Florida Seafood Festival

[1] The event is held in Battery Park, and around 25,000 people attend the festival every year.

[4] In 1963, eight members of the Apalachicola Chamber of Commerce gathered to figure out a way to draw more visitors to the town.

[2] In 2022, Hurricane Ian caused the carnival ride provider to cancel.

[7] Each year the festival features a parade (which has been held on the same route since its 1964 inception),[4] carnival, blue crab races, oyster eating and shucking contests.

[1][8] The festival also offers a 5 kilometres (3.107 mi) road race, a country music concert, arts and craft booths, and plenty of fresh local seafood.