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**Great Inland Seafood Festival Returns to Newport's Festival Park August 14-17, 2025**
*Newport, KY* – The highly anticipated Great Inland Seafood Festival is set to make its grand return to Newport's Festival Park from August 14 to 17, 2025. This annual event promises a delightful experience for seafood enthusiasts and families alike, offering a diverse array of fresh seafood, live entertainment, and free admission.
**Event Details:**
- **Dates:** Thursday, August 14 – Sunday, August 17, 2025
- **Location:** Newport's Festival Park, Newport, KY
- **Admission:** Free
**Festival Hours:**
- **Thursday:** 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- **Friday:** 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- **Saturday:** 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- **Sunday:** 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
**Culinary Highlights:**
Attendees can indulge in a wide variety of seafood delicacies prepared by renowned vendors. Some of the featured dishes include:
- **Whole Maine Lobsters:** A festival favorite, offering succulent lobsters at an unbeatable price.
- **Big Bamboo’s Caribbean Grill:** Serving calamari, crab cake sliders, fish tacos, shrimp tacos, gator bites, shark bites, walleye bites, fish & chips platter, and shrimp platter.
- **Shrimp Lips Seafood:** Known for lobster fries, fried gator bites, fried whiting, fried shrimp, catfish nugget basket, and fried shrimp basket.
- **Hammerhead Grill:** Featuring seafood pineapple boats, alligator brats, Cajun-fried frog legs, and fried whole fish.
- **Naughty Lobstah:** Offering various lobster rolls (seven types), lobster tacos, shrimp tacos, lobster quesadilla, and shrimp quesadilla.
- **The Lumpia Queen:** Specializing in shrimp lumpia, shrimp fried rice, and shrimp pancit.
- **Captain’s Seafood Market:** Providing beer-battered cod, crabby lobster mac & cheese, shrimp basket/platter, oyster basket/platter, crab cake basket/platter, hush puppies, roasted corn, and key lime pie.
- **Maw Maw's Creole Kitchen:** Serving seafood étouffée, Zulu fries (seafood étouffée over fries), Maw Maw’s jambalaya, cream cheese beignets, and caramel beignets.
- **Lil Taste of Soul:** Featuring Cajun lobster roll, shrimp & grits, salmon & grits, trio grits, crab mac, shrimp mac, salmon mac, trio mac, and loaded crab fries.
- **BJ's Fried Concessions:** Offering fried oysters, fried clam strips, fried fish, fried shrimp, fried gator on a stick, crab cakes, grilled shrimp, grilled fish, blackened fish, boiled crawfish, and boiled shrimp.
**Live Entertainment:**
The festival will feature live music performances throughout the weekend, enhancing the vibrant atmosphere. The entertainment lineup includes:
- **Thursday, August 14:**
- 5:00 PM: Ninety Four .04
- 8:00 PM: Marsha Brady
- **Friday, August 15:**
- 5:00 PM: That One Party Band
- 8:00 PM: To Be Announced
- **Saturday, August 16:**
- 12:00 PM: Sunburners
- 3:45 PM: Snidely Whiplash
- 7:45 PM: DAT Band
- **Sunday, August 17:**
- 12:00 PM: Shuffle
- 3:00 PM: School of Rock
- 6:00 PM: Whiskey Town
**Additional Information:**
- **Vendor Payments:** Most vendors accept cash and credit. ATMs will be available on-site for convenience.
- **Family-Friendly Activities:** The festival offers $10 Play-all-day wristbands for the inflatbles attractions suitable for all ages, ensuring a fun-filled experience for the entire family.
The Great Inland Seafood Festival is a cherished tradition that brings together the community to celebrate delicious seafood, lively music, and a festive atmosphere. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy a weekend of culinary delights and entertainment by the scenic Ohio River.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1 Levee Way, Newport, KY, United States, Kentucky 41071
