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Charlestown Seafood Festival in Charlestown RI

August 2, 2019 - August 4, 2019

The Charlestown Seafood Festival will be held on August 2nd from 12 pm to 11 pm, August 3rd from 11 am to 11 pm, and August 4th from 11 am to 10 pm in Charlestown, RI.

The Charlestown Seafood Festival is organized and sponsored by the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce. This great family and community oriented, “seafood extravaganza” is well renowned as the area’s one and only, “original seafood festival”. This year’s event marks the 35th anniversary of the Charlestown Seafood Festival. We proudly invite everyone to come on down and partake in the various dining opportunities, the great musical entertainment, circus, fireworks, car show, amusements, onsite camping, crafters and much, much more.

A true Rhode Island experience, the Charlestown Seafood Festival, is proud to offer patrons the opportunity to dine on some of the freshest and most delicious native seafood from around the region. Each year this festival brings together a plethora of seafood harvesters and vendors, aquaculture growers, restaurateurs and concessionaires from up and down the east coast.

Each day they steam up piles of fresh live native lobsters, prepare delicious lobster rolls, steam up baskets of succulent clams, steamers and mussels with corn, potatoes and butter, fry up bay and sea scallops and much, much more. Exotic seafood including freshly boiled Cajun crawfish, Maryland style crab cakes, seafood jambalaya, and farm raised alligator together with large gulf shrimp and other delicious foods are all cooked for your dining pleasure onsite.

Enjoy freshly harvested and locally grown littleneck clams and a variety of oysters cultivated in the salt ponds of South County. Dine on them served on the half shell, chilled over ice with a wedge of lemon and your favorite cocktail sauce or vinaigrette. All while you take in the sights and sounds and enjoy the variety of entertainment.

Dining opportunities also include festival favorites such as burgers and french-fries, hot dogs, clam chowder and clam cakes, fish chowder, corn on the cob, spiral potatoes, smoked BBQ ribs, chicken and beef, fish and chips, sausage and pepper sandwiches, steak sandwiches, fried dough, strawberry shortcake, ice cream and many other dessert choices. T

The food choices abound at this festival and you’re guaranteed to find something that tempts your palate. What goes better with seafood and BBQ than frosty draft beer and chilled wine? Multiple beverage choices available for purchase on site; you must be of legal drinking age and have a valid photographic ID.

The Charlestown Seafood Festival offers patrons great outdoor musical entertainment. Your general event admission price includes non-stop concerts performed each day by a variety of musical talents including:

Tyler Steel (Nashville Country Recording Artist) and Taylor Ray Holbrook Music (Nashville Country Artist) on Friday, August 2nd for a country music themed night with openers Brothers of the Road Band and local band Town Line Music. On Saturday, August 3rd come and enjoy the sounds of The Reminisant’s (50’s Oldies), Take It To The Bridge, Wanted DOA (Bon Jovi Tribue) and the awesome DIRTY DEEDS (AC/DC Tribute).

Rounding out the weekend on Sunday, August 4th are the jamming sounds of Witzend, the ever popular swing sounds of Eight to the Bar, and the very popular classic sounds of Whole Lotta Heart (Heart Tribute), and the high energy music of Sugar.

Plus, we are proud to announce that Rhody’s Red Nose Circus is coming to the festival this year. There are no tickets for the show and the acts include hula hoopers, dance troops, uni cyclists, clowns, aerialists and so much more!

In addition to great dining, refreshments and concert events, the festival hosts a variety of craft vendors, a large carnival by Rockwell Amusements & Promotions (ride special, ‘Ride all the Rides’ on Friday afternoon August 3, 2018 for $25.00), a classic car show, an awesome mid-summer fireworks show on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 at 9:00 PM (fireworks rain date Sunday August 4th, 2019).

General, daily admission to the Charlestown Seafood festival is $10.00 for adults, children ten (10) and under free, Military (With ID) and Senior (65 & older) discount $7.00; parking is free (a $2.00 parking donation encouraged). The event goes on daily rain-or-shine. Please keep pets at home. Self-contained camping is available on site.

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Start:
August 2, 2019
End:
August 4, 2019
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Venue

Charlestown Seafood Festival
4890 Old Post Rd
Charlestown, RI 02813 United States
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