Calling all seafood fanatics! The Dalkey Lobster Festival returns this month - Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th August 2016. Hosted in the beautiful heritage town of Dalkey, Co. Dublin, this festival is a unique fusion of incredible local seafood and the best of current global jazz musicians, making the Dalkey Lobster Festival a fantastic weekend for all the family with plenty to see, do and eat including lots of free events to take part in across the three days.

This year, The Dalkey Lobster Fest will be bigger and better than ever. Following from the success of previous years, Dalkey expects to welcome an additional 40,000 visitors across the weekend to the scenic coastal village that plays a perfect host to this lively and much loved festival. Festival-goers can enjoy great music with local and international artists including Paddy Sherlock, MacFleetwood,Jamie Duff, The Cuban All Stars to name but a few.

The fabulous local restaurants, pubs and cafés of Dalkey will be serving up some of the best Irish seafood in this unique relaxed setting and local businesses will be carrying out live interactive cooking demos, using only the finest locally sourced lobster and crab. The streets of Dalkey village will be bustling with street performers, face painters, balloon artists and much more and a selection of retailers will also have special offers available across the three days. There will be a dedicated Kids Zone with plenty to entertain the younger ones; bouncing castles, giant slides, puppet shows, magic shows, crazy golf and more.