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Roundup of Australia's Seafood Festivals - There Are Lots!


Small coastal towns, seaside docks, rickety wooden piers, white foamy waves and lots of freshly caught seafood still stinging with the flavour of salty water. These are the memories we take with us after visiting one of Australia’s surprisingly many seafood festivals.

Check out the full calendar below state by state:

NSW:

Oysters in the Vines – Port Macquarie
Chinese New Year Night Market at Sydney Fish Market - Sydney
Ballina Prawn Festival - Ballina 
Customs House Scallop Fest - Sydney
 
Roundup of Australia's Seafood Festivals - There Are Lots!
(image credit: Narooma Oyster Festival)

VIC:

SeaDays Festival - Port Welshpool 
Portarlington Mussel Festival - Portarlington
Hooked on Portland - Portland
Kilcunda Lobster Festival - Kilcunda
Post Phillip Mussel Festival & Street Party - South Melbourne Markets 
Hooked on Lakes Entrance - Lakes Entrance, Gippsland
Slow Fish Festival - Spotswood 
Go Fish Nagmbie - Nagmbie 
Goulburn Fishing Festival - Eildon
Ballarat Fishing Festival - Vic 
San Remo Fishing Festival - San Remo Foreshore 
 
Roundup of Australia's Seafood Festivals - There Are Lots!

TASSIE:

Flinders Island Food and Crayfish Festival – Flinders island
Dover Seafest - Huon Valley 
Tassie Scallop Fiesta
Squid Festival – Triabunna 
(Hero image: from, Tassie Scallop Festival)
 
Roundup of Australia's Seafood Festivals - There Are Lots!
(image credit: Tassie Scallop Fiesta)

SA:

Cape Jaffa Seafood & Wine Festival 
Tunarama Festival - Port Lincoln, On the Eyre Peninsula (celebrated its last, after 60 years this year)
Coopers & Crabs - Official Tasting Australia Event

WA:

Mandurah Crabfest- Mandurah 
Albany Festival of the Seas - Albany 

ACT:

Canberra Carp-Out - Canberra 
 
Roundup of Australia's Seafood Festivals - There Are Lots!

QLD:

Hervey Bay Seafood Festival - Hervey Bay
Gimuy Fish Festival – Cairns
Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival - Tin Can Bay
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