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$14 for One-Day Tickets for Two (Up to $28 Value)

Admission for children aged 12 and younger is free. Tickets can be used for admission on either Saturday, September 8, or Sunday, September 9. The festival opens on both days at 10 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. on Saturday and at 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Maryland Seafood Festival

Despite its food-centric name, the Maryland Seafood Festival casts a wide net over Chesapeake Bay culture, capturing the essence of the area’s music, art, sports, and cuisine in an annual celebration that has endured for nearly half a century. For 30 of those years, the festival has camped out on Sandy Point State Park’s seaside grounds, where, like the mattress of a giant, the event sprawls across a space the size of nearly three football fields. On Saturday, the festivities kick off with two of the event’s traditions: the Maryland Fishing Challenge and the 22nd Annual Crab Soup Cook-Off. After that, hungry patrons can sample local flavors at vendor booths by Red Hot & Blue and Stan and Joe’s Saloon, or visit chef demos where pros impart tips on preparing dishes such as Chesapeake paella and oyster shooters. Local artisans also fill festival tents, hawking colorful wares that range from jewelry to furniture. A lineup of live music will soundtrack the event through most of the weekend, helping kids bop to the beat in bouncy houses while adults sample imported and craft beers from local brewers.