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Fall Food Festivals in PEI - Fall Flavours, PEI Shellfish Festival

Fall Flavours September 03 – September 30 2010

The Fall Flavours Festival features more than 250 culinary and  
cultural events taking place in communities across Prince Edward  The event is hosted by Chef Michael Smith, an Island original and host of Food Network’s series Chef Abroad.

Our Signature Events feature the very best PEI has to offer and have  been created exclusively for Fall Flavours. Some are small and intimate, others will draw a crowd... all will delight.

You can join local hosts and pick potatoes, catch lobsters, harvest  oysters or head off to Culinary Boot Camp. These are just a few samples of the many Hands on Experiences/Participatory Events that let you enjoy food from the source. Each experience offers an educational component with a local host, as well as a tasting and/or cooking opportunity.

There's a wide range of Culinary Events from which to choose. A feast of bar clams on the beach? Perhaps a brewmasters dinner with PEI produced handcrafted beers? And those are just for starters.

Visit local Fall Flavours Festival restaurants which offer Island Cuisine showcasing the best of land and sea. Menus have been created exclusively for the Fall Flavours Festival and are available by contacting the restaurants directly for reservations. 

Prince Edward Island International Shellfish Festival September 17-19, 2010

Prince Edward Island International Shellfish Festival Promises Fun for All Ages with the "Biggest Kitchen Party in Atlantic Canada". Boasting Good Friends, Good Times, Good Music and Lots of World Famous Prince Edward Island Shellfish.

What’'s an Island Kitchen Party without great food? Tempt your taste buds with the culinary delights of PEICooks.com, in the Food Pavilion featuring interactive Shellfish Culinary Demos presented by the Culinary Institute of Canada daily .  Plus there's Seafood Chowder, freshly steamed PEI Mussels & Clams and renowned PEI Oysters & Quahogs. Full bar service is also available.

For those serious about seafood chowder, the festival hosts the PEI Potato Seafood Chowder Championship and the Cream International Chowder Championship. Sample these unique chowder dishes as they are served up during each challenge and you be the judge by choosing your own personal favorite.

If it is oysters you are searching for, be sure to attend the Raspberry Point PEI Oyster Shucking Championship, The North American Oyster Shucking Showdown and the ShellfishWorld Invitational Oyster Shucking Championship. Competitors will amaze the crowd with their skill and speed as they compete against some of the world's best oyster shuckers.

Or try your hand at shucking oysters! Have you ever wanted to learn how to shuck oysters like a pro? Then join us at the Keep on Shucking with Frank's RedHot® Oyster Shucking Demos taking place during the Prince Edward Island International Shellfish Festival!

Other festival weekend highlights include the Go Deep International Tie One On Mussel Competition, the International PEI Shellfish Chef Challenge, The World is Your Oyster free children's program, the Atlantic Veterinary College Marine Touch Tank, Peake's Wharf Boat Cruises with guided tours and shellfish and much more.

For more information, please call: 1-866-955-2003