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Lionfish Festival

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2023 Festival

LIONFISH

REMOVAL & AWARENESS DAY

Join us May 20-21, 2023 10 am-5 pm

at HarborWalk Village in Destin, FL

The two-day outdoor festival is open to the public and will include lionfish tastings, fillet demonstrations, conservation & art booths, an interactive kid’s zone, and more!

Background

In February of 2015, a Resolution declared the first Saturday after Mother’s Day each year as Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day. FWC hosts the Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day (LRAD) Festival on this date each year to continue to spread outreach about the lionfish invasion and to celebrate those who work to control the invasion. The two-day festival is typically headquartered in the Panhandle with satellite events sometimes occurring around the state. The festival brings in thousands of visitors each year to learn about lionfish, taste samples, and enjoy a variety of events and vendors. This isn’t your average festival, however, because the event also coincides with a huge lionfish tournament. As with many previous years, this year’s festival will happen alongside the largest lionfish tournament in the world, the Emerald Coast Open. The Emerald Coast Open is an annual event put on in Destin, FL. Each year, the tournament brings in tens of thousands of lionfish from around the state. The final tournament weigh in and awards ceremony will be happening LIVE during the LRAD festival.

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Interested in registering for the tournament? Click here to learn more!

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