OceanFest

FMSA: OceanFest Band.

OceanFest, Saturday, October 7, 11-4,

Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center, Crissy Field, San Francisco

Free Admission

Join us Saturday, October 7, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., on the beach at West Crissy Field, for our annual fabulous free event.

OceanFest features:

• Delicious sustainable seafood prepared by top Bay Area restaurants
• Chez Panisse
• Farallon
• Slanted Door
• Zuni Cafe
• Hog Island Oyster Co.
• Local beers, fine wines, and hot dogs
• Live music
• ZunZun and other kids’ activities
• Sharktoberfest
• Over 20 exhibitors offer information on being eco-savvy, enjoying seafood sustainably, and our rich local marine environment
• Win a Baja kayak trip, Half Moon Bay getaway, Jerry Rice day 49ers tickets, whale watching, dinners, and more in the OceanFest raffle

 

"OceanFest is a perfect event--happy and unpretentious," says Judy Rodgers, chef/owner of San Francisco’s renowned Zuni Cafe and FMSA board member, who is participating in her fourth OceanFest. "OceanFest reminds us that we all need to care about the ocean, which is filled with surprises and treasures.”

Rodgers will be preparing her OceanFest delicacies in the company of many of the Bay Area's top chefs: Phillip Dedlow from Chez Panisse, Parke Ulrich from Farallon, Charles Phan from Slanted Door, and hot dogs from Let's Be Frank--to name a few. 

All the chefs are volunteering their culinary talents to promote the delicious and environmentally sound qualities of sustainable seafood, which is donated by Monterey Fish Company and Osprey Seafood. 

A gourmet meal from a top Bay Area chef, or a wine or beer tasting is only $10.  All event proceeds benefit Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association programs.

For children (of all ages), the event features ZunZun, a well-known local performing arts group that celebrates the environments and cultures of the Americas through music, and a range of interactive kids’ activities on the environment and marine life, especially white sharks, which thrive in our local waters, particularly during "Sharktoberfest."

Learn about the environment and marine life while enjoying delicious food and drink and watching the Blue Angels fly overhead during Fleet Week.

For more information: http://www.farallones.org/news/oceanfest.php or 415-561-6625.