Kick Off Stone Crab Claw Season With "Stone Crab Fest" at Tin City

NAPLES, Fla. - Sept. 24, 2014 - PRLog -- NAPLES, Fla. – September 23, 2014 – The 2014 stone crab season is just around the corner, opening on Oct. 15 and Pinchers is ready! Once again coordinating Stone Crab Fest with the Old Naples Waterfront Association and Naples Convention and Visitors Bureau, Oct. 24 – 26 will be a weekend of food and fun starring of course, the stone crab. It’s also a chance to explore the beautiful Naples waterfront with activities on land and by water in and around Bayfront, Naples Bay Resort, Port O'Call, Tin City and Naples Transportation and Tours General Store/Heritage Museum.

Stone Crab Fest will run Oct. 24 (starting at 4:00 p.m.) through Oct. 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. With live music throughout the weekend, on Saturday The Jersey Rockers will play one outstanding performance as Keep the Faith, the Ultimate Jon Bon Jovi tribute and The Boss Project, the Amazing Bruce Springsteen tribute perform from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Activities will take place at Tin City, Old Naples Waterfront, Bayfront, Naples Bay Resort and neighboring areas. There will be live entertainment and activities daily at Tin City:

Friday, 10/24

5:50 p.m. Official Cracking of the Stone Crab

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Deb and the Dynamics

Saturday, 10/25

10:00am – 12:00 p.m. Steve Hill

12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Ben Allen Band

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. M&M Café Ice Cream Eating Contest

4:00p.m. – 9:00p.m. “The Jersey Rockers” featuring Keep the Faith, the Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute and The Boss Project the Amazing Bruce Springsteen Tribute”

Sunday, 10/26

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wilder Sons

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Dazzling Delrays

Pinchers Crab Shack, the second largest purveyor of stone crab claws in the country and local seafood restaurant with eight locations from Sarasota to Key West. It’s Pinchers’ goal to have stone crab claws available on October 15 at all locations. Knowing that stone crabs are the only renewable resource in the water, Island Crab Company expertly crabs our local waters for Pinchers providing their customers the freshest product as they control the seafood from the water to the table. Guests can purchase claws to eat at any of their ten locations, or purchase some to take home from one of their in-store seafood markets.

All weekend attendees can enjoy a block party with live music, Tin City vendor discounts, jet boat tours, kids activities, shopping, restaurant vendors and more! The event is free and plenty of parking will be provided on the northwest corner of US-41 and Goodlette-Frank Road.

For more information on Stone Crab Fest 2014, please visit: http://www.stonecrabfestival.org.