Boston Seafood Festival at Boston Fish Pier Sunday
Chef demos, clam and lobster bakes, great seafood, and live entertainment
New England seafood classics, including lobster and clam chowder, will be served up all-day Sunday at Boston Fish Pier during the seventh annual Boston Seafood Festival. Photo courtesy of Conventures, Inc.
If your idea of the perfect summer meal is fresh seafood accompanied by corn on the cob and a cup of clam chowder, you won’t want to miss the seventh annual Boston Seafood Festival taking place Sunday on Boston Fish Pier. Sponsored by the Boston Fisheries Foundation, the festival includes nearly a dozen and a half vendors selling everything from oysters to lobsters, crabs, and more; a fish-cutting demonstration that will teach you how to cut fish like a pro; a lobster bake; and a beer garden (21+ only), courtesy of Harpoon Brewery.
The festival was founded seven years ago by members of Boston’s seafood industry in an effort to promote the historical significance of seafood to New England.
The 2018 festival promises to be one of the best yet, as the number of vendors grows each year. General admission ($15 for adults, $5 for children 6 to 12, and free for children 5 and under) includes chef demos, live entertainment, and the ability to purchase food and drink from vendors. You can even take part in an oyster-shucking competition, aptly named Battle of the Shuckers. And if you’re not a huge seafood fan, don’t worry. There is plenty of other cuisine for sale. Lobster Bake tickets are $53 and include the general admission ticket and one lobster bake. And for those willing to fork out $90, a VIP ticket will get you general admission, a ticket for the all-day lobster bake (which includes one lobster, steamed clams, corn on the cob, and a roll), two drink tickets, and a VIP tote bag. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
A portion of all ticket and food sales will support Boston Fisheries Foundation’s mission to preserve and sustain the Atlantic Ocean’s resources. The foundation will also display efforts by other agencies who support their goals, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries.
The seventh annual Boston Seafood Festival takes places Sunday, August 5, at Boston Fish Pier, Boston, from 11 am to 6 pm. Via public transportation, take an MBTA Red Line Train to South Station and transfer to an MBTA Silver Line (SL1) and take that to the World Trade Center. Boston Fish Pier is a short walk from there. Find more information about transportation here. Tickets can be purchased online here.
Sarah Wells can be reached at swells21@bu.edu.
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