38th Annual Pompano Beach Seafood Festival

The non-profit festival has its roots in the local community and is a primary source of revenue for many local charities and civic organizations, who oversee and operate the festival. Participating organizations are; Pompano Beach High School, Ely High School, the Boy Scouts of America, Soroptimist, Pompano Lighthouse Rotary, Kiwanis of Pompano, Kiwanis West Side, Pompano Proud, Women in Financial Services, Shipwreck Park, and the Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce.

“Community events like ours are finding it a challenge to survive in this time of ever rising expenses,” commented Kyle Good, festival manager. “Our committee met early this year to look at every phase of the operation with the hope we could not only avoid an increase in admission prices but actually find a way to reduce the cost to visitors. We have reduced expenses in a number of areas, while maintaining the elements that have made this such an iconic South Florida favorite and have lowered admission prices!”

The festival returns to its traditional Saturday / Sunday format, eliminating Friday night. Admission prices have been cut in half, from $20.00 per day to $20.00 for the entire weekend, with single day admission reduced to $15.00. All parking within the park, a $10.00 fee last year, will be free. There will still be preferred $10.00 parking at Pompano Beach High School adjacent to the entrance.
Several new seafood vendors are participating this year, giving the food court an even greater variety of both seafood and non-seafood items with plenty of seating for dining on the top of the amphitheater overlooking the festival. More than 150 vendor booths will feature everything from arts and crafts, to clothing, to commercial vendors and boat and car displays.

As always, the festival is headlined by a great line-up of top bands featuring many South Florida favorites, along with a few new twists to spice things up. On Saturday, The Harrah’s Main Stage will come alive with a special “Blues Jam” at 1:15. “We are bringing together some very talented musicians with a high energy blues performance that will be a highlight of this year’s festival,” says popular South Florida drummer Lenny Chesal. “Visitors are going to love this music, featuring some of South Florida’s finest blues musicians coming together just for the festival. These folks love to play the blues as much for their own enjoyment as to entertain the crowd. It’ll be a blast”.

Saturday’s line-up also includes “Vibes Farm”, “The Flyers”, “Shaw Davis and the Black Ties”, “Crazy Fingers”, and will end the evening with Tampa based “Home Grown” A Zac Brown Experience. Sunday features “Killbillies”, “Tasty Vibrations”, “The Boss Project” (Springsteen Tribute), and back once again to close out the day is St. Pete based Funk/Rock Band “Ajeva”
Broward Health’s Pompano Jacks Tent / Stage, new this year, is designed with a more laid- back atmosphere. With so much to see and do at the festival, this will be a place where visitors can simply relax and listen to live music in the shade or on the grass, while enjoying their food and a cold drink. Throughout the weekend, enjoy local favorites including Andrew Morris, Mark Zaden, Shannon Battle, and more.

Festival Hours
-Saturday (4/20): 11 am – 10 pm
-Sunday (4/31): 11 am, – 7 pm

Admission
-Weekend Pass: $20, Single Day Admission: $15

Complete information with full music schedules, frequently asked questions, directions, parking info and on-line tickets can be found at www.pompanobeachseafood festival.com.