Enjoy a weekend celebration of food and music. Hours are both Saturday and Sunday 11am – 8pm.  General admission is $7 at the gate, $5 in advance with children 12 and under free. VIP Tent admission is $130 that includes an open raw bar serving shrimp, oysters and crab legs, open bar and a private lounge area with dedicated service staff, all set with optimal view of the music stage. Tickets can be purchased thru EventLive.

The Tampa Bay Seafood & Music Festival is prepared like a great meal, incorporating and blending the finest ingredients.  Menu items are freshly-cooked onsite by top local restaurants and food purveyors, incorporating a variety of ingredients (seafood, meat and vegetarian). All seafood dishes are created using indigenous and sustainable resources from Florida’s coastal waters.  Choose from a diverse selection of side dishes and scrumptious desserts.  Quench your thirst from a broad menu of alcoholic, non-alcoholic and fruit drinks. Another component of the event is a Marketplace showcasing arts and crafts along with a selection of fine products, gourmet food items and specialty items.

Musical entertainment is live on-stage performances by creative and talented musicians from the local and regional circuit.  Genres of music include rock, soul, R&B to jazz and Caribbean sounds.  Live performers on Saturday are: the Sarasota Steel Pan Band, Reverend Barry & the Funk, Twinkle & Rock Soul Radio and RJ Howson.  Sunday performers are: Kettle of Fish, the Greg Billings Band, The Black Honkeys Band and Act 3.