Maryland Seafood Festival 2013 - Annapolis, Maryland

The Maryland Seafood Festival is an Annapolis tradition, an event held annually for more than 45 years, featuring The Capital Crab Soup Cook-off, live music performances, craft booths and family activities. Maryland’s top restaurateurs and chefs participate in a weekend festival showcasing the great seafood that the state has to offer while bringing people together from all over the East Coast. The Maryland Seafood Festival and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have partnered to bring the Maryland Fishing Challenge, featuring Diamond Jim finale to this year’s festival.

Dates and Times: September 7-8, 2013
Saturday - 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Location
Sandy Point State Park
Annapolis, Maryland

Parking
$5 Parking and Free Shuttle Service from Anne Arundel County Community College (West Campus Entrance), off of College Parkway.

Admission
General Admission: $14

What's New for 2012?

America’s Got Talent

• King BMX Bike Stunt Show
  
• Imported and Craft Beer Tastings
  
• Oyster Recovery Partnership’s Chesapeake Bay Watermen Demonstrations and Exhibits
  
• United States Tennis Association’s Smashzone Mobil Tour in the Kids Zone

Maryland Fishing Challenge Finale

The finale will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. Throughout the summer, DNR biologists will tag up to 600 striped bass. One of those tagged rockfish—named Diamond Jim—will be worth up to $25,000. The other fish, or imposters, will be worth $500. Anglers who caught tagged rockfish will break open envelopes during the finale to reveal whether their fish is Diamond Jim or an imposter. All anglers who caught award (citation) size fish will be entered into a raffle, with the grand prize of a Bass Boat from Bass Pro Shops. A series of other prizes will be presented to other raffle winners.

Entertainment Lineup

Jimmie’s Chicken Shack - The headlining alternative rock band will be featured on the main stage on Saturday night at 7:30 pm. Jimmie’s Chicken Shack has special ties to the area, as band members grew up in Annapolis, MD before breaking through on MTV in the 1990’s.

The Reagan Years - The festival favorite will be returning this year to perform on the main stage on Saturday at 3:00 pm. The band is known as the East Coast’s premier tribute 80’s band, and is sure to, yet again, provide attendees with many much loved hits from this funky era.

Kelly Bell Band - The Baltimore based band dabbles in soul, blues, reggae, funk and more, and was voted Top Blues Band in Baltimore for 12 years running. Kelly Bell Band has been touring with acts such Maroon 5, Ziggy Marley, James Brown, and Edwin McCain. The band is thrilled to perform this year at the festival on the main stage on Sunday at 4:00 pm.

Many more! Website
www.mdseafoodfestival.com