Seafood
Seafood festivals take place close to the boats, oyster beds and crawfish ponds that supply them, with menus that follow the local catch.
Spring opens with the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival in Louisiana, at the turn of April and May, a weekend of crawfish dishes and Cajun culture. The Maine Lobster Festival follows in early August at Harbor Park in Rockland, and Wellfleet OysterFest closes the season on Cape Cod in October, with shellfish served by the people who harvest it. Food tours in New Orleans and pintxo tours in San Sebastián bring seafood into a city walk. At outdoor festivals the lines at the best-known stands grow through the day: arrive at opening, and bring warm layers for a coastal weekend in autumn.
Seafood festivals by month
jc.winkler, CC BYSeafoodApr 30 to May 2Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Crawfish and Cajun culture at Parc Hardy, Breaux Bridge: the 2027 festival runs from 30 April to 2 May, with day tickets from 5 to 15 dollars in 2026.Breaux BridgeView
Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot, CC BY-SASeafoodUsually MaySagra del Pesce, Camogli
Camogli’s fish festival, held since 1952: fish fried in a world-record pan and handed out free on the harbour. 8 to 10 May in 2026. 2027 dates not yet published.CamogliView
Stéphane Batigne, CC BYSeafoodAug 4 to 8Maine Lobster Festival
Rockland’s lobster festival at Harbor Park, 4 to 8 August 2027, its 80th year: fresh hot Maine lobster, admission, access and where to stay.RocklandView
Carol M. Highsmith, CC0SeafoodUsually OctWellfleet OysterFest
Cape Cod’s oyster festival in downtown Wellfleet: the 2026 edition ran on 17 and 18 October, 35 dollars, free for children 12 and under. 2027 dates not yet published.WellfleetView
Dan Ingham, CC BYSeafoodDec 27 to Jan 3Taste of Summer, Hobart
Tasmania’s summer food festival on Hobart’s Princes Wharf, 27 December 2026 to 3 January 2027: island producers, passes, a free Community Day and New Year’s Eve.HobartView
Seafood experiences
Miguel Discart (Photos Vrac), CC BY-SAFood tour3 hoursFood tours in New Orleans
Guided food tours in New Orleans with three operators, in the French Quarter and the Lower Garden District: from 83 to 99 dollars per ticket, three hours.New OrleansView
Jorge Franganillo, CC BYFood tour2 to 3.5 hoursFood tours in Venice
Guided cicchetti tours in Venice compared: 79 to 99.99 euros per adult for 2 to 3.5 hours, and a guide-only tour at 50 euros with food paid on top.VeniceView
Nicolas Vigier, CC0Food tour2.5 to 5.5 hoursPintxo tours in San Sebastián
Guided pintxo tours in San Sebastián’s Old Town and Gros with four operators: 91 to 155 euros per adult, at lunchtime or in the evening.San SebastiánView
Top destinations for seafood
jc.winkler, CC BY1 listingBreaux Bridge
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Quintin Soloviev, CC BY1 listingCamogli
Sagra del Pesce, Camogli
Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia, CC BY1 listingHobart
Taste of Summer, Hobart
Diego Delso, CC BY-SA3 listingsNew Orleans
French Quarter FestivalNew Orleans Wine & Food ExperienceFood tours in New Orleans
Ian Charleton, CC BY-SA1 listingRockland
Maine Lobster Festival
Kent Wang, CC BY-SA1 listing