Unfortunately for varying reasons, the 2024 Apollo Bay Seafood Festival will not go forward as planned next February at the Apollo Bay Harbour.
A series of special seafood dinners for that weekend will still be going ahead, showcasing fresh local seafood at the region's best restaurants. Details will be made available shortly through our social media channels, website and from the local businesses taking part.
We look forward to seeing you all back at the Apollo Bay Harbour in 2025.
2023 PROGRAM
LOCAL DINNER SERIES - FRI 17 FEB
To kick off the weekend we will be running a series of very special Friday night dinners at our favourite restaurants in Apollo Bay and the Otways. Each restaurant will present a special set menu focusing on local seafood and local produce.
Get in quick because spaces are limited and these will sell out quickly! Featuring:
BIRDHOUSE - CASALINGO - GRAZE
THE PERCH - SANDY FEET
APOLLO BAY SEAFOOD FESTIVAL - SAT 18 FEB
On Saturday, February 18 2023, the Apollo Bay Seafood Festival will take over the Apollo Bay Harbour once again for a celebration of the finest seafood the town has to offer.
A pack-filled day of pop-up restaurants, cooking demonstrations, and seafood markets.
Lobster rolls, seafood dumplings, huge paellas, octopus skewers, southern rock lobster, abalone sashimi, Apollo Bay Bakeries’ famous Scallop Pies, calamari cones, bao buns organic oysters and much more will be on offer from our range of food vendors.
Kids will be able to get in on the fun with a hands-on educational program featuring interactive demonstrations and displays, sailing, casting competitions and harbour expeditions. Kids under 12 enter for free.
With some of Australia’s best musical acts over two stages, the festivities will wind up late into the evening.
Harbour Day is proudly presented by The Victorian Fisheries Authority
CONVERSATIONS - SUN 19 FEB
Conversations are happening again, and this year we are back ‘On the Edge’!
The discussions will explore some of the key critical issues that affect the ocean, and the land, and how we as humans can live with both in harmony rather than depleting and destroying. A range of speakers including fishermen, scientists, ocean activists, farmers, chefs and Indigenous knowledge holders will challenge our way of seeing the world, and how we interact with the environment around us.
EAT
Lobster rolls, seafood dumplings, huge paellas, octopus skewers, Apollo Bay Bakeries’ famous Scallop Pies, southern rock lobster, calamari cones, abalone sashimi, organic oysters, bao buns, smoked mussels, Yarra Valley Caviar and much more
LISTEN
Come and listen to a selection of Australia’s best musical acts in the unique setting of the Apollo Bay Harbour with two stages showcasing a wide range of talent.
Previous lineups have included performances from Beans, Bones and Jones, Dan Kelly, Nicky Bomba, Crepes, Libby Steel, Forever Son, Fraser Gorman, Jade Imagine, The Fillmores and much more. 2023 music program will be announced mid-Janruary.
DRINK
Prickly Moses local Craft beer, award-winning hand-crafted Blue Pyrenees wines, Apollo Bay Distillery’s G+Ts, Rum and Sugarcane Juice, Bloody Mary oyster shooters, espresso martinis and a range of ice cold cocktails
ENJOY
A range of activities at Harbour Day including
Off the boat seafood market
Bycatch BBQ
Cooking demonstrations
Sand Castle Competition
Sailing
Casting competitions
LEARN
Kids get in on the fun with a hands-on educational program featuring interactive demonstrations and displays, sailing lessons and harbour expeditions.
