The Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival returns for its 35th year Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.
Admission is free, and the festival runs rain or shine under the tents. Food and drink are sold at vendor booths. A portion of proceeds from the festival bars benefits Child & Family, the Middletown-based nonprofit.
Neighboring restaurants and fishermen’s associations will serve lobster rolls, stuffies, chowder, fried calamari, clams, oysters and fish tacos, along with options for people who don’t eat seafood, plus donuts, kettle corn and chocolate-covered fruit. Signature cocktails and beer will be available, with café-style seating throughout the wharf…