The fourth annual Montauk Seafood Festival will take place at the Montauk Marine Basin on Saturday, September 10, and Sunday, September 11, offering locally caught fish, oysters, crabs and more, plus music and family entertainment.
Performers include 3Bs, Molly Adele Brown, Stolen Rhodes and Hopefully Forgiven. Among the activities are goldfish and crab racing, a drip painting class led by the Pollock-Krasner House, and an ocean petting zoo. The Long Island Aquarium shark truck will be at the festival as well.
In addition to seafood, vendors will also offer burgers, hot dogs and sweets, as well as Pindar and Duck Walk wine and Montauk Brewing Company beer.
Presented by the Montauk Friends of Erin and the Kiwanis Club of East Hampton, the seafood festival benefits Toys for Tots, Pediatric Trauma, the Montauk St. Patrick’s Day Parade and college scholarship funds.
Admission is $2 for adults and free for children. A ferry will provide free transportation between the two festival tents.
The event will go on, rain or shine. The hours are noon to 5 p.m. both days. Montauk Marine Basin is located as 426 and 543 West Lake Drive. For more information, visit montaukseafoodfestival.com or call 516-660-0100.