​Are you a seafood junkie? You are not alone! Unite in your passion for fine culinary dining experiences with these festivals and events taking place in California.

SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival Oct. 15, 2016 on the Wharf

PISMO BEACH: Pismo Beach Clam Festival Oct. 22-23, 2016 on the beach

SANTA MONICA: Off the Hook Seafood Festival Oct. 1, 2016 on the Santa Monica Pier

SAN FRANCISCO: Chowder Competition and Street Festival Oct. 22, 2016
visitfishermanswharf.com

ANDERSON: Return of the Salmon Festival Oct. 17, 2015 at Coleman Fish Hatchery

HALF MOON BAY: Crab Week / Crabfest Jan. 30-Feb. 6, 2016 at Princeton-by-the-Sea

MENDOCINO: Crab, Wine & Beer Festival, January 22-31, 2016
mendocino.com
Mendocino County appreciates its relationship with the forest and sea by celebrating their harvests! Throughout Mendocino County, restaurants, winemakers, and even the fishermen and mushroom pickers welcome locals and visitors alike to join in celebrating. Enjoy Mushrooms and then Dungeness crab by pairing with a wide variety of locally-crafted Mendocino beers and wines during the festival.

PISMO BEACH: Pismo Beach Clam Festival October 22-23, 2016
Annual Clam Festival Chowder Contest, Clam Bake

SAN FRANCISCO: Chowder Festival Oct. 22, 2016
visitfishermanswharf.com

SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival October 15, 2016

WOODLAND: Louisiana Sue's Crawfish & Catfish Festival September 10-11, 2016
Yolo County Fairgrounds
louisianasue.com

BODEGA BAY: Annual Chowder Day January 28, 2017
visitbodegabayca.com
The competitors serve till they run out of chowder or 3 p.m. - whichever comes first. It can take 3-4 hours to taste all the chowder. The ticket you purchase is also a map and a ballot. Parking can be a challenge, so plan your route to maximize the number of locations. Utilize street parking where available. Participants at the Bodega Bay Area Chamber of Commerce event include The Boat House, The Duck Club, Estero Cafe, Chef Jodie Rubin from The Casino Bar & Grill, Northwest Catering and Rocker Oysterfellers. All the chowder is donated by the competitors. Follow the signs as you enter town. This year tickets will be sold in a drive thru booth in the Harbor View Neighborhood just north of the Visitor Center and gas station:

SAN CLEMENTE: San Clemente Seafest Chowder Cook-off October
The Seafest is famous for its Chowder Cook-Off Competition held on the historic San Clemente Pier. Area citizens, restaurants, and businesses contend for the best tasting chowder this side of New England. Visitors arrive from all over the county to sample the many unique variations of Chowder.
Time: 9:30 AM - 3 PM
scchamber.com

BODEGA BAY: Bodega Bay Fisherman's Festival April 8 & 9, 2017
bbfishfest.org
Anchored in the Community, Bodega Bay community hosts its annual Fisherman's Festival, packed with events for people of all ages - craft booths, live music, good food, entertainment and more. A favorite attraction is the wine tasting booth featuring more than 25 Sonoma County wines and a beer booth with several local ales. Barbecued oysters, local fish'n chips, clam chowder and a variety of food trucks. Live music and entertainers perform on the main stage all day Saturday and Sunday. Artisans and vendors from all over California and beyond offer a wide selection of arts and crafts.
The festival celebrates the start of the Salmon fishing season and the annual Blessing of the Fleet. Saturday's activities include a golf tournament at The Links at Bodega Harbour. At the Festival site itself you'll see a bath tub race and a wooden boat challenge where participating teams build a vessel and compete in a boat race. The Fisherman's Festival is a great venue for kids with a play area for face painting, spin paintings, games, a touch tank tide pool, and llamas (and guest pets) on parade.
Sunday morning is the Blessing of the Fishing Fleet where decorated boats parade out of the harbor to receive a blessing from local clergy. Sunday's Blessing of the Fishing Fleet is the highlight of the Bodega Bay Fisherman's Festival. These solemn annual blessings had their start more than 50 years ago when the event was part of the "Discovery Days Celebration" and we had a thriving commercial fishing industry. Today it is part and parcel of the annual Bodega Bay Fisherman's Festival weekend. Discovery Days commemorated the discovery of Bodega Bay by Lt. Bodega y Quadra while surveying these waters for the Spanish in 1775. At the first "Discovery Days Celebration" event in 1958, some 17 festively decorated boats were blessed in the parade – appropriately led by Eddie, William and Steve Smith, members from the large local Miwok Indian family which began the commercial fishing industry in Bodega Bay in the 1920s. Today, even with a declining industry, the traditional annual blessing of the fishing fleet is an important observance for the entire community.
The Bodega Bay Fisherman's Festival is 100% volunteer-run by local community members. All proceeds from the Festival benefit Bodega Bay Area community services.

PITTSBURG: Pittsburg Seafood and Music Festival, September
pittsburgseafoodandmusicfestival.com

MORRO BAY: Morro Bay Harbor Festival October
Free Admission. mbhf.com

COLUSA: Crawdad Festival September
colusacrawdadfestival.org

DANA POINT: Dana Point / Orange County Seafood Festival at Lantern Bay Park
ocseafoodfestivalandwinefestival.com

LONG BEACH: Long Beach Crawfish Festival longbeachcrawfishfestival.com

BODEGA BAY: Seafood Festival August

Lobster Festivals - updated as available per event planners

Salmon Festivals - updated as available per event planners

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.