If you are a lover of all things seafood, it is time to get tickets for the largest seafood festival being held in Western Canada. The annual BC Seafood Festival will be held once again on Mount Washington in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island from June 21-23, 2024. The Comox Valley region is well known for its culinary bounty from the farms and sea-to-table and is the largest producer of oysters in Canada.
Building on the success of last year’s event, the 2024 Festival promises an even more exciting lineup of top chefs, interactive booths, tastings, and the popular Fanny Bay Oysters Shucking Competition. Attendees can look forward to an impressive roster of returning and new chefs featured throughout the Festival, handpicked by the BC Seafood Festival 2024 Ambassador Chef Ned Bell.
The BC Seafood Festival will again feature a variety of interactive booths and tastings, showcasing the best of sustainable BC seafood alongside incredible events, and top talent musicians. Highlights include:
- MasterClasses on halibut, oysters, spot prawns, geoduck, wine and spirit pairings
- Clam it Up Happy Hour and CrabFest’s Kitchen Party on Friday
- Gala Reception and Dinner featuring 10+ top BC chefs on Saturday
- After Parties featuring Live Music Performances featuring Time Well Wasted and Hounds of Cuchulain
- Fanny Bay Oysters Shucking Competition as part of the Shucked! Oyster Bar Happy Hour
New this year
- BC Seafood Market Pavilion with demos, educational booths, and ticketed food, beverage, and retail offerings – back by popular demand!
- Show Me Your Mussels! Lunch
- Late Riser – The Art of Making a Seafood Breakfast Roll
- Taste the Forgotten 5 MasterClass
-The Grande Finale – Leaning Towers of Seafood MasterClass
For more information and tickets: Public tickets are now on sale online for the Festival at the website https://bcseafoodfestival.com. Several events will sell out so don’t be disappointed and get tickets early.