12th Annual Stone Crab & Seafood Festival

400 Southwest 2nd Street,Fort Lauderdale FL 33312

08 January, 2022

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Come out of your shell and catch Riverwalk’s 12th Annual Stone Crab & Seafood Festival, presented by Rivertail Fort Lauderdale Come out of your shell and catch Riverwalk’s 12th Annual Stone Crab & Seafood Festival, presented by Rivertail Fort Lauderdale. The highly anticipated event showcasing the best of South Florida seafood restaurants and gourmet food trucks, takes place Saturday, January 8, 2022 from 11am to 4pm at Esplanade Park, in the heart of Downtown Fort Lauderdale. Throughout the day enjoy great food, cold drinks, music and activities for all ages, including the crowd-favorite hermit crab races brought to you by Finster Murphy’s Fresh Seafood. Dive into mouth-watering signature seafood dishes of conch, shrimp, crab, lobster, fresh fish and more, deliciously barbequed, boiled, broiled, baked, fried or sautéed. There’s even landlubber fare available. “The world is your oyster!” Serving are some of Fort Lauderdale’s favorite restaurants and gourmet food trucks including: POPO’s Seafood, Tropical Oasis Express, JoeJoe On The Go, The Greek, Seashore Seafood, Taste and Tell, Lou Lou’s Twisted Seafood, CornyCopia Roasted Corn, plus plenty of smoothies and flavorful shave ice beverages by Beachside Blends and Kona Ice. In addition to culinary offerings, the festival will feature the annual beer garden. The annual event brings over 12,000+ residents and visiting seafood enthusiasts to the Riverwalk. Funds raised support Riverwalk in the pursuit of the organization’s mission “nurturing Riverwalk and Riverwalk District as a vibrant community connected by the New River.” Admission is free for all ages. Seafood dishes start at $5. Be sure to get your beer garden tickets early for only $25, and sample unlimited beer selections. Sponsors include: Rivertail, S. Mark Graphics, Hotwire Communications, Strike and Vinny's Stone Crab. Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization responsible for the planning, programming, beautification, and promotion of Riverwalk and the Riverwalk District. We are composed primarily of volunteer private citizens and overseen by a board of directors. All members uphold the organization’s directive, as stated in its mission statement, “to be the catalyst in building and nurturing Riverwalk as a vibrant community connected by the New River.” We pursue our mission through a wide range of fundraising and membership events and advocacy on behalf of the Park and the district through our informative website and GoRiverwalk magazine and social media. Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale has its origin with the City of Fort Lauderdale. In December 1988, only three years after securing funding for a linear public park along the New River, the City established Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale to facilitate in the design as well as develop fundraising and advocacy efforts. Since its launch, we have played a significant role in obtaining a “regional park” designation from Broward County; guiding redevelopment and Park expansion efforts, and contributing to the three most recent City plans for enhancing the downtown core. Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale works closely with the City, the County,  the Downtown Development Authority of Fort Lauderdale, and other important partners in the public and private sectors in overseeing the development, activation, and growth for our linear park and downtown Riverwalk District.   It is through these partnerships that we work to produce events and activities benefiting the Park and the city. These events and activities have made Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale an invested participant in the growth of Fort Lauderdale and the Riverwalk District in Downtown.