Ton of fun. Live music. Local artists. Great food. Some complain that you have to pay to park but this is a big undertaking and it is a fundraiser for the area so deal with it. Shuttle buses were constant and even if you walked it was not a big deal. Food and drinks were not cheap but what is these days? It was quality LOCAL food! Tons of activities for kids as well. This years festival was our first and we are already looking forward to 2024! Got a couple of great pieces for our house from local artists. Great festival.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jan lewin
I was excited to go to the festival as a tourist, especially for the food. I went early, at 11am, but the food area was so narrow, it was hard to move. The tickets, which you had to purchase in advance, were $1 per ticket, and most items were $10-$30 with everything. There was no easy place to sit and eat, either. The art was the highlight, but it, too, was crowded. It needs to be in a larger, more spacious vendor and tickets need to be eliminated.
Andy Rebennack
I Paid $15 for a cup of Shrimp and grits and it had 1 shrimp in it. $20 crab cakes, and $6 canned beer.What a joke!The only good part was a few very good artists that brought their artwork. Oh, and you have to pay to come in and walk around.
Kelly K.
I share some of the same sentiments as others. You better get there early #1. Parking is very limited (although they do have bussing!) $5 for parking and $5 aperson to get in. You have to buy tickets to get food/drinks. Tickets are worth a buck a piece. Food is $20 -$25 or more possibly. That means you are carrying around a WAD of tickets. Food is expensive and portions arent the greatest at some vendors. We were there relatively early & went to eat about 1030-1100 am & the vendor we went to was already completely out of a bunch of their main food items! The art & crafts part of it was the best part as some of these people do beautiful work. I would say the food part, which should be the best part, was the most disappointing, due to mainly the cost for what you get. Its too bad. Another thing is they provably should provide some more tenting over sone tables...i saw one small one...because sitting in the boiling sun trying to enjoy a meal wasnt a lot of fun either.
Ronald Messenger
As a local born and raised native this is a great event. Proceeds help a dying industry we are blessed to have . This supports not only local commercial fisherman and preservation of our waters and land but local artist and food trucks. Not sure on the guy who feels he wasted 40$.. guess it’s about him . There is bbq, seafood, fresh cut fries, deserts.. all local and fresh not fair food!!
Paul Grzesik
This was my fourth time attending the festival. I've gone mostly for the food and always to the same seafood vendor (at least to the same booth location). The portions were always generous, tasty, and a good value. However, this time (2 /19/22) was different. As usual, I got the Seafood Medley. It cost $25 (which BTW was not advertised). Within the rice and coleslaw there maybe was a TOTAL of 2 ounces of shrimp and fish! Very disappointed as this was just a fraction of the seafood I got in past years. This vendor should not be allowed next year! On the other hand, the raw oyster vendor had excellent oysters at a fair price. Likewise for the smoked mullet at another vendor. Overall, the festival is a great way to spend an afternoon but if you're going to spend a good $ for food, make sure you look at a customer's plate to actually see what the vendor will give you.
Linda Jones
Third time attending. It's become more of a circus rather than that of a fisherman's celebration. Spend $10 to park, $10 for the two of us to go in and additional $20 for tickets for food which did not give us very good choices of food. We usually buy T-shirts but this year the designs were very subpar and did not purchase. We decided it may be our last year to attend.
Linda Mcclintock
We drove over 2 hours to get here. $5.00 to park and another $5.00 per person to enter only to be ripped off on the cost of the food!!!The only thing worth seeing is the band!!! The food is ridiculously priced!! I paid $10 for a cup of Lobster bisque that had NO LOBSTER INSIDE OF IT!!! We will never be back!!!
Paul Petroski
Likely a wonderful eventhowever having it in an area that cannot support a crowd no parking or a plan to shuttle festival goers ispoor planning
ROYCE Oliver
Went to use port a john most disgusting I have ever seen there was feces all over and was filled to top
Ton of fun. Live music. Local artists. Great food. Some complain that you have to pay to park but this is a big undertaking and it is a fundraiser for the area so deal with it. Shuttle buses were constant and even if you walked it was not a big deal. Food and drinks were not cheap but what is these days? It was quality LOCAL food! Tons of activities for kids as well. This years festival was our first and we are already looking forward to 2024! Got a couple of great pieces for our house from local artists. Great festival.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was excited to go to the festival as a tourist, especially for the food. I went early, at 11am, but the food area was so narrow, it was hard to move. The tickets, which you had to purchase in advance, were $1 per ticket, and most items were $10-$30 with everything. There was no easy place to sit and eat, either. The art was the highlight, but it, too, was crowded. It needs to be in a larger, more spacious vendor and tickets need to be eliminated.
I Paid $15 for a cup of Shrimp and grits and it had 1 shrimp in it. $20 crab cakes, and $6 canned beer.What a joke!The only good part was a few very good artists that brought their artwork. Oh, and you have to pay to come in and walk around.
I share some of the same sentiments as others. You better get there early #1. Parking is very limited (although they do have bussing!) $5 for parking and $5 aperson to get in. You have to buy tickets to get food/drinks. Tickets are worth a buck a piece. Food is $20 -$25 or more possibly. That means you are carrying around a WAD of tickets. Food is expensive and portions arent the greatest at some vendors. We were there relatively early & went to eat about 1030-1100 am & the vendor we went to was already completely out of a bunch of their main food items! The art & crafts part of it was the best part as some of these people do beautiful work. I would say the food part, which should be the best part, was the most disappointing, due to mainly the cost for what you get. Its too bad. Another thing is they provably should provide some more tenting over sone tables...i saw one small one...because sitting in the boiling sun trying to enjoy a meal wasnt a lot of fun either.
As a local born and raised native this is a great event. Proceeds help a dying industry we are blessed to have . This supports not only local commercial fisherman and preservation of our waters and land but local artist and food trucks. Not sure on the guy who feels he wasted 40$.. guess it’s about him . There is bbq, seafood, fresh cut fries, deserts.. all local and fresh not fair food!!
This was my fourth time attending the festival. I've gone mostly for the food and always to the same seafood vendor (at least to the same booth location). The portions were always generous, tasty, and a good value. However, this time (2 /19/22) was different. As usual, I got the Seafood Medley. It cost $25 (which BTW was not advertised). Within the rice and coleslaw there maybe was a TOTAL of 2 ounces of shrimp and fish! Very disappointed as this was just a fraction of the seafood I got in past years. This vendor should not be allowed next year! On the other hand, the raw oyster vendor had excellent oysters at a fair price. Likewise for the smoked mullet at another vendor. Overall, the festival is a great way to spend an afternoon but if you're going to spend a good $ for food, make sure you look at a customer's plate to actually see what the vendor will give you.
Third time attending. It's become more of a circus rather than that of a fisherman's celebration. Spend $10 to park, $10 for the two of us to go in and additional $20 for tickets for food which did not give us very good choices of food. We usually buy T-shirts but this year the designs were very subpar and did not purchase. We decided it may be our last year to attend.
We drove over 2 hours to get here. $5.00 to park and another $5.00 per person to enter only to be ripped off on the cost of the food!!!The only thing worth seeing is the band!!! The food is ridiculously priced!! I paid $10 for a cup of Lobster bisque that had NO LOBSTER INSIDE OF IT!!! We will never be back!!!
Likely a wonderful eventhowever having it in an area that cannot support a crowd no parking or a plan to shuttle festival goers ispoor planning
Went to use port a john most disgusting I have ever seen there was feces all over and was filled to top
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