Calling all seafood lovers! Western Canada’s largest seafood festival is right around the corner, and it takes place in Comox Valley, BC. So get ready to kick off the summer and dive into some incredible eats, no pun intended!

For those who don’t know, Comox Valley is behind over half of BC’s shellfish supply, and the most oysters in Canada. So it only makes sense that this three-day seafood festival takes place right here in our beautiful province.

Formerly called the BC Shellfish Festival, the BC Shellfish Growers Association (BCSGA) has developed the annual festival into a celebrated public event, filled with seafood dinners, happy hours, competitions, Master Classes, and tastings galore.

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So let’s dive in! Here are all the tasty events you can check out at this year’s BC Seafood Festival: 

Friday, June 21st:

  • Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Oysters – BC Shellfish Growers Association
  • Masterclass – Early Bird Gets the Seafood – Make Your Own Seafood Cocktail with Wayward Distillery
  • Masterclass – Ceviche & Sparkling
  • Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Sablefish – Presented by the Canadian Sablefish Association
  • Clam It Up! Happy Hour, Sponsored by Mac’s Oysters
  • Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Tuna
  • CrabFest’s Kitchen Party – Presented by the BC Crab Fishermen’s Association, Sponsored by Crabben, the Vancouver Island CrabFest and featuring Festival Chefs and The Whiskeydicks
  • Friday After Party Featuring Hounds of Cuchulain

Saturday, June 22nd:

  • Seafood Market Pavilion Opens – Interactive, Seafood Demos, Educational & Ticketed Food, Beverage & Retail booths
  • MasterClass – Dig Deep with This Hands-on Tasty Shellfish – The Geoduck, Wine & Sampling – Presented by the Underwater Harvesters Association
  • Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Kelp
  • MasterClass – Discover Sablefish – Immerse Yourself in our Pacific
  • Deep Waters – Presented by the Canadian Sablefish Association
  • Wild About Halibut! Demo and Lunch – Presented by Wild Pacific Halibut
  • Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Mussels – Presented by Saltspring Island Mussels and the BC Shellfish Growers Association
  • Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Prawns – Presented by the Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association
  • MasterClass – Oyster Rockefeller – Presented by the BC Shellfish
  • Growers Association
  • MasterClass – Mystery MasterClass
  • Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Geoduck – Presented by the Underwater Harvesters Association
  • MasterClass – Prawn to be Wild – Our West Coast Treasure – Beheaded – Presented by the Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association
  • Shucked! Oyster Bar Happy Hour – Sponsored by the BC Shellfish Growers Association
  • Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Urchin – Presented by the Pacific Urchin Harvesters Association
  • BC Seafood Industry Mixer hosted by MNP
  • Gala Dinner – Sponsored by the BC Shellfish Growers Association
  • Saturday After Party with Time Well Wasted

Sunday, June 23rd:

  • Seafood Market Pavilion Opens – Interactive, Seafood Demos, Educational & Ticketed Food, Beverage & Retail booths
  • Late Riser – The Art of Making a Seafood Breakfast Roll
  • Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Halibut
  • MasterClass – Crab – Presented by the BC Crab Fishermen’s Association
  • Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Ling Cod – Fish and Chips
  • MasterClass – Taste the Forgotten 5 – Petrale sole, Rockfish, Lingcod, Skate and Dogfish
  • Show Me Your Mussels! Lunch – Sponsored by Saltspring Island Mussels
  • Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Crab – Presented by Crabben and the
  • BC Crab Fishermen’s Association
  • Masterclass – The Grand Finale – All Chefs in the Kitchen – Leaning Towers of Seafood

This year’s BC Seafood Festival will once again take place at the Mount Washington Alpine Resort from Friday, June 21st to Sunday, June 23rd.

So mark your calendars and stay tuned for more info as it comes!

Enjoy, seafood lovers!!

BC Seafood Festival 2024 

When: Friday, June 21st, Saturday, June 22nd, and Sunday, June 23rd
Where: Mount Washington Alpine Resort, Comox Valley
Cost: $76.99+

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