2024 pre-sale tickets have now closed.
Admission will be available to purchase at the festival entrance.

The Cold Waters Seafood Festival happens, rain or shine! So if it's wet, just haul out your finest Eastern Shore dancing shoes (aka rubber boots)!
 

General Admission: $7 per person, under 5 years are free

Pre-purchase your tickets below.
Make it easy with a Ticket Bundle that includes enough Taste Tickets to start feasting right away!
Online ticket sales will end at midnight on Thursday, May 30th, 2024.
Admission will also be available in-person when you arrive at the festival.
 

Ticket Bundle: $35 per person (Includes Admission & 14 Taste Tickets)

Purchase a Ticket Bundle and get enough “Tastes” to sample a good selection of truly delicious seafood so you can avoid the lines and start feasting as soon as you arrive! Additional Taste Tickets can be purchased on the festival grounds. 
 

Taste Tickets: $2 each (Quantity of tickets per sample will vary). 

What are Taste Tickets? - A Taste Ticket has the value of $2. Some seafood offerings i.e. an oyster on the half shell may cost 1 Taste Ticket ($2) while others, like fishcakes, may cost 3 Taste Tickets ($6). Taste Tickets are valid at any vendor on site, and can be purchased as part of a Ticket Bundle, or on-site the day of the festival. 
 

Local Accommodations: Skip the drive back home and lay anchor for the weekend!

Accommodation Partner Discounts - Salmon River Country Inn and the Lake Charlotte Motel are both offering a 10% discount on bookings for Cold Waters Seafood Festival attendees for the dates of June 1st & 2nd, 2024.  Or check out our Accommodation Partners page for more overnight options along the Eastern Shore.

Tickets

Non-seafood items will be available to purchase at the festival as well as drinks & sweets. You will need to purchase taste tickets to enjoy any food items at the festival, including non-seafood items.