Events Description
The BC Seafood Festival, will be held in June. It’s the largest seafood festival in Western Canada.
The 2024 BC Seafood Festival is moving to Mount Washington Alpine Resort located in the Comox Valley!
Friday, June 21, 2024
| Soft Open with Recorded Music – Admissions Open | 1:00 PM |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Oysters – Presented by the BC Shellfish Growers Association | 1:30 – 2:00 PM |
| Masterclass – Early Bird Gets the Seafood – Make Your Own Seafood Cocktail with Wayward Distillery | 2:15 – 3:00 PM |
| Bar(s) Open | 3:00 PM |
| Masterclass – Ceviche & Sparkling | 3:00 – 3:45 PM |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Sablefish – Presented by the Canadian Sablefish Association | 3:00 – 3:30 PM |
| Clam It Up! Happy Hour, Sponsored by Mac’s Oysters | 3:00 – 5:30 PM |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Tuna | 4:00 – 4:30 PM |
| CrabFest’s Kitchen Party – Presented by the BC Crab Fishermen’s Association, Sponsored by Crabben, the Vancouver Island CrabFest and featuring Festival Chefs and The Whiskeydicks | 6:30 – 9:00 PM |
| After Party | 9:00 – 11:00 PM |
| Festival closed for the day | 11:30 PM |
Saturday, June 22, 2024
| Early Riser – Full Irish Breakfast | 10:00 – 11:30 AM |
| Seafood Market Opens – Interactive, Seafood Demos, Educational & Ticketed Food, Beverage & Retail booths | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Bar(s) Open | 10:00 AM |
| MasterClass – Dig Deep with This Hands-on Tasty Shellfish – The Geoduck, Wine & Sampling | 10:00 – 10:45 AM |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Kelp | 10:30 – 11:00 AM |
| MasterClass – Discover Sablefish – Immerse Yourself in our Pacific Deep Waters Presented by the Canadian Sablefish Association | 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Wild About Halibut! Demo and Lunch – Presented by Wild Pacific Halibut | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Mussels – Presented by Saltspring Island Mussels and the BC Shellfish Growers Association | 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Prawns – Presented by the Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association | 12:30 – 1:00 PM |
| MasterClass – Oyster Rockefeller – Presented by the BC Shellfish Growers Association | 12:30 – 1:15 PM |
| MasterClass – Mystery MasterClass | 1:30 – 2:15 PM |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Geoduck – Presented by the Underwater Harvesters Association | 1:30 – 2:00 PM |
| MasterClass – Prawn to be Wild – Our West Coast Treasure – Beheaded Presented by the Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association | 2:30 – 3:15 PM |
| Shucked! Oyster Bar Happy Hour – Sponsored by the BC Shellfish Growers Association | 3:30 – 6:00 PM |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Urchin – Presented by the Pacific Urchin Harvesters Association | 3:30 – 4:00 PM |
| Seafood Market Pavillion Closes for the day | 4:00 PM |
| Gala Dinner – Sponsored by the BC Shellfish Growers Association | 6:30 – 9:00 PM |
| After Party | 9:00 – 11:00 PM |
| Festival closed for the day | 11:30 PM |
Sunday, June 23, 2024
| Bounty! A Brunch Seafood Cookout | 9:30 – 11:00 AM |
| Seafood Market Opens – Interactive, Seafood Demos, Educational & Ticketed Food, Beverage & Retail booths | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
| Bar(s) Open | 10:00 AM |
| Late Riser – The Art of Making a Seafood Breakfast Roll | 10:00 – 11:30 AM |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Halibut | 10:15 – 10:45 AM |
| MasterClass – Crab – Presented by the BC Crab Fishermen’s Association | 10:15 – 11:00 AM |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Ling cod – Fish and Chips | 11:00 – 11:30 AM |
| MasterClass – Taste the Forgotten 5 – Petrale sole, Rockfish, Lingcod, Skate and Dogfish | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM |
| Show Me Your Mussels! Lunch – Sponsored by Saltspring Island Mussels | 12:00 – 1:30 PM |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Crab – Presented by Crabben and the BC Crab Fishermen’s Association | 1:30 – 2:00 PM |
| Masterclass – The Grand Finale – All Chefs in the Kitchen – Leaning Towers of Seafood. Taste the towers and learn how to make them at home | 1:30 – 2:30 PM |
| 2024 BC Seafood Festival – Closed | 3:00 PM |
Who is it for?
adults
HOW MUCH
Tickets : Varies
How to get tickets?
Buy Online
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time: June 21 – 23, 2024
Venue: Mount Washington Alpine Resort, STN Main Courtenay, British Columbia
Mount Washington Alpine Resort is providing shuttle services for the festival weekend. Skip the drive up/down the mountain and take in the alpine to ocean views instead!











