August

Australia, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, United States

Australia

• Hervey Bay Seafood Festival, Harvey Bay Qld – August TBA – mud crabs, blue swimmer crabs, prawns, calamari, Moreton Bay bugs, fish (yellowfin tuna, Spanish mackerel, snapper, flathead – https://herveybayseafoodfestival.com.au/

Denmark

• Langoustine festival (Jomfruhummerfestivalen) in Østerby, Læsø – August 5 2018 – Langoustine http://www.jomfruhummerfestival.dk/
• Hirtshals Seafood Festival (Hirtshals fiske festival) in Hirtshals – August 2-4 2018 – (http://www.hirtshalsfiskefestival.dk/)

England

• Lymington Seafood Festival, Lymington, Hampshire – 11 August – 12 August – prawns, brown crab, oysters, lobster, langoustine, mussels, scallops, fish (cod, haddock, mackerel, pollock, plaice, sea bream) – https://www.lymingtonseafoodfestival.co.uk/
• Newlyn Fish Festival, Newlyn, West Cornwall, – August TBA – Not held 2018 – prawns, brown crab, cuttlefish, oysters, lobster, langoustine, mussels, scallops, fish (cod, haddock, mackerel, pollock, dover sole, lemon sole, turbot, red mullet/goatfish, sardines) – http://www.newlynfishfestival.org.uk
• Fishstock Brixham, Devon County – September 8 2018 – prawns, brown crab, oysters, lobster, langoustine, mussels, scallops, whelks, fish (cod, haddock, mackerel, pollock, plaice, dover sole, lemon sole, red mullet/goatfish, whiting) – https://www.englishriviera.co.uk/whats-on/fishstock-brixham-p1098993

France

• Fête de la Mer et du Maquereau in Trouville-Sur-Mer – August 4-5 –(Mackerel festival) DATES NOT CONFIRMED – http://patrimoine-maritime-normand.org/Fete-de-la-mer-et-du-Maquereau-Trouville-sur-mer-4-5-aout

Ireland

• Carlingford Oyster Festival, Louth – AUGUST – 9th – 13th August – oysters – https://carlingford.ie/future-events/carlingford-oyster-festival-2018/
• Valentia Island King Scallop Festival – August TBA – scallops – http://www.1st-stop-county-kerry.com/valentia-island-king-scallop-festival.html
• Dalkey Lobster Festival, Dublin – AUGUST – 24th – 25th August – lobster – http://irelandsseafoodfestivals.com/dalkey-lobster-festival/

Portugal

• Olhao Seafood Festival, Olhao, Algarve – August 10 to August 15, oysters, razor clams, mussels, percebes/goose barnacles, cockles, lobster, octopus, calamari, prawns, scallops, fish (cod, mackerel, monkfish, flounder, John Dory, monkfish, turbot, cod, sardines, hake, sea bass, sea bream) – https://www.myguidealgarve.com/events/2018-olhao-seafood-festival

Spain

• Octopus Festival of Carbelliño – of Carbelliño – August TBA – octopus – https://www.newcaledonia.travel/au/events/octopus-festival

United States

• Maine Lobster Festival: Rockland, Maine – August 1-5 2018 – lobster (oysters, prawns, clams, scallops, chowder, fish (cod, haddock, salmon) – http://www.mainelobsterfestival.com/
• The Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival Morgan City Louisiana – August 30 – September 3 2018 – prawns, alligator, crawfish, blue crabs, fish (catfish, yellowfin tuna, snapper, mackerel, mahi-mahi) – http://www.shrimpandpetroleum.org/
• Chesapeake Crab and Beer Festival – National Harbour MD – August 18 2018 – blue crab (beer, cider) – http://www.mdcrabfest.com/national-harbor/show-info
• Mount Dora Seafood Festival – Mount Dora, Orlando – August 25-26 – alligator, calamari, clams, crawfish, blue crab, prawns, oysters, scampi/langoustine, fish (mahi-mahi, salmon, catfish) – http://www.mountdoraseafoodfestival.com/
• Sitka Seafood Festival, Sitka Alaska – August TBA – Pacific salmon – https://www.sitkaseafoodfestival.com/
• Mendocino Abalone Cook Festival and Cook Off, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County – 11 August 2018 – Abalone – https://searock.com/blog/mendocino-abalone-festival/