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This May, Cromer will host its famous Crab & Lobster Festival, with a host of seafaring fun for all the family - and it is all set to get off to a cracking start with its opening concert.The fabulous variety show is for anyone who enjoys a traditional seaside spectacular filled with irresistible humour and unique songs of the sea. Tickets for the event, which takes place at the Pavilion Theatre on Cromer Pier on Friday 17 May 2024, are £15 and available from the Pavilion Theatre box office on 01263 512495 and online.

The ever-popular Olly Day returns to host the show which also features his Fisherman’s act with Nigel ‘boy’ Syer, the seaside tradition of Sea Shanties from the renowned Sheringham Shantymen, with Marlene’s School of Dancing taking to the stage with a variety of dance styles. 

The Festival weekend continues on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May at Evington Lawns in Cromer. The Festival will host an array of local food and drink stalls, cookery demonstrations, activities for children, heritage displays, live music, crab sandwiches, superb seafood, seafaring crafts, crab dressing demonstrations and a crab dressing competition. On the Saturday evening from 5pm-7pm, bring your own picnic to the Festival marquee for a party picnic with entertainment by Westie’s Warblers.

Visitors will also be able to follow the Festival’s Art Trail to hunt out decorated mooring post lamps located in shop windows around Cromer. The lamps have been decorated by artists and will be displayed all summer before being auctioned off for local charities in August. Leaflets for the trail will be available in local tourist information centres. For more information and updates please visit www.cromercrabandlobsterfestival.co.uk

Cookery demonstrations, kids fun, heritage displays, live music, crab sandwiches, Punch & Judy and a picnic party