events have a local flair that is unique to each community. All feature delicious local seafood, and many have live musical performances, arts and crafts vendors, children’s rides, parades, 5K run/walks, cooking demonstrations, and competitions such as oyster shucking. Florida’s seafood festivals are enjoyed by residents and visitors alike.
Seafood Festival Locator
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) maintains a list of seafood festivals throughout Florida, but because seafood festivals are not required to register with us, the list is not a complete one. Being listed does not imply that a seafood festival is endorsed, approved or otherwise sanctioned by FDACS.
Seafood festivals are listed by month. Select an event to learn more.
January
- Apalachicola Oyster Cook-Off, Apalachicola
- Florida Keys Seafood Festival, Key West
February
- Chowder Cook-off Seafood Festival, Port Canaveral
- Clearwater Sea-Blues Festival, Clearwater
- Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival, Cortez
- Everglades City Seafood Festival, Everglades City
March
- Deering Seafood Festival, Miami
- Grant Seafood Festival, Grant
- Jupiter Seafood Festival, Jupiter
- Marathon Seafood Festival, Marathon
- Marco Island Seafood Festival, Marco Island
- Pirate Seafood Festival, Longwood
- Shrimpa-Palooza Festival, Homosassa
- St. Augustine Lions Seafood Festival, St. Augustine
- Taste of the Sea Seafood Festival, Fort Pierce
April
- Dania Beach Arts and Seafood Festival, Dania Beach
- Fort Pierce Oyster Festival, Fort Pierce
- Halifax Oyster Festival, Daytona Beach
- Treasure Coast Seafood Festival, Port St. Lucie
May
- Blue Crab Festival, Palatka
- Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, Fernandina Beach
- Panacea Blue Crab Festival, Panacea
September
- Destin Seafood Festival, Destin
- Pensacola Seafood Festival, Pensacola
October
- Cedar Key Seafood Festival, Cedar Key
- Naples Stone Crab Festival, Naples
- St. Marks Stone Crab Festival, St. Marks
November
- Annual Yankeetown Arts and Crafts Seafood Festival, Yankeetown
- Florida Seafood Festival, Apalachicola
- Homosassa Seafood Festival, Homosassa
- Ormond Beach Mainstreet Riverfest Seafood Festival, Ormond Beach
- Sponge Docks Seafood Festival, Tarpon Springs
- Stone Crab Jam, Crystal River