If you are a lover of fresh seafood and enjoy having a day of fun with your family, then make your way to the Hyde County community of Engelhard, NC located on the shores of the Pamlico Sound, for the Twenty-Fifth Annual Engelhard Seafood Festival on Friday and Saturday, May 18-19, 2012. This 25th Year promises to be the BEST ever.
The festival begins on Friday with the Blessing of the Fleet at Mattamuskeet Seafood. Seafood dinner sponsored by Engelhard Development Corporation and Martelle's Feed House Restaurant. Following the dinner, the Miss Engelhard Seafood Festival Pageant will be held under the main stage tent located at the East Carolina Bank. On Saturday the festivities begin at 9:30 with the opening ceremonies on the main stage.
Children and adults alike will enjoy the variety of amusement rides and games. Activities will begin at 10:00am and go till 7:00pm. Music lovers can enjoy various types of music throughout the day on the main stage and gospel tent.
Arts, crafts, historical displays, the Little Miss and Mr. Seafood, and the Miss Seafood Pageant will all be a part of this year’s festival. There will be plenty of food; hotdogs, burgers, funnel cakes, cotton candy, baked goods, and of course our main seafood dinner sponsored by the Engelhard Development Corporation and Martelle's Feed House Restaurant.
Free parking will be available at the Hotel Engelhard and Engelhard Medical Center. Hyde County Transit will be providing shuttle service from the Lawn Mower pull to the festival as well as to and from the parking areas.
Get Driving Directions to the Seafood Festival...
