18th Annual Deering Seafood Festival

On April 14, more than 8000 people found their way to the Deering Seafood Festival. With food tents from Golden Rule Seafood, Sports Grill, Popos Seafood and about a dozen others, there was something for everyone.

Chill-N was there for ice cream and a selection of Eagle Brands beer and a frozen drink stand kept the crowds quenched. There were also cooking demonstrations from our local famous chefs and restaurants.

Nina Zanella, Executive Director of The Deering Estate Foundation explains, “We started the festival as a way to get people down to the Deering Estate, our hidden gem in Palmetto Bay, and it grew to this major event.”

And that is the point. It is so much more than the seafood. This event should really be called the Deering Community Festival. It is the Spring event where you need to see and be seen. It is a way to be connected to neighbors and feel connected to nature and the community.

Located in Palmetto Bay, the Charles Deering Estate is an historic 444-acre site which houses both Deering’s estate buildings but also is an archeological site with discoveries of Seminal tribe remains and saber-tooth tigers going back 15,000 years.

Open year-round, you can enjoy nature, artist residency shows, educational programs and more. There are memberships and day passes available at deeringestate.org

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