Fort Adams to Host Newport Chowder Festival This Year

Chowder lovers are celebrating upon news that one of the longest running chowder festivals — the Great Chowder Cook-Off — will carry on this year.

There were concerns that the festival would not happen this year after the closure of its former venue, the Newport Yachting Center, last year.

But Newport Waterfront Events announced this week that the festival will be held June 6 from noon to 6 p.m. at Fort Adams State Park.

Open to local, regional and international chefs who work at restaurants, catering companies and institutional dining facilities, the spirited Great Chowder Cook-Off competition for bragging rights and nearly $15,000 in prizes and awards is a fun-filled day for the chowder creators as well as the tasters.

The event features all-you-can-eat “chowda” from the nation’s best chefs who serve samples of their sumptuous creations to the thousands of chowder loving festival attendees who also act as judges. Chefs compete for the coveted titles of “Best Clam,” “Best Seafood,” and “Best Creative” chowder with prize money being awarded to the top three winners in each category, including $2,000 each for the first-place winners.

The event has been featured on the Food Network and Travel Channel and attracts chefs from across the planet.

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Tickets will go on sale Thursday, May 7. Advance tickets are $20. They’ll be $25 the day of the festival.