Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival

February 25th, 2023

The festival’s main event will be held at the iconic, Shelter Cove Harbour + Marina from 1:00 – 4:30 PM. Our 16th annual main event’s “port of call” with stunning harbor views, lending an unmistakable charm and beauty to an incredible afternoon of food and drink.  This event offers samplings from more than 100 food and beverage vendors. Two stages of live entertainment from music from JoJo Squirrel to our “Taste of the South Celebrity Chef Stage” with cooking demonstrations, artisans from around the country and more! Ticket sales are limited!

Your Saturday Seafood Ticket includes:

• Saturday Daytime Festival Access

• Souvenir Wine Glass

• All Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Tastings are included with your ticket

• $10 Food Credit to be used at any participating Restaurant

• Access to: Food from Top Restaurants, Retailers and Artisans products for purchase

• Cooking demos with the industry’s most innovative and engaging chefs

• Guided tasting sessions from Master Sommeliers, mixologists, winemakers and brewmasters

• Each ticket Benefits the David M. Carmines Memorial Fund benefiting local charities in our community.

Participating Restaurants include: Scott’s Fish Market, Alexander’s Restaurant, Fishcamp on Broad Creek, Miss Katie’s Sweets, Captain Woody’s Seafood Restaurant, Tio’s Latin American Kitchen, The Darling Oyster Bar, Cay Sal Pies, Lawyer’s BBQ & Sweets, Nood, Al’s Aloha Kitchen, Lucky Rooster Kitchen + Bar, Palmetto Kettle Corn, Odd Birds Cafe + Market, Melly Mel’s, Pops of Hilton Head, Top Dawg Tavern, Chef B’s Eatz, Mama Joy’s Kitchen, Peculiar Pig Farm, Hudson’s Seafood on the Docks

Rain or shine, we will dine! Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival urges all adults to consume alcoholic products responsibly.

Over the course of seven days guests take in celebrity guest chef dinners, the best of southern pitmasters, local wildlife, cooking demos, wine tastings, mixologist, scholars and more. The festival explores the South’s evolving food culture, which has been returning to its roots in recent years by honoring its rich native agriculture. Experience our coast’s  rich fishing heritage during the weeklong festival. Here you can sample restaurants’ fresh catch specials, try fresh oysters, and maybe even learn how to fish yourself. From incredible seafood meals to rustic barbecue and bonfires, world-class talent and southern charm collide on one gorgeous Island setting.