Some of my favorite things about living in the North Carolina Triangle include the short drives to beautiful NC lakes, beaches, and the abundance of NC caught seafood sold in markets and integrated into various restaurant menus. During my time here in NC, I have been introduced to a variety of shellfish that are native to the NC coast and that are absolutely delicious. On Friday March 9th, I plan to relish in an assortment of NC raised and NC caught seafood at the Cultured Seafood Festival in New Bern, NC. The Cultured Seafood Festival’s 30th year, promises to be the biggest one, yet, and it will be held at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center from 6 PM to 9 PM. The convention center is located at 203 S. Front Street New Bern, N.C. 28560. If you live in the Triad, New Bern is an approximately two-hour and ten minute road trip. Plan to leave about 3 PM or earlier to ensure you do not get stuck in Friday traffic.
The all you can eat feast will feature a variety of aquaculture raised seafood including North Carolina mountain trout, oysters, crab cakes, clams, tilapia, hybrid striped bass, crawfish and catfish. What is aquaculture? Well, it is the business of breeding, rearing, and harvesting of plants and animals in all types of water environments including ponds, rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Our NC prides itself as being one of the most respected states in this industry.
If you are a Foodie or seafood lover, you will not want to miss the Cultured Seafood Festival.
The festival will offer a fun and family friendly environment with an abundance of seafood that will be prepared by Chef James “Smoke” Boyd, one of New Bern’s top chefs and owner of The Flame. Tickets are $50 per person and are available online. For more details about the event or the NC Aquaculture Development Conference, visit the NC Aquaculture Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ncaquaculture/. For tickets to the Cultured Seafood Festival, visit: http://www.cvent.com/events/ncadc-cultured-seafood-festival/event-summary-e2d1dacb61364b6280abdc5509c491cd.aspx.
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I love seafood but my hubby is not a fan; this seems like a fun event to check out with other foodie girlfriends! Thanks for sharing about this! 🙂
Bummer your hubby is not a fan, but definitely a great foodie outing for gal pals!
I’m contemplating going as well. I am a seafood lover and you are so right..we are fortunate to live here where seafood is abudant! ~Leslie,SobeSavvy.com
I love seafood, too! We have some great seafood in NC!
Just moved back to N.C. after being gone for over a decade. Can’t wait to try all this stuff!
Welcome back! I’ve been here 10 years and it’s a wonderful state.
Cool event! I love NCseafood! ☺️
Hope you get to check it out!
Ooh New Bern is such a pretty place to visit, and I’ll take any excuse to eat some fresh local seafood! Yum, thanks for sharing about this festival!
I am excited to visit New Bern!
This is an awesome post. Most of my family is from NC and the seafood there is always so amazing!
Yes, it is awesome! Hope you visit us soon here in NC.
I love seafood! Too bad I don’t live near NC. I do look forward to visiting one day!
You will ❤️ it when you do visit!