This FREE festival is one of the area’s most popular, drawing in more than 200,000 people to Morehead City. For more than 25 years, the festival has provided residents and visitors alike with world-class entertainment, family fun, and most importantly, the best seafood you’ve ever tasted.

Food lovers have the chance to sample just about every piece of seafood imaginable or learn how to prepare their own with chef cooking demonstrations.

The NC Seafood Festival also features amusement rides, music concert, road race, pier fishing tournament, sailing regatta and the annual Southern Outer Banks Boat Show.

The Seafood Festival in Morehead City, NC, is a don’t-miss event!

North Carolina Seafood Festival entertainment

Voted one of the Top 20 Festivals & Events in the Southeast!

NC Seafood Festival Schedule

Friday, October 3

Armband Friday: 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Dakota Blue & Carsyn Gray: 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm
Sea to Summit: A Culinary Collaboration: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jake Sutton: 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm
Dillon Carmichael: 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Saturday, October 4

Twin Bridges Race: 8:00 am
Chef Caroline Basnight: 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Chef Clarke Merrell: 11:00 am – 11:45 am
Chef John Mallette: 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
Flounder Fling: 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
Patrick Bliss: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Chef Dawn Freeman: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Chef Jessica Lewis: 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Flounder Fling: 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Chef Josh Macklin: 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
The Phoebes: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Daniel Murray: 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Flounder Fling: 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Chef Semion Spencer: 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
ACE Party Band: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
On The Border: 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Fireworks: 9:00 pm – 9:15 pm

Sunday, October 5

Blessing of the Fleet at Radio Island: 10:00 am
Chefs Chad Blackwelder & Chuck Hall: 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Captain Daniel Murray: 11:00 am – 11:45 am
Title Wave Book Mobile: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Chef Dawn Freeman: 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
I-42 – Shagging on Sunday: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Chef Chris Stephens: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Flounder Fling: 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Chef Jamie Davis: 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Chef Keith Rhodes: 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
Flounder Fling: 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
The Embers ft. Craig Woolard – Shagging on Sunday: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

NC Seafood Festival Information

Parking

Parking at the NC Seafood Festival is FREE at the NC State Port and includes a free shuttle ride to and from the festival grounds on Saturday & Sunday ONLY. The shuttle leaves from the state port and carries attendees to 4th Street.

The address for NC State Port is: 113 Arendell Street, Morehead City.

Shuttles

The shuttles available to take attendees from the NC State Port to the NC Seafood Festival run during the following hours:

Saturday: 9am-midnight
Sunday: 10am-7pm

Other lots around the footwall area are operated by community groups; most of these areas charge a daily fee to park.

North Carolina Seafood Festival nighttime

Admission

Admission to the NC Seafood Festival is FREE!

Contact Info

412 D Evans St.
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 726-NCSF
ncseafoodfestival.org

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Event dates and information are subject to change without notice. Please visit the official event website for more information.

NC Seafood Festival

Voted one of the Top 20 Festivals & Events in the Southeast!