Poquoson Seafood Festival

Name: Poquoson Seafood Festival
Start: 2027-10-15
End: 2027-10-17
Location: Poquoson Municipal Park

Poquoson, VA · Food & Drink

When: October 15–17, 2027
Where: Poquoson Municipal Park, 830 Poquoson Ave · Poquoson · VA
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

Poquoson Municipal Park celebrates the working watermen's town with steamed crab, oysters, and other Chesapeake Bay seafood each October. Now past its 40th year, the city-run festival reflects Poquoson's identity as one of Virginia's last true fishing communities.

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