Newport Wild Seafood Weekend

September 11th - September 12th, 2010

Newport Fishermen’s Wives is pleased to announce an exciting major new annual festival premiering in Newport on September 11 & 12 of 2010. The Newport Wild Seafood Weekend is a two day celebration of our Northwest’s vital wild-caught seafood industry and the fishermen and families who go to sea to harvest it. This two-day festival will take place at Port Dock 7 of the Port of Newport and on along Newport’s Historic Bayfront.
The Newport Wild Seafood Weekend will feature from 4:00p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, the third
annual Great Newport Wild Seafood Cook-Off which has fast become one of the most popular culinary events in all of the Northwest. Twenty teams, both professional and amateur will battle for over $2,000 in prize money and the honor of being “Best at the Bay”. Tickets are $20 and can be obtained by emailing the Newport Fishermen’s Wives at fishermenswives@yahoo.com.
Sunday’s The Wild Brunch will feature a delicious wild seafood dining experience on the Bayfront
overlooking Newport’s diverse fishing fleet along the The Wild Seafood Market where the public can connect with fishermen and buy fresh wild seafood! Saturday and Sunday will include the Wild Fish Walk & Seafood Public Market where the public can buy directly from the fishermen at the docks and over fifty vendors will be on hand selling fishing themed gifts, art, clothing, books and more plus food and drinks.
The proceeds benefit the Newport Fishermen’s Wives Fishing Families Relief Fund. The Newport Wild Seafood Weekend is presented by Fred Meyer, Oregon Coast Bank, Seafood Oregon, Northwest Natural & KGW NewsChannel 8. For further information go to www.newportfishermenswives.com.