Top 10 reasons you do not want to miss the 50th Anniversary of the Maryland Seafood Festival!
1. Seafood!!! It's the reason we all come together... to celebrate Maryland Seafood! Check out the scrumptious menu for 2017!
2. Your
favorite bands will be playing music through the decades. ALL. DAY. LONG.
3. Chef Demos and free samples! Visit the chef demo tent where local restaurant chefs present their favorite seafood cuisine. Maybe even eat like a governor, as Governor Hogan's personal chef participates in one of our demos! Watch and learn as they create a delicious seafood item, and then sample their dish! Learn about the Invasive Blue Catfish that is taking over
our bay and sample 4 different Blue Catfish creations! They can't take over if we eat them all!
4. SPRINT is hosting an amazing Treasure Hunt throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday! Each stop on the treasure hunt hosts sponsors and vendors that will be stamping your map and handing out prizes as you #moveforward! The first 500 participants each day will gets prizes at every stop!! Offered both Saturday and Sunday! Head straight to the
SPRINT booth to register for your piece of the treasure!!
5. Green Valley Marketplace Crab Soup Cook-Off on Saturday, 9/9 from 11:30am-2:30pm! Don't miss your chance to sample over 15 different crab soups from some of the best area restaurants and chefs! Make your opinion count - vote for your favorite! Pre-purchase your tickets for crab soup cook-off today on the website, or you can purchase them at the event!
6. Yogibo Musical Chairs! Yogibo will be running multiple games of musical chairs each day and will be giving away free product at every game - do not forget to stop by and register yourself for a game of musical chairs - you may just walk away with a Yogibo Midi Chair worth over $200!!
7a. Athletes... Watch the athletes from the XPogo stunt team fly through the air and do some amazing jumps! Hang
around after each show for an autograph and picture!
7b. Athletes... Pull up a chair and enjoy a sand soccer scrimmage! The Baltimore Kings professional soccer team will be at the festival playing 5v5 sand soccer scrimmages at 12pm and 2pm on both Saturday and Sunday. They will be signing autographs and giving away game tickets and prizes! Stop by to watch them play and get an autograph or two!
8. Contests... do your friends call you Captain Oyster shucker? Queen of the crab cake? Do your friends and family give you their crabs because you're picking skills are second to none? Well, then be sure to sign up for one or all of the contests during the festival! Oyster shucking, crab cake eating or crab picking - pick your specialty! Win a prize!
9. Come watch the football games with while you sample
craft beers and local oysters! They'll have a big screen catching all the action so you don't miss a thing!
10. FIREWORKS!! In honor of our 50th anniversary, we'll be setting off beachside fireworks on Saturday night!
There is so much to do and see at the 50th Annual Maryland Seafood Festival!
Come. Enjoy.
