Everything You Can Eat at This Weekend's Great Inland Seafood Festival at Newport's Festival Park

The Ohio River may not be a body of water you'd typically associate with fresh seafood, but this weekend, Newport's Festival Park will be inundated with delicious sea creatures of every stripe.

The Great Inland Seafood Festival brings multiple vendors to the riverfront Aug. 11-14, offering everything from oysters on the half-shell and shrimp po' boys to a crab boil bucket and seafood paella. Whole Maine lobsters will also be available for $11.95.

Complement your crustaceans with beer and live local music all weekend.

Want to plan your dining experience? Here's what's on the menu:

Raw Bar:

• Oysters on the half-shell
• Crab
• Shrimp cocktail ​

BJ's Concessions Booth #1: ​​

• Fried calamari
• Fried fish
• Fried scallops
• Fried clam strips
• Fried oysters
• Fried shrimp
• Fried coconut shrimp on a stick
• Fried gator on a stick ​
• French fries
• Sauteed green beans
• Yellow rice with veggies
• Hush puppies
• Jambalaya

BJ's Concessions Booth #2:

• Boiled crawfish and shrimp with corn and potatoes ​
• Grilled crab cakes
• Grilled salmon
• Grilled shrimp
• Grilled scallops
• Grilled seafood medley
• Yellow rice with veggies
• French fries
• Green beans
• Hush puppies
• Jambalaya ​

A Lil Taste of Soul:

• Shrimp and grits
• Salmon and grits
• Salmon croquettes
• Shrimp po' boy
• Lobster roll

Captain's Seafood Market:

• Beer-battered cod
• Jumbo butterfly shrimp
• Popcorn shrimp
• Coconut shrimp
• Oysters
• Crab cakes
• Crabby lobster mac 'n' cheese
• Cod sandwich
• Shrimp po'boy sandwich
• Corn
• Mac 'n' cheese
• Baked potato
• Cole slaw
• Key lime pie
• Fries
• Hush puppies ​

Hammerheads Grill:

• Crab boil bucket
• Pineapple seafood boat
• 6 jumbo battered shrimp on a stick
• Funnel cakes
• Loaded ribbon fries
• Cotton candy ​

Mis Sabores:

• Seafood paella
• Encocado or coconut fish with plantain
• Shrimp empanadas with chimichurri
• Ceviche
• Street corn ​

Fisherman's Market Seafood:

• Shrimp popcorn/butterfly on a stick
• Cod baskets/platters
• Oysters
• Roasted corn
• Baked potatoes
• Fries/hush puppies
• Sandwiches/po'boys ​

Alfio's Buon Cibo: ​

• Lobster and crab ravioli in cognac cream sauce
• Shrimp with penne and garlic herb creme sauce
• Crab cake empanada with slaw ​

Two Fishes and Five Loaves:

• Two waffles (sweet or savory)
• Two pieces of deep-fried whiting or catfish
• Soul savory shrimp and grits
• Seven seas soul
• Oogy gooey creamy cheesy smoked macaroni and cheese
• French fries
• In-house cole slaw

The Great Inland Seafood Festival takes place 5-11 p.m. Aug. 11 and 12; noon-11 p.m. Aug. 13; noon-9 p.m. Aug. 14. Free admission. Festival Park, Newport on the Levee. More info: thingstodocincinnati.com.

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