This was the weekend for the NC Seafood Festival. We spent most of Sunday afternoon at the event. A little bit of walking around, a little bit of seafood at Ruddy Duck's, and a whole lot listening to music.
"The North Carolina Seafood Festival is in its 27th year.
The North Carolina Seafood Festival is a not-for-profit organization of Carteret county citizens and business people, in conjunction with the town of Morehead City, N.C. Recognizing the importance of seafood to eastern North Carolina, Seafood Festival, Inc., organized to develop and conduct a festival every year, the first weekend in October, to: promote the positive social and economic impact of the seafood industry on the citizens of North Carolina; educate the public about seafood and its importance to the state economy; publicize the wide variety of seafood indigenous to North Carolina and provide the opportunity for people to enjoy it; boost tourism and recreation in eastern North Carolina in the non-summer months; establish a scholarship program for educational pursuits related to the seafood industry; provide the opportunity for North Carolina non-profit, civic, church and educational organizations to raise funds through participation in the festival.
Festival proceeds are shared with community organizations who donate their efforts to the event. Since 1987, over $1.8 million has been dispersed among participating Carteret County non-profit groups."
The entire waterfront was lined with vendors. There were also quite a few amusements for the children.
The Carolina Beach Club from Greenville performed.
The Band of Oz from Raleigh was the feature band. They were very good as usual, probably my favorite NC band.
Becky, Herbert and Barbara enjoyed the music also.
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