Name: Annual Orange Beach Seafood Festival + Car Show
Start: 2026-02-28T00:00:00
End: 2026-03-01T00:00:00
Location: The Wharf Orange Beach

The 34th Annual Orange Beach Seafood Festival will be held at the Wharf on Saturday, February 28th. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The car show is the major fundraising event for MAAAC, which directly benefits Orange Beach schools.

Each year, more than 20,000 people attend the overall festival.

The Seafood Festival always features a full day of delicious food, 100 arts and crafts booths, music for the whole family to enjoy, a Kids' Zone with activities, and a huge car show - featuring antique, classic and hot rod vehicles all along Main Street.

There is no admission charge to the event and plenty of parking. Volunteers from Orange Beach schools help park cars and donations are accepted in support of our schools.

Free shuttles will also run from Orange Beach Middle/High School from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., depending on demand. Shuttle pickup will be at the school bell tower and drop off will be at the front circle on Main Street at The Wharf.

Car Show

All funds raised from the car show benefit MAAAC. Trophies will be awarded for many categories! For more information on registering for the car show, please visit the MAAAC Website-contact.

Arts and Crafts

There's always something for everyone at the Seafood Festival's Arts & Crafts booths, including handmade jewelry, metalwork, mixed media, painting, photography, leather, pottery, sculpture, specialty goods, and woodwork. The arts and crafts and food vendors are in the west parking lot, behind the movie theatre.

The arts and crafts vendor application period is open NOW-November 2nd, 2025. Arts and crafts vendors need to have a Zapplication account to apply, and it is free to create one. Application fee is $10.

Food

As always, there will be a wide variety of seafood selections at the festival. In the west parking lot behind the movie theater, food vendors will be serving seafood dishes and specialty snacks.

Don’t miss out on Crawfish on Main Street-it is always a sellout!

There will be two Pepsi stations run by Orange Beach City School volunteers and MAAAC volunteers run a beer booths on Main Street and by the music stage.

The food vendor application is available NOW-November 2nd, 2025 at Zapplication. Food vendors need to have a Zapplication account to apply, and it is free to create one. Application fee is $10.