Small coastal towns, seaside docks, rickety wooden piers, white foamy waves and lots of freshly caught seafood still stinging with the flavour of salty water. These are the memories we take with us after visiting one of Australia’s surprisingly many seafood festivals.
Check out the full calendar below state by state:
NSW:
Oysters in the Vines – Port Macquarie
Chinese New Year Night Market at Sydney Fish Market - Sydney
Narooma Oyster Festival - Narooma
Ballina Prawn Festival - Ballina
Customs House Scallop Fest - Sydney
(image credit: Narooma Oyster Festival)
VIC:
SeaDays Festival - Port Welshpool
Portarlington Mussel Festival - Portarlington
Hooked on Portland - Portland
Kilcunda Lobster Festival - Kilcunda
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival - Apollo Bay
Post Phillip Mussel Festival & Street Party - South Melbourne Markets
Hooked on Lakes Entrance - Lakes Entrance, Gippsland
Slow Fish Festival - Spotswood
Go Fish Nagmbie - Nagmbie
Goulburn Fishing Festival - Eildon
Ballarat Fishing Festival - Vic
San Remo Fishing Festival - San Remo Foreshore
TASSIE:
Flinders Island Food and Crayfish Festival – Flinders island
Dover Seafest - Huon Valley
Tassie Scallop Fiesta
Squid Festival – Triabunna
(Hero image: from, Tassie Scallop Festival)
(image credit: Tassie Scallop Fiesta)
SA:
Cape Jaffa Seafood & Wine Festival
Tunarama Festival - Port Lincoln, On the Eyre Peninsula (celebrated its last, after 60 years this year)
Coopers & Crabs - Official Tasting Australia Event
WA:
Mandurah Crabfest- Mandurah
Albany Festival of the Seas - Albany
ACT:
Canberra Carp-Out - Canberra
QLD:
Hervey Bay Seafood Festival - Hervey Bay
Gimuy Fish Festival – Cairns
Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival - Tin Can Bay
Moreton Bay Food and Wine Festival – Moreton Bay
