The 15th annual Rhode Island Seafood Festival was hosted at India Point Park in Providence on Sept. 6 and 7. Each year, the event brings together the best local purveyors of seafood and other fine fare, paired with beer, wine and spirits from Ocean State producers and wholesalers for two days of scenic seafood, music and fun. Guests enjoyed eats from Matunuck Oyster Bar, Shuckin’ Truck, Blount Clam Shack, Five-0-Five Fusion, Sunset Farm, Ninigret Nectars and more with sips from Narragansett Beer, Sons of Liberty Beer & Spirits Co., Chair 2 Light Lager, Whalers Brewing Company and more, with live performances by Carolyn and the Cable Car Crew, Blue Drew and the Magoos, Phunke Enterprises, Connor Antico, TJay and the Tallboys, Tom Abbott, The Possm, Heidi Nirk Band, Jake Kulak and the Modern Vandals and Young Rust: The Neil Young Experience.
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- The 15th annual Rhode Island Seafood Festival was hosted at India Point Park in Providence on Sept. 6 and 7.
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- All from RI Seafood Fest: Peter Pepler, O.G. Seafood Fest Bartender; Lindsay Gratiano, Bar Manager, and Bridgette Sanok, Bartender.
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- Featured beverage selections included Lani Red Sangria, Lani White Sangria, Drift Blueberry Lemon Hard Seltzer, Whalers Muse IPA Version 13, Whalers Rise APA, Narragansett Fresh Catch Citra Session Ale and Narragansett Lager.
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- Chilled cans of Lani Red Sangria.
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- Beverage selections included Whalers Brewing Company Rise APA and Chair 2 Light Lager.
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- Drift Blueberry Lemon Hard Seltzer.
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- A Bloody Mary featuring Deep Eddy Vodka.
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- Oysters from Shuckin’ Truck paired with a Narragansett Lager.
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- Guests enjoyed seafood delicacies from a variety of vendors, including Shuckin’ Truck.
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- Colin Graf, Shucker, Shuckin’ Truck.
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- Guests enjoyed raw bars with fresh local shellfish.
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- Jerry Ducharme, Parks Department, City of Providence and Noa Getzug, Mascot, RI Seafood Fest.
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- RI Seafood Fest’s Noa Getzug, Mascot and Adrian Crawford, Co-organizer.
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- RI Seafood Fest’s Noa Getzug, Mascot with Festival Bartender Bridgette Sanok.
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- Cans of Moniker El Rhodeo Mexican Lager await guests.
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- Fish tacos from Scotti’s Salumeria: a fried beer-battered cod filet topped with cabbage, cilantro, salsa verde and chipotle mayo.
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- Ten musical acts performed during the RI Seafood Festival weekend.
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- Guests enjoying various seafood dishes with the RI Seafood Fest’s Noa Getzug.
Photos by Laura Widness.
