Local restaurants serving grouper, mahi-mahi, stone crabs, oysters, shrimp, soft-shell crabs and more. Sarasota Seafood & Music Festival. Downtown Sarasota at JD Hamel Park. Hours: Thursday and Friday, 4 pm-11 pm Saturday, 10 am-11 pm Sunday, 11 am-6 pm. Free parking and shuttle from Mesa Motocross Park, 100 Mesa Park Blvd. Hear some great music and enjoy fun rides.

Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival, 23 South Orange St, Fellsmere. Bayview Park, 1320 Truman Ave, Key West, FL 33040. Sponsored by the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen’s Association. F ried fish baskets, Florida spiny lobster, sampler platters with fish, stone crab, conch fritter, ceviche, renowned Key West pink shrimp, stone crab claws with key lime mustard sauce, smoked fish dip, Bahamian-style conch chowder. Fresh seafood caught locally, prepared and served by local fishermen and women. Laishley Park, 120 Laishley Court, Punta Gorda. There is limited on the event-site parking for $15. Live Music throughout Downtown beginning at 8 pm. Friday: Art Auction Preview and Oyster Tasting 6-8pm, at the Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and Arts at 86 Water Street. Silent auction, oysters, shrimp, smoked mullet, hot dogs, hamburgers, local beer, live music, kids’ activities, dancing performances and a 5K run! Benefits the Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department. Every year on the Friday and Saturday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Apalachicola Oyster Cook Off, Apalachicola. Esplanade Park, 400 SW 2nd St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 $30 Beer/Wine Garden (21+) featuring unlimited samplings. Admission is free, food and drinks available for purchase. Signature seafood dishes of conch, shrimp, crab, lobster, fresh fish and more. Showcase for South Florida seafood restaurants and gourmet food trucks. 14th Annual Riverwalk Stone Crab & Seafood Festival.

River District, 1400 Hendry St., Fort Myers, FL 33902. Friday, 4-10 pm Saturday, 11 am-10 pm Sunday, 11 am-6 pm. Beer, wine and mixed drinks available, and a variety of musical entertainment all weekend, featuring rock, blues, country rock, jazz, Caribbean and tribute bands. Dishes are prepared using fresh, local and sustainable resources from Gulf waters. First weekend in January in the River District Seafood.

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