New Jersey Seafood Festival - Belmar, NJ
Tens of thousands of people attend the wildly popular annual seafood festival in Belmar. I wasn't sure that I wanted to go this year since it is always so crowded and finding parking is a pain. It is also the first year in a while that one of my daughters was not working at the Key Club lemonade stand. My younger daughter graduated from high school last week from the parochial school in Belmar. I am so proud of her but I am still a little sad to say goodbye to the high school years. *Sigh*
Well, late on Sunday it began to rain lightly and I decided that I wanted to stop by the festival. The crowd had thinned out a lot due to the rain and we got a close parking spot. The sun came back out and it was just perfect. My husband and I shared a tilapia wrap from 10th Avenue Burrito - delicious! We also got 20 shrimp for $5.00 (from Klein's) and $10.00 lobster dinners (from Mr. Shrimp) (1 1/4 lb. lobster, drawn butter, and corn on the cob) which we brought home and ate with our daughters. I visited my favorite local establishments only but everything looked tempting - and no I did not eat a fried Oreo!
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Oh please do let me know when the next such festival is coming around. All that seafood and I missed it!
ReplyDeleteGirl, You've been eating some gooood food! 10 dollar lobsters and 5 dollar shrimp, why didn't you call me? Seriously, I'm jealous! ( in a good way!)
ReplyDeleteI love going to festivals. The $10 lobster is calling my name!
ReplyDeleteHow fun this festival would be! How do you not go crazy and eat one of everything? I wouldn't know where to begin!
ReplyDeleteI think I might have flown in for the lobster. Between this fabulous seafood Festival and the Greek Festival I am feeling hungry and lonely in the Midwest.
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is watering!!! It all looks so delicious. We are in the same boat...our youngest is graduating tomorrow night...no more high school. Our oldest is on her own...graduated TCNJ, and daughter in the middle goes to school in Vermont, so now with our youngest off to college, well....they say change is good...hope they are right. (who ever they are)
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful pictures. I love these kinds of events. I usually end up eating one of everything and having to spend the next week on the treadmill. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your daughter! Graduation is always a bittersweet time, but just think about all the wonderful things that are to come! :)
ReplyDeleteThose are some good eats -- the lobster looks fantastic!
Aww, you should have tried the fried Oreos. Glad you had a great time. - John
ReplyDeleteI've been so scared on Blogsphere. I'm glad to be back and to catch up. First, the ducklings are too precious! As for your festival foods... total jealousy! I love lobster. It all looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWow, wish I was there.
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