Seafeast: The Dorset Seafood Festival, 9-10 September 2023

See details of the full Festival line up below: 

9th & 10th Sept 2023 WEYMOUTH PENINSULA SEAFEAST – The Ultimate Catch Tuesday August 22, 2023 Dear, We are unveiling the ultimate catch at this year’s SEAFEAST - Dorset Seafood Festival 2023. Across The Harbour Stage and The Bay Stage, visitors can expect to see exciting demonstrations from chefs and even have the chance to taste some of the delicious seafood morsels cooked up! There are also expert talks and tastings from wine ambassadors led by award winning drinks columnist for The Sunday Telegraph, Susy Atkins. The Fish Auction hosted by Duncan Lucas is always an exciting time of the day – where the fresh fish is auctioned off. All the wet fish is kindly provided by Weyfish and visitors can bid on the seafood delights with ALL monies raised going directly to the Fishermen’s Mission. This charity is very close to the Festival’s heart as it is the only national charity that works solely to support fishermen and their families.   The Festival Line-up: BOOK TICKETS   Nigel Bloxham from the award-winning The Crab House Café is a Festival regular – he will be talking about his Oyster Farm on the Fleet, amongst other things! Duncan Lucas is the king of filleting  helping to raise thousands for The Fishermen’s Mission with his entertaining “fish auctions” Commando Chef – Mike Beaton MBE From School to Royal Marines to GB Athlete to Educating today’s young people through food and onto Parliament finishing with a lockdown MBE – Mike makes his Festival debut Radhika Mohandas, chef owner of Dorshi in Bridport – also joins us for the first time! We are thrilled to learn more about ‘dumplings and not dumplings’ Angus Cowen, one part of Sea Sisters will be delighting us with the very on trend ‘tinned fish’ that is currently taking the UK by storm, and based in Dorset. Ashley Perry - Catering Skills Lead & Avenue Manager at Weymouth College + Weymouth College Students - Ashley is no stranger to showcasing his cooking skills and will be joined by third year students to create their own seafood dish, come and give these upcoming chefs your support!   Mike Naidoo of Catch at the Old Fish Market – Catch is one of the few Michelin listed restaurants locally and Mike is a HUGE talent for the town Mark Woodhouse is a firm favourite at SEAFEAST - family Director of Hall & Woodhouse will be hosting a Badger Beer and cheese pairing tutorial Susy Atkins, award-winning drinks columnist for The Sunday Telegraph and Stella magazine will be hosting a wine tasting session with Dorset English Sparkling Wines – Bride Valley & Furleigh Estate Gus Caslake - South West Regional Manager of SEAFISH is our wonderful compere on The Bay Stage and will be talking all things CRAB! Steven Lamb returns as the presenter on The Harbour Stage -  he is a curing & smoking expert, teacher, presenter, culinary consultant and award-winning author. Ian Hewitt – Ian makes his Festival debut. Ian has delivered excellent talks on stage for many years and has a 25 year career in hospitality. Ian now shares his passion and knowledge for food with secondary school children - hoping to ignite passion in a new generation.   There is plenty for your children to enjoy too. With the FREE Kids' Cookery School, outstanding LIVE music stage and fantastic KIDS' activities - you can be sure that the whole family will enjoy a day at SEAFEAST. Get your tickets now. Tickets are limited and are £10 for adults. Children under 16 go free with any paying adult. Locals – get your Sunday tickets for £5 (with a DT3, DT4 or DT5 postcode) – use code LOCAL5 when booking. Best fishes, Team SEAFEAST BOOK TICKETS View accommodation suggestions.   www.dorsetseafood.co.uk Follow us: © Seafood Festivals Limited