Lobster lovers, September is your month. There will be three different ways to enjoy your favorite crustacean – and we are not talking about boiled, Newburg, or in a roll. We mean that this month boasts three separate lobster-themed festivals in the South Bay area.
The Original Long Beach Lobster Festival overruns the Rainbow Lagoon Sept. 11-13. Tons of freshly flownin Maine lobsters will be boiled in what has been dubbed the “world’s largest lobster cooker.” The musical lineup includes blues, Cuban, disco and Motown tunes, and there will be a children’s stage populated with magicians, storytellers, music and more.
The following weekend, the lobster scene shifts to the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival. Besides a bevy of lobsters to eat, the festival features street performers, carnival rides and games, a full lineup of bands (including the world famous instrumental band, Los Straitjackets), the annual lobster pet parade and a pirate camp.
The 14th annual Dive N’ Surf Lobster Festival in Redondo Beach offers professional wakeboarding demonstrations and beachwear fashion shows. The fest also includes live entertainment, a free children’s area – and, oh yes, lobsters.
Long Beach Lobster Festival, 5-11 p.m. Sept. 11, noon-midnight Sept. 12, noon-10 p.m. Sept. 13,
Rainbow Lagoon, 400-403 Shoreline Village Dr., Long Beach. $13 in advance; $15 at door, children 12 and younger admitted free when accompanied by an adult.
www.originallobsterfestival.com.
Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival, 5-11 p.m. Sept 18, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 19, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 20, Ports O’ Call Village, San Pedro. $9, free for children 11 and younger. www.portoflosangeles.org.
Dive N’ Surf Redondo Beach Lobster Festival, 5-11 p.m. Sept. 25, noon-11 p.m. Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 27, Seaside Lagoon, 200 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach. $12 adults,
$5 children 3-12.
www.lobsterfestival.com.
Source: LA Parent, Sept. 2009
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