Come out of your shell and catch Riverwalk’s 12th Annual Stone Crab & Seafood Festival, presented by Rivertail Fort Lauderdale. The highly anticipated annual event showcases the best of South Florida seafood restaurants and gourmet food trucks.

Throughout the day enjoy great food, cold drinks, music and activities for all ages, including the crowd-favorite hermit crab races brought to you by Finster Murphy’s Fresh Seafood.

Dive into mouth-watering signature seafood dishes of conch, shrimp, crab, lobster, fresh fish and more, deliciously barbequed, boiled, broiled, baked, fried or sautéed. There’s even landlubber fare available. “The world is your oyster!”

Serving are some of Fort Lauderdale’s favorite restaurants and gourmet food trucks including: POPO’s Seafood, Tropical Oasis Express, JoeJoe On The Go, The Greek, Seashore Seafood, Taste and Tell, Lou Lou’s Twisted Seafood, CornyCopia Roasted Corn, plus plenty of smoothies and flavorful shave ice beverages by Beachside Blends and Kona Ice. In addition to culinary offerings, the festival will feature the annual beer garden.

The annual event brings over 12,000+ residents and visiting seafood enthusiasts to the Riverwalk. Funds raised support Riverwalk in the pursuit of the organization’s mission “nurturing Riverwalk and Riverwalk District as a vibrant community connected by the New River.”

Admission is free for all ages. Seafood dishes start at $5. Be sure to get your beer garden tickets early for only $25, and sample unlimited beer selections.