Chincoteague Events

The Chincoteague Seafood Festival is held the first Saturday in May to promote the seafood industry on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The festival offers fresh, local seafood and will include exciting offerings and signature dishes from local restaurants as well as old and new Eastern Shore favorites prepared by famous festival cooks, volunteers, and professionals.  Indulge on little neck clams, a long-time festival staple, along with raw oysters and clams, clam fritters and strips, single fried oysters, fried fish, steamed shrimp, clam chowder, salad bar, grilled chicken, sweet potato fries, Boardwalk fries, hushpuppies, and cornbread.  Non-alcoholic beverages are included in the ticket price with beer available for purchase. 

Front Page News will provide live entertainment for everyone’s listening and dancing enjoyment.

Shop to your hearts content in the Arts and Crafts tent featuring handmade creations from area artisans. 

An Extravaganza Raffle is held with the winner receiving t-shirts, tickets, trays, lodging, gift certificates for meals, and much more for the following year’s festival. 

There will also be a variety of souvenirs available for purchase. 

52nd Annual Chincoteague Seafood Festival
An Eastern Shore Tradition Since 1968 

Saturday May 7, 2022
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Tom’s Cove Park
8128 Beebe Road, Chincoteague, VA  23336
Locate the Festival on Google Maps
 

Tickets are $55 per person (Children under 5 are FREE)

REFUND POLICY – Event is held rain or shine. Every attempt will be made to have the festival on the date and time advertised, however circumstances beyond the Chamber’s control may require rescheduling or delay. All sales are final in case of ticketholder cancellation or organizer postponement. If the event is cancelled by the organizer or due to circumstances beyond our control, tickets may be transferred to a future festival or refunded at 80% within 60 days of cancellation. After that time, only ticket transfers to future festivals will be honored.

Tickets are limited, so order early!!! This is a sell out event!

10:00 am – Gates open (NO EARLY ENTRY FOR SETUP) Any items set up prior to 10am on festival day are subject to removal.

11:00 am – Appetizer tents begin serving – Clam Chowder, Salad Bar, Boardwalk Fries, Sweet Potato Fries, Hushpuppies, Cornbread, Grilled Chicken

12:00 pm – Seafood tents begins serving – Raw Oysters & Clams, “Little Neck” Steamed Clams, Single Fried Oysters, Fried Fish, Steamed Shrimp, Clam Fritters, Clam Strips
                       Live music begins with Front Page News

4:00 pm – Festival ends

6:00 pm – Due to insurance liability purposes, all attendees and volunteers must exit the festival grounds

PLEASE NOTE:

All e-tickets must be scanned either by our volunteer scanners at the entrance of Toms Cove Park or at the Will Call tent to acquire festival wristband.

All attendees must have a festival wristband prior to entrance to festival grounds.

Attendees can come and go to the festival grounds from 10am – noon.

No re-entry to festival grounds after noon. Upon leaving festival grounds, wristbands will be cut.

All attendees age 21 and over MUST provide a photo ID at the beer tent in order to purchase beer. No exceptions!

Beer tent and some Arts & Crafts vendors only accept cash, so please come prepared!

Due to the popularity of the seafood we offer, we cannot guarantee that each item will be available up until 4pm.

Eat all you want, but please do not remove food from the festival grounds.

No pets, vehicles, golf carts, one wheels, bicycles or fire pits/rings are permitted inside the festival grounds for safety purposes.

LEARN MORE:

HELPFUL HINTS      |      DIRECTIONS & PARKING      |      EXTRAVAGANZA OF PRIZES RAFFLE      |      MERCHANDISE (Arrives approx. one week before festival)

UPON PURCHASE OF TICKET(S), YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

We thank you for cooperation in making this a wonderful festival! See you on festival day!

Tickets are no longer being sold in outlets. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the ‘BUY NOW’ button (WHEN AVAILABLE), calling 757-336-6161 or stopping by the Chamber office, 6733 Maddox Boulevard, Chincoteague.

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Looking for a great way to spotlight your business or organization?
Join us with a Hospitality/Vendor space, in the Arts and Crafts tent,
or as a “Friends of the Festival” sponsor. Click here for the 2020 Seafood Festival Application. 

THANK YOU TO OUR 2019 ‘FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL’ SPONSORS

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL

Capt. Zack’s Seafood Carryouts
Don’s Seafood Restaurant
Island Creamery
Sysco Eastern Maryland LLC
Watson Gas

CAPTAIN CLAM

Derrickson Construction
Goldsborough’s Marine
LJT & Associates, Inc.
Tyson Foods

PEARLIE OYSTER

Hawbaker’s Welding & Fabrication
Movement Mortgage
Rustic & Rescued Antiques
The Ugly Oyster Company
Virginia Tourism Corporation

SUSIE SHRIMP

A&N Title & Settlement Company LLC
Chesapeake Outdoor LLC
Comfort Suites
Moore’s Portable Solutions

FREDDY FISH

Dockside Properties
Ginsberg, Nottingham & Mapp
McDonald’s – Baxter Enterprises
Mister Whippy
Ray’s Shanty
Taylor Bank
Union Bank & Trust

HOSPITALITY

Bath Fitter
Brackish Life
Chincoteague Island House of Jerky
Chincoteague Island KOA / Maui Jack’s Waterpark
GSB Media
Island Queen Apiary / Mudboy Guitar Works
Lularoe by Cindy Jo

ARTS & CRAFTS UNDER THE BIG TENT

Blue Crab Treasures
Classy Hipsy
Crystal Fairy / Bead-A-Licious
Everything That Glitters
Fahnestock Hairclips
Howl Naturale
Kathy Stuart
Lauri Fisher
Recycled Beauty
Secrets of the Universe
Tom Tobin Photography

Enhance your Chincoteague Island experience with events happening throughout the year; including the Easter Decoy & Art Festival, Chincoteague Oyster Festival and Chincoteague Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade.

The 97th Annual Pony Swim will take place at slack tide, which will be between the approx. hours of 7am – 1pm. A more definitive time will be announced earlier in the week.

For more information including helpful hints and shuttle bus information, please visit, ChincoteagueChamber.com/Pony-Penning/.