The twenty first Annual Dungeness Crab & Seafood Competition is Again in Full

PORT ANGELES, Wash., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — For the primary time since 2019, one of many nation’s most acclaimed seafood festivals is again in full, prepared for one more signature “Crabtastic occasion!” The Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival celebrates not solely the meals, aquaculture, agriculture and maritime traditions of Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, however Native American tradition, artwork, music, and kids’s actions in a single spectacular three-day celebration.

“CrabFest” will happen Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 7-9, on the Port Angeles Metropolis Pier, the Gateway Middle and Purple Lion Resort Port Angeles Harbor car parking zone. Admission is free.

The Freshest Dungeness Crab

Contemporary Dungeness crab pulled from the Strait of Juan de Fuca will likely be delivered to festival-goers below the 15,000 sq. foot First Fed Crab Central Tent. Entire crabs averaging two kilos will likely be served alongside alongside locally-grown corn and cole slaw.

However that is not all! Competition organizers are hurdling the unstable seafood market and guaranteeing the 2021 Dungeness crab dinner value of $40.00 to advance ticketholders.

“We’re encouraging festival-goers to buy their crab dinner tickets on-line at crabfestival.org for the assured value of $40.00, $21.00 for a half crab dinner,” says CrabFest Govt Director Scott Nagel. “We will supply crab dinners for on-site buy at market value, however the excessive price of seafood has necessitated modifications in our planning, and we could run out of crab earlier than the Competition is over. Advance tickets assure your crab!”

Cannot make the Competition? Order on-line by Thursday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. and pick-up your chilled Dungeness crab dinner for warming at dwelling ($40.00) or a cleaned, cooked, chilled and wrapped Dungeness crab ($35.00) curbside. Choose-up is on the market Friday and Saturday solely from Midday – 6 p.m.

Meals & Drinks

All through the grounds, 15 native and regional eating places will serve-up every thing from recent Dungeness crab shooters to Caribbean Seafood Stew – greater than 60 dishes! Meat and vegetarian dishes can even be out there.

Reside Music & Extra

Along with nice meals, there will likely be three dwell music levels this yr. Saturday actions embrace a Welcoming Ceremony sponsored by the Decrease Elwha Klallam Tribe, a United States Coast Guard Air and Sea Rescue Demonstration and a Peninsula School 5K Enjoyable Run. Our family-friendly Seize-A-Crab Derby and the Sunday morning Crab Gospel Revival are again, and greater than 70 juried craftspeople, nonprofit and sponsor cubicles will exhibit all through the weekend.

A Good Getaway

CrabFest is a seasonal spotlight for Port Angeles, situated on the Gateway to Olympic Nationwide Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Middle. The area is lengthy often called an outside fanatic’s paradise with a rising popularity for culinary journey. The world’s various geography options glacially sculpted peaks and towering previous progress forest, wild ocean seashores and plush estuaries enhanced by dwelling tribal cultures, historic seaport cities, and rolling agricultural land.

Platinum and Presenting Sponsors embrace First Fed, Port Angeles Purple Lion Resort Port Angeles Harbor, Black Ball Ferry Line M.V Coho, Peninsula Each day Information and Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Tickets and knowledge at www.crabfestival.org.

Media Contact:
Scott Nagel
360.808.3940
[email protected] 

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