2024 BC Seafood Festival Schedule
Events in the 2024 BC Seafood Festival will take place on Mount Washington at the Mount Washington Alpine Resort, Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Last Updated: June 20, 2024
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 | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| Masterclass – Early Bird Gets the Seafood – Make Your Own Seafood Cocktail with Wayward Distillery | 2:15 – 3:00 PM | Glacier View |
| Bar(s) Open | 3:00 PM | |
| Masterclass – Ceviche & Sparkling | 3:00 – 3:45 PM | Whiskey Jack |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Sablefish – Presented by the Canadian Sablefish Association | 3:00 – 3:30 PM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| Clam It Up! Happy Hour, Sponsored by Mac’s Oysters | 3:00 – 5:30 PM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Tuna | 4:00 – 4:30 PM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| CrabFest’s Kitchen Party – SOLD OUT – 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 | Festival Tent |
| Friday After Party Featuring Hounds of Cuchulain | 9:00 – 11:00 PM | Ted’s Bar & Grill |
| Festival closed for the day | 11:30 PM |
Saturday, June 22, 2024
| Early Riser – Full Irish Breakfast – SOLD OUT | 10:00 – 11:30 AM | Ted’s Bar & Grill |
| Seafood Market Pavilion Opens – Interactive, Seafood Demos, Educational & Ticketed Food, Beverage & Retail booths | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| Bar(s) Open | 10:00 AM | |
| MasterClass – Dig Deep with This Hands-on Tasty Shellfish – The Geoduck, Wine & Sampling – Presented by the Underwater Harvesters Association | 10:00 – 10:45 AM | Whiskey Jack |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Kelp | 10:30 – 11:00 AM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| MasterClass – Discover Sablefish – Immerse Yourself in our Pacific Deep Waters – Presented by the Canadian Sablefish Association | 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Glacier View |
| Wild About Halibut! Demo and Lunch – Presented by Wild Pacific Halibut | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Festival Tent |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Mussels – Presented by Saltspring Island Mussels and the BC Shellfish Growers Association | 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Prawns – Presented by the Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association | 12:30 – 1:00 PM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| MasterClass – Oyster Rockefeller – Presented by the BC Shellfish Growers Association | 12:30 – 1:15 PM | Whiskey Jack |
| MasterClass – Mystery Has Been Revealed! There’s Something About Scallops – Presented by West Coast Wild Scallops | 1:30 – 2:15 PM | Glacier View |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Geoduck – Presented by the Underwater Harvesters Association | 1:30 – 2:00 PM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| MasterClass – Prawn to be Wild – Our West Coast Treasure – Beheaded – Presented by the Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association | 2:30 – 3:15 PM | Whiskey Jack |
| Seafood Market Pavilion Closes for the day | 3:00 PM | |
| Shucked! Oyster Bar Happy Hour – SOLD OUT – Sponsored by the BC Shellfish Growers Association | 3:30 – 6:00 PM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Urchin – Presented by the Pacific Urchin Harvesters Association | 3:30 – 4:00 PM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| Gala Dinner – SOLD OUT – Sponsored by the BC Shellfish Growers Association | 6:30 – 9:00 PM | Festival Tent |
| Saturday After Party with Time Well Wasted | 9:00 – 11:00 PM | Ted’s Bar & Grill |
| Festival closed for the day | 11:30 PM |
Sunday, June 23, 2024
| Bounty! A Brunch Seafood Cookout – SOLD OUT | 9:30 – 11:00 AM | Festival Tent |
| Seafood Market Pavilion 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 | Ted’s Bar & Grill |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Halibut | 10:15 – 10:45 AM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| MasterClass – Crab – Presented by the BC Crab Fishermen’s Association | 10:15 – 11:00 AM | Whiskey Jack |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Ling cod – Fish and Chips | 11:00 – 11:30 AM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| MasterClass – Taste the Forgotten 5 – Petrale sole, Rockfish, Lingcod, Skate and Dogfish | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Glacier View |
| Show Me Your Mussels! Lunch – Sponsored by Saltspring Island Mussels | 12:00 – 1:30 PM | Festival Tent |
| Chefs Corner Seafood Demo – Crab – Presented by Crabben and the BC Crab Fishermen’s Association | 1:30 – 2:00 PM | GFS Stage – Courtyard |
| 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 | Whiskey Jack |
| 2024 BC Seafood Festival – Closed | 3:00 PM | |
| Thank you for coming! See you next year! | Subject to change without notice. |
Please note Seafood Demo chefs and seafood, and event locations might change without notice.
Events / dates / times subject to change.