Events and Activities

2010 Tentative Schedule of Events

Be sure to join us for this year's Festival, September 17 - 19th 2010

PEI International Shellfish Festival
2010 Main Tent Schedule
Date Event Location Time
Thursday, September 16th Mott's Clamato "Best Caesar in Town" contest. Peake's Quay Restaurant 7:00pm
Friday, September 17th Tent Opens. Food & Bar Serivice available. (Ticket required for admission) Festival Tent Noon
  Live Entertainment Aaron Crane & Fiona MacCorquodale
Live on the Main Stage
Main Festival Tent Noon-1:00pm
  Marine Touch Tank presented by Atlantic Veterinary College Peake's Wharf Noon-8:00pm
  Official Opening Ceremonies  Main Festival Stage 1:00pm-1:30pm
  Celebrity Oyster Shucking Challenge Main Festival Tent 1:30pm-1:45pm
  Live Entertainment Muddy Buddy
Live on the Main Festival Stage
Main Festival Tent 2:15pm-3:00pm
  Charlottetown Police Choir Main Festival Tent 3:30pm-4:15pm
  Boys in the Kitchen Live on the Main Festival Stage Main Festival Tent 4:15pm-5:00pm
  Cooking with PEI Clams Culinary Demo Festival Tent 3:00pm-3:30pm
  Peake's Wharf Boat Cruise - Featuring Guided Educational 'Shellfish101'
Tour & Shellfish Sampling
*Additional fees apply
Peake's Wharf 3:00pm
  "Keep on Shucking" with Franks RedHot
Oyster Shucking Demo
Festival Tent 4:00pm-4:30pm
  PEI Potato Seafood Chowder Championship 1st Heat Festival Tent 5:00pm
  World Famous PEI Mussels Demo featuring
Mott's Clamato Caesar
Main Festival Tent 4:30pm-5:00pm
  Dairy Farmers of Canada Food Demostration
featuring the Culinary Institute of Canada
Main Festival Tent 6:00pm-6:30pm
  Mott's Clamato "Best Ceasar in Town" Finals Main Festival Tent 6:00pm-6:30pm
  Sons of Maxwell Live on the Main Stage Main Festival Tent 6:30pm-8:00pm
  Mott's Clamato "Best Ceasar in Town" Award Main Festival Tent 8:00pm
  The Richard Wood Trio Live Entertainment Main Festival Tent 8:30pm-10:00pm
  Tent Closes Festival Tent 10:00pm
Saturday, September 18th Tent Opens. Food & Bar Services available. (Ticket required for admission)   11:00am-10:00pm
  Go Deep International Tie One On Mussel Competition Outside Festival Tent 11:00am
  Marine Touch Tank presented by Atlantic Veterinary College Peake's Wharf
Historic Waterfront
Noon-8:00pm
  JJ&Tim Chaisson Live on The Main Festival Stage Main Festival Tent 12:30pm-2:00pm
  Cooking with PEI Clams Culinary Demo Peake's Wharf
Historic Waterfront
12:30pm-1:00pm
  World Famous PEI Mussels Demo featuring
Mott’s Clamato Caesar
Peake's Wharf
Historic Waterfront
1:30pm-2:00pm
  Go Deep International Tie One On Mussel Competition Awards Presentation Peake's Wharf
Historic Waterfront
2pm
  PEI Potato Seafood Chowder Championship 2nd Heat Festival Tent 2:00pm-3:00pm
  Peake's Wharf Boat Cruise - Featuring Guided Educational 'Shellfish101'
Tour & Shellfish Sampling
*Additional fees apply
Peake's Wharf 2:00pm
  Nudie and The Turks Live on the Main Festival Stage Main Festival Tent 3:00pm-4:15pm
  “Keep on Shucking” with Franks RedHot
Oyster Shucking Demo
Main Festival Tent 3:00pm-3:30pm
  PEI Potato Seafood Chowder Championship & Go Deep International Tie One On Mussel Competition Awards Presentation Festival Tent 4:00pm-4:15pm
  Raspberry Point PEI Oyster Shucking Competition Festival Tent 4:30pm-4:45pm
  Dairy Farmers of Canada Food
Demonstration featuring the Culinary Institute of Canada
Main Festival Tent 5:00pm-5:30pm
  College of Piping Live on the Main Festival Stage Main Festival Tent 5:30pm-6:30pm
  International PEI Shellfish Chef Challenge 6:00pm-10:00pm Gala Dinner- Culinary Institute of Canada (4 Sydney Street) Five Course Gourmet meal presented by Talented Chefs’ from across North America Culinary Institute of Canada 4Sydney St. 6:00pm-10:00pm
  Minister’s Shellfish Recognition Awards
Presentation of the Culinary Institute of Canada
Main Festival Tent 7:00pm
  Raspberry Point PEI Oyster Shucking Awards Presentation Main Festival Tent 6:30pm-6:45pm
  La Famille Arsenault Live on the Main stage Main Festival Tent 7:00pm-8:15pm
  North American Oyster Shucking Showdown Main Festival Tent 7:50pm-8:25pm
  "Biggest Kitchen Party in Atlantic Canada featuring "Shanneyganock" Main Festival Tent 8:30pm - 10:00pm
  Tent Closes. Main Festival Tent 10:00pm
Sunday,
September 19th
Tent opens. Food & Bar services available (ticket required for admission)   Noon- 6:00pm
  Oyster Grower of the Year (Viewing & Judging)
Presented by the Claddagh Oyster House
Main Festival Tent Noon
  Baile Beag Live on the main stage Main Festival Tent Noon-1:15pm
  Lobster Culinary Demo Main Festival Tent 12:15pm-12:45pm
  "The World is Your Oyster" Confederation Landing Park Children’s Activities With Michael Pendergast Gazebo Confederation Landing Park Noon-3:00pm
  Marine Touch Tank presented by Atlantic Veterinary College Peake's Wharf Noon-5:00pm
  Cream International Chowder Championship Main Festival Tent 1:15pm-2:00pm
  Peake's Wharf Boat Cruise - Featuring Guided Educational 'Shellfish101'
Tour & Shellfish Sampling
*Additional fees apply
Peake's Wharf 1:00-2:10pm
  International Shellfish Chef Challenge Awards Presentation Main Festival Tent 2:00pm
  “Keep on Shucking” with Franks RedHot
Oyster Shucking Demo
Main Festival Tent 3:00pm-3:30pm
  Grass Mountain Hobos Live on the Main Festival Stage Main Festival Tent 2:15pm-3:30pm
  Dairy Farmers of Canada Food Demonstration
featuring the Culinary Institute of Canada
Main Festival Tent 6:00pm-6:30pm
  World Invitational Oyster Shucking Championship
Presented by the PEI International Shellfish Festival
Main Festival Tent 3:30pm-4:00pm
  Jon Matthews/Cynthia MacLeod Live on the Main Festival Stage Main Festival Tent 4:15pm-5:15pm
  Cream International Chowder Championship Awards Presentation Main Festival Tent 5:15pm
  World Invitational Oyster Shucking Championship Awards Presentation Main Festival Tent 5:20pm
  Oyster Grower of the Year prize presented by
The Claddagh Oyster House
Main Festival Tent 5:25pm
  Live Entertainment Jon Matthews/Cynthia MacLeod Live on the Main Festival Stage Main Festival Tent 5:30pm-6:00pm
  Tent Closes. Festival Tent 6:00pm

Schedule Subject to Change. Visit www.peishellfish.com for the most up to date information.

Venues:

Festival Main Tent is located on the Historic Charlottetown Waterfront in the parking lot across from Peake’s Quay Restaurant & Bar (at the foot of Great George Street). The majority of activities take place in the Festival Main Tent including the Chowder Championships, Shucking Championships, Maritime Entertainment Stage and Festival Food Vendors offering bar service, steamed clams, steamed mussels, chowder, quahogs and oysters on the half shell.

Offsite Venues include the featured shellfish restaurants located throughout Downtown Charlottetown. Boat Tours, Marine Touch Tank, Free Children’s Activities and Tie One on Mussel Competition can be found in the Historic Charlottetown Waterfront district.