• North Carolina Seafood Festival Commemorates 27th Anniversary with Jim Storholt Poster

    The North Carolina Seafood Festival Board of Directors and U.S. Cellular held the 2013 NC Seafood Festival Wine Selection and 2013 Commemorative Poster Unveiling honoring artist Jim Storholt, Tuesday at the Train Depot in Morehead City. Guests were invited to sample and vote for the NC Seafood Festival Wine Winner and took part in the [...]

  • The North Carolina Seafood Festival Recognized by the NC Association of Festivals & Events for Five Awards

    The 26th annual North Carolina Seafood Festival was held October 5-7, 2012 on the Morehead City waterfront. From the food and family fun to the sporting events and the entertainment, the NCSF had plenty for all ages. The North Carolina Seafood Festival won five awards from the North Carolina Association of Festivals & Events at [...]

  • New print to be sold at festival!

    This 12×36 print will be sold alongside our festival poster at the waterfront for just $15. Don’t forget to buy when you visit this year’s festival!

  • NCSF Mobile App

    Download our free mobile app available on iPhone and Android smartphones to stay connected throughout the festival! This free app is an essential planning tool for everyone. Key features include alerts on your favorite bands, calendar schedule, details of the festival, maps of your favorite vendors and more! Users can also follow specific events, receiving official news and [...]

  • Cooking with the Chefs

    Want to enjoy the taste of fresh, local seafood prepared by the best chefs of coastal North Carolina? Then plan to attend our award-winning Cooking with the Chefs: A North Carolina Seafood Experience. Sample sauteed, wild-caught shrimp blended with grits, cheddar cheese and sausage. Or maybe grilled grouper with roasted red pepper sauce over rice? [...]

Experience thrills and chills with Vertigo, our newest ride at the festival!

Experience thrills and chills with Vertigo, our newest ride at the festival!

Don’t miss Vertigo, this year’s tallest ride to tower over the festival. If you love to swing, try swinging over the Morehead City Skyline on
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Scholarship Winners

Scholarship Winners

 2012 North Carolina Seafood Festival Scholarship winners, picture Rebecca “Jade” Smith, Samuel Hopkins, Kelly Dickerson and Kendal Riggs (listed from left to right). Not pictured,
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Voted the Best

Voted the Best

Local Festival Wins Big at Carolina ShowFest 2011 MOREHEAD CITY-North Carolina Seafood Festival officials announced today that they were the recipients of several awards at
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About Our Festival

About Our Festival

The North Carolina Seafood Festival is Carteret County’s annual SEAFOOD celebration and the second largest festival in North Carolina.  Downtown Morehead City plays host to
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Invitation to become the 2014 Seafood Festival Commemorative Poster Artist

The North Carolina Seafood Festival invites North Carolina artist to submit artwork to be considered for the 2014 Commemorative Poster.  Artist will be required to submit a 22′ x 28′ painting between October 21-21, 2013.  The Annual Commemorative Poster has become a highly anticipated and collected item.  If you are interested in submitting your rendition, please click [...]

Bites & Blues Awards the Best “Bite of the Nite” and Kicks Off Toast to the Coast

Bites & Blues Awards the Best “Bite of the Nite” and Kicks Off Toast to the Coast

The dawn of a new event that took the waterfront of Morehead City by storm to raise scholarship funds for county students is now in the books that will be continued. The North Carolina Seafood Festival produced the inaugural Bites & Blues on Saturday night in downtown Morehead City. This event was the start of [...]

27th Annual NC Seafood Festival Storefront Poster Contest

27th Annual NC Seafood Festival Storefront Poster Photography Contest     The North Carolina Seafood Festival is seeking photographs to be considered for placement on the 27th Annual NC Seafood Festival’s Annual Storefront Poster. Photographs that will be considered must be taken in Coastal Carolina and may reflect the working seafood industry, coastal wildlife and [...]

Bites and Blues Opens up Toast to the Coast Week in March

Bites and Blues Opens up Toast to the Coast Week in March

Morehead City, NC- Bites and Blues will open up the semi-annual Toast to the Coast in Morehead City, celebrating some of the Crystal Coast’s finest chefs and their unique seafood dishes. Bites and Blues will be on Saturday, March 2nd from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. as a kickoff event for the Toast to the Coast [...]

2013 Vendor Applications Are Now Available

Vendor applications for the 2013 NC Seafood Festival are now available and can be obtained by clicking onto the General Information Bar at the top of the home page and then clicking onto Vendors.  The deadline for receiving applications is June 3, 2013.  Space is limited so we encourage you to send in your application before [...]

2013 NC Seafood Festival Wine Competition

The North Carolina Seafood Festival cordially invites North Carolina Wineries to submit an entry in the 2nd Annual NC Seafood Festival Wine Competition which will be held this spring.  The winner of the Competition will be awarded the opportunity to design and promote the label on the wine bottle leading up to the 27th Annual NC Seafood [...]

26th Annual NC Seafood Festival Surpasses All Expectations

26th Annual NC Seafood Festival Surpasses All Expectations

  October 5-7, 2012 – Once again the North Carolina Seafood Festival presented by U.S. Cellular by passed all expectations set by the volunteer Board of Directors. “This was another one for the books” stated Sammy Brooks, 2012 Chair of the 26th NC Seafood Festival. This year was marked with record crowds, beautiful weather and [...]

NC People’s Choice Shrimp & Grits Recipe

Shrimp and creamy pumpkin grits with braised pork and sweet potato chips “Pumpkin Grits” 1 cup course yellow grits 2 cups water 2 cups milk 1/4 cup heavy cream 2 cups small diced pumpkin Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup shredded sharp white cheddar “Pumpkin grits directions” 1. Heat the water, milk and heavy [...]

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