This authentic Florida fishing village near Bradenton is the perfect place to find classic seafood shacks — open air, casual with the freshest fish.
Florida Seafood
Florida Seafood
Florida’s seafood industry accounts for more than 84 percent of the nation’s grouper, pompano, mullet, stone crab, pink shrimp, spiny lobsters and Spanish mackerel.
St. Augustine Lions Seafood Festival: 2026 dates TBA
This weekend’s St. Augustine Lions Club Spring Festival has reimagined its seafood festival past.
2025 Florida Seafood Festivals Calendar
An indispensable guide to seafood festivals throughout Florida, including cancellations.
Marathon Seafood Festival this weekend (March 8-9)
The Marathon Seafood Festival calls itself the Original Marathon Seafood Festival to emphasize it’s the real deal – indigenous and authentic. Marathon is a fishing town, and you don’t get fish any fresher than here, unless you catch it yourself.
Everglades Seafood Festival: Feb. 7-9, 2025
The Everglades Seafood Festival in Everglades City brings fresh local seafood, country music, carnival rides and arts and crafts to this historic outpost on the edge of the Everglades. This year, the festival, which has been free for many years, is asking for a minimum of a $10 donation.