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Contact: Alicia Hartlove
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Ticket Sales Continue to Fly off the Shelf
Join your friends as the festival features new food, activities and entertainment for all

September 2nd, 2010—Annapolis, MD— The Maryland Seafood Festival is back in full force and adding even more elements to the event for festival-goers of all ages to enjoy. Last year’s event had a huge turnout of over 15,000 people, but since this time last year, ticket sales have doubled as everyone is gearing up to enjoy all the new and traditional events the festival has to offer. For only $12 (or $10 online), you too can experience the food and activities featured at this year’s festival!

New to this year’s event is the addition of more professional food vendors to the already vast list of food options available. Over 40 additional menu items will be featured at the event from new Annapolis-favorite restaurants such as Lures Bar and Grille, Annapolis Seafood Markets, West End Grill, and Waterman’s Tavern.

“The Maryland Seafood festival is known for showcasing the best seafood the Chesapeake region has to offer,” said Mike Willand, General Manager of Lures Bar and Grille. “We are extremely excited about highlighting our food amidst all the other local food talent the festival attracts.”

If you’re looking for something other than seafood to please your palette, the festival is also bringing “Dessert Island” to this year’s event, which will feature an array of local restaurants and caterers sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Other new features of the 43rd Maryland Seafood Festival include:

Headlining band Jimmie’s Chicken Shack: Saturday at 7:30 pm on the main stage
Maryland Fishing Challenge featuring Diamond Jim Awards Ceremony: Saturday from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm with Governor O’Malley to speak at 11:00 am
Oyster Recovery Awards Reception: Friday at 5:00 pm featuring Senator Barbara Mikulski
Active Adult/ Senior Exp: Friday 11:00 am -5:00 pm showcasing services & Seminars; RBC Wealth, AACC, vacation “show only” specials by Best Connection Travel, Estate Planning, screenings and more
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon: Friday from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm with keynote speaker Anirban Basu, regional economist
Castles in the Sand: Throughout the weekend, Randy Hofman from Ocean City, MD, will build sculptures in the sand
Kids events throughout the weekend: Chesapeake Bay Foundation activities, “entertainment avenue” with an inflatable moon bounce, obstacle course and slide, fishmobile offering live exhibits and touch tanks, and so much more!

The festival is committed to making the event as environmentally friendly as possible. We have undertaken many new initiatives this year to visibly make a statement of our dedication to sustainability. Eco stations with both waste and recycling bins will be readily accessible around the festival grounds. We even hope to feature a pilot composting area, which will hopefully help us reach our goal of reducing waste by 50%. Signage and other printing materials will use “eco-friendly” materials and reusable cups will be offered to festival-goers with the incentive of getting discounts on refills. A host of other measures will be taken to lessen the festival’s environmental impact, such as “greening” our transportation with eCruisers electric shuttles, using reusable tote bags, employing grease recycling for bio-diesel, and donating surplus food to the Maryland Food Bank to name a few. In order to continue to celebrate the Chesapeake Bay and all it has to offer, we must do everything we can to protect it!

“We are overjoyed to be offering attendees even more food and entertainment options than last year,” said Alicia Hartlove, spokesperson for the Maryland Seafood Festival. “From foodies to families and everyone in between, festival-goers are sure to find something that excites them.”

About The Maryland Seafood Festival

The 43rd Maryland Seafood Festival will take place September 10th- 12th, 2010, at Sandy Point State Park. The festival has been an annual Annapolis tradition for the past 42 years and features great food, music, exhibits, arts and crafts and so much more! To purchase tickets, please click here.

About ABC Events

The festival is run by ABC Events, Inc., an expert event planning company with over ten years of experience. From small corporate golf events, charity fund-raisers and sporting events, to large multiple day festivals, ABC events has the expertise to execute a diverse array of events. The ABC Events team is comprised of festival specialists with experience and knowledge in logistics, marketing, entertainment, and food and beverage management.

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