Join us October 10-12 in Port Angeles, WA

The Dungeness Crab Festival is dedicated to celebrating the cultural heritage and maritime traditions of the Dungeness region. Our mission is to foster community engagement, support local businesses, and provide an enriching, educational, and enjoyable experience through our annual festival and related events. We strive to promote sustainability, economic growth, and a sense of unity within our community, honoring the legacy of the Dungeness crab and the natural beauty of our region.

CrabFest is a free, three day event held in downtown Port Angeles, Washington each October. Our festival is always held the same weekend as Canadian Thanksgiving, which falls on the second Monday of October. CrabFest hosts approximately 12,000 visitors each year, with about 4,000 coming across on the Black Ball Ferry Line from Victoria, British Columbia.

The event is a mostly outdoor festival, held rain or shine - and it can get a little damp on the Washington coast in October! It's a great weekend to pack your favorite rain boots. Festival activities include free live music, a vendor market showcasing 75+ amazing artisan and resale vendors, fun activities for the kids, a live Search and Rescue demonstration (Saturday afternoon, schedule permitting), free tours of a United States Coast Guard boat, beer and wine garden, and of course - food! We sell a festival crab dinner, which is the favorite for visitors, but also host many local restaurants with their best seafood specialties for sale as well as a few food trucks and other outdoor food vendors.

Dungeness Crab Dinners

Every purchase of our delectable crab dinners, whether you opt for the whole feast or just half, comes with: A succulent Dungeness crab, served either warm or chilled to your preference, accompanied by farm-fresh corn on the cob and a crisp coleslaw. The whole crab offering tips the scales at an average of 2lbs, promising a hearty meal.

We take immense pride in serving the freshest Dungeness crab on the Olympic Peninsula. Our crabs are caught just in time for the festival, ensuring their freshness. They are then housed live in saltwater tanks, maintained at the ideal temperature, and cooked on-site at the festival each day.

With the unpredictable nature of the market, we highly recommend securing your crab dinner by making an advance purchase. Guarantee your feast by ordering your dinner (whole or half) online. Thanks to our reliable crab suppliers, we're confident in fulfilling all advance orders for CrabFest. While we will have crab dinners for sale at the festival at market price, availability is until supplies last.

Ticket choices include: Full Crab Dinner, Half Crab Dinner, and a Curbside Pick-Up option (this is a full cooked, cleaned and chilled crab, wrapped to go - served without sides).

PreOrder a Dungeness Crab Dinner.

Presented by Black Ball Ferry Line

Beyond proud and excited to have Black Ball Ferry Line as the title sponsor for The Dungeness Crab Festival! Thank you for your support over the years.

The vessel M/V Coho has long transported thousands of passengers from Victoria to Port Angeles for CrabFest, and has supported the festival through pre-sales of crab dinners and a creative marketing campaign called “Grab the Crabs” in the weeks leading up to the event.

Thank you Black Ball Ferry Line, and we'll see you in October!

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