Save the Dates: January 19 &

20, 2019

Delicious, fresh seafood, nautical vendors, hands-on kids

activities, great live music and new boat show!

The Seafood Festival celebrates our community by bringing families and friends together in a joyful and fun environment to sample the local catch. This family-friendly event was created to showcase local seafood and the Keys’ commercial fishing industry by providing the freshest seafood available. Each year our fishermen and women are proud to offer the community a variety of seafood at reasonable prices along with celebrity chef demonstrations, hands-on eco activities, a boat show and live entertainment all day long.

On the Menu… Fried Fish baskets or platters with slaw and black beans & rice, Fried clams basket, Grilled Spiny Lobster Platters, Sampler Platters with fish, stone crab, conch fritter, conch ceviche, key west pink shrimp and french fries, Stone Crab Claws with key lime mustard sauce, peel and eat Key West Pink Shrimp with cocktail sauce, Smoked Fish Dip with crackers, Creamy Lobster Bisque, Bahamian style Conch Chowder, Conch Ceviche, & Conch Fritters. Hot dogs and hamburgers also will be for sale. Beverages include beer, wine, rumaritas, rum runners, water, and soda. Desserts included Estella’s Famous Flan and Natilla, Key Lime Pie and other homemade treats.

Entertainment… • Raffle to win $250 in seafood shipped to your home! • Children’s Eco Discovery Zone • New! Boat Show featuring crafts from Caribee & Marathon Boat Yard • New! Local celebrity chef demonstrations at the top of each hour. Watch culinary experts from your favorite eateries prepare recipes from our fresh catch.

We welcome you…

and your support of the Florida Keys Commercial

Fishermen’s Association

Proceeds from this event help to keep our organization strong. It supports sustainable fisheries management on both State and Federal levels and also funds scholarships for college bound students from Key Largo to Key West. The Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen’s Association (FKCFA), an industry association, works to provide a sustainable future for the many local fisheries within the Florida Keys.

About the Festival The Seafood Festival celebrates our community by bringing families and friends together in a joyful and fun environment to sample the local catch. This family-friendly event was created to showcase local seafood and the Keys’ commercial fishing industry by providing the freshest seafood available. Each year our fishermen and women are proud to offer the community a variety of seafood at reasonable prices.

About the FKCFA In addition to fisheries management, FKCFA takes an active role in our community focusing our efforts on both short and long-term benefits for our members with scholarship programs, seafood festivals, grant funding for special projects, educational programs, environmental responsibility through trap design studies and trap cleanup programs. [more info]

Sponsors It is with the support and generosity of our local businesses that our annual Florida Keys Seafood Festival is such a tremendous success. Our fishermen value and appreciate the contributions you make in helping the local seafood industry continue to thrive in our community. [Download Sponsorship Info]

Vendors Vendor booths offer arts and crafts depicting aspects of the fishing community and marine life, as well as other items handcrafted by local artisans. Several conservatory organizations also are on hand with education and marine life exhibits. [Fill out a Vendor Application]

Florida Keys Seafood Festival

A two day celebration of the bounty of the sea

Vendor Registration Estimated 2018 attendance: 9,500 Who… • Artisans and craftspeople • Resellers • Merchants • Not for profit groups • Retail and home-based businesses • Direct Sales Reps • Marine tour operators/Fishing Guides Don’t miss this great opportunity to market to an active audience in the Florida Keys. For more information and an application CLICK HERE