Fish Festival of the Week: Marathon Seafood Festival, Florida, USA
Way out in the Florida Keys, about half way between Key Largo and Key West where Beel’s father once lived, is tiny Marathon, Florida, host city for the aptly named … Continue reading
Fish Festival of the Week: Grant Seafood Festival, Florida
This weekend, 2-3 March 2013, the 47th Annual Grant Seafood Festival will be held in Grant, Florida. Grant is one-half of the greater Grant-Valkaria metropolis, which has a population of 3,810 … Continue reading
Fish Festival of the Week: Apollo Bay Seafood Festival Australia & Smelt Derby USA
The seafood festival of the week is two festivals. Both are one day events, held this Saturday (23 February). For adults, Beel recommends the Apollo Seafood Festival, especially if you’re … Continue reading
Tunarama Festival, Australia
Okay, okay, Beel totally missed this one. The 54th Tunarama Festival wrapped up last weekend in Port Lincoln, South Australia. The festival celebrates the tuna fishery, which is of importance to … Continue reading
Fish Festival of the Week: Barcelos Festival of Ornamental Fish
Woo hoo, says Beel. A fish festival. Brazil. Way cool! The Barcelos Festival of Ornamental Fish, AKA Festival do Peixe Ornamental de Barcelos, was established in 1994. It is held in Barcelos, Brazil, … Continue reading
Ice Fish Fest at Catfish Bay is a Big (?) Success
Woo hoo, says Beel? Ice Fish Fest, last week’s Fish Festival of the Week was reported to be a success. Five hundred fish were caught (200 more than last year). … Continue reading
Two Recent Fish Festivals in China
Beel is very excited. The past few days have seen the start of two fish festivals in China. Please let Beel present a brief account of these festivals. The China … Continue reading
Fish Festival of the Week: Versova Koli Seafood Festival
Woo hoo, says Beel. The Versova Koli Seafood Festival in Mumbai, India starts this Friday. A fish festival. Indian food. Kingfisher. What more could Beel want? The festival celebrates the food … Continue reading
The International Eelpout Festival Has a Wiki Entry!
Beel has long had a fascination with the International Eelpout Festival held each February in Walker, Minnesota (see posts here and here). Beel is pleased to learn the festival now … Continue reading
Bad News for the Great West Coast Whitebait Festival
Last October, the Westland District Council (of west coast New Zealand) sponsored the Great West Coast Whitebait Festival, which was held in Christchurch, the most populous city on the South Island. Shortly … Continue reading
Droppin’ of the Carp
After nearly a week of festivities, Carpfest 2012, held in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin will culminate at midnight tomorrow with the 12th Annual Droppin’ of the Carp. Beel loves a fish festival. And … Continue reading
Carp Sells for $54,500 at the Chagan Lake Fish Festival
The Chagan Lake Fish Festival, in Jilin Province, China, is in full swing and the results of the traditional auction of the first fish captured are now available. It is … Continue reading →