Cromer's Crab and Lobster Festival to return in May 2024

The annual festival will run from Friday, May 17, until Sunday, May 19, and the line-up of events has already been revealed.

The party will begin at the pier's Pavillion Theatre when Olly Day hosts the first Grand Opening Concert in five years alongside special guests including Nigel ‘boy’ Syer and the Sheringham Shantymen.

Nigel ‘boy’ Syer and Olly Day will take to the Pavillion Theatre stage for the Grand Opening Concert (Image: Cromer Crab and Lobster Festival)

Over Saturday and Sunday, visitors can expect to find food, drink, craft stalls, cooking demonstrations, children's activities, heritage displays, seafaring crafts and a crab dressing competition at the town's Evington Lawns.

On both days, music will be provided by the Old Wild Rovers, a north Norfolk Shanty folk band and the Rock the Lobster Open Mic group.

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Marlene's School of Dancing is performing on Saturday and Busybodies Stage School students from Dereham will take to the stage on Sunday.

Other events over the weekend include a puppet show depicting a day in the life of a Cromer crab fisherman and a family-friendly picnic hosted by the Westie's Warblers.

The Sheringham Shantymen are among the musicians booked to perform across the event (Image: Chris Taylor)

Tony Shipp, the festival's chairman, said: "It will be a great weekend to be in Cromer.

"In addition to the festival, there is all that Cromer has to offer with its beaches, clifftop walks and a wide variety of shops, cafes and restaurants - many of which will be supporting the Festival with special seafood dishes on their menus."

Tickets to the opening show cost £15 and are now available from the Pavilion Theatre box office.