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| Wildwood Seafood and Music Festival Brings Great Food, Great Music and Great Family Fun to the Wildwoods this Fall | ||
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan Adelizzi-Schmidt, ext. 103, or Joseph Degand, ext. 124 Suasion Communications Group/Smith O'Keefe 609-653-0400 800-222-0461 publicrelations@smithokeefe.com Wildwood Seafood and Music Festival Brings Great Food, Great Music and Great Family Fun to the Wildwoods this Fall Food vendors of all kinds and hip-shaking music will highlight this year's festival The Wildwoods - September 14, 2009 - Head to the Wildwoods on Saturday, October 10 for a day of eating, dancing and all-out fun at this year's annual Wildwood Seafood and Music Festival! The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Atlantic Avenue between Wildwood and Schellenger Avenues in Wildwood, NJ. The Wildwood Seafood and Music Festival is set to feature a wide variety of food vendors selling everything from ribs, chicken and sushi to sausage and peppers, funnel cakes and ice cream - and of course all different types of seafood, including crab cakes and chowders. And if you think you're up to the challenge, a pie eating contest will be featured during the festival. If you like apple and cherry pie, don't mind getting a little messy, and don't want to wait until Thanksgiving to enjoy a taste a delicious pie, this FREE contest is for you. Winners from the children and adult contests will each receive a trophy! For clam chowder connoisseurs, the Wildwood Seafood and Music Festival will also include a Clam Chowder Contest. Highlighted by the very best clam chowders local restaurants and eateries have to offer, the contest will offer FREE samples to festival-goers, who will then vote for their favorite. The "People's Choice" award will be given to the chowder with the most votes. A second standout chowder will be selected by a panel of judges. The winning chowders will be announced towards the end of the festival. A Kids' Korner will be open from noon-4 p.m. for the little ones and will include pumpkin painting and face painting, along with a kiddy train ride and carnival games. And what's a Seafood and Music Festival without great music? FREE, live musical entertainment will be set up on two stages during the festival, with a total of five bands throughout the day. Music-lovers and festival-goers will enjoy the soulful blues of Frank Bey and the Swing City Blues Band; rock 'n roll from the Rocktologists (a group of local doctors and a police officer); party music and famous covers from Don't Call Me Francis; blues and boogie from Bluebone; and more great dance and party music from the Nobody Band. The Wildwood Seafood and Music Festival is set to be an amazing day full of great seafood, great music, messy pie-filled faces and out-of-this-world clam chowder - and best of all, its FREE to attend! For more information about the Wildwood Seafood and Music Festival, please contact the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce at 609-729-4000 or visit their website www.gwcoc.com. ### About the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA) was formed in 1993 to consolidate the tourism economy of its three founding municipalities: Wildwood, Wildwood Crest and North Wildwood. The Wildwoods have won numerous travel and tourism awards, heralding the resort for its beaches, boardwalk and attractions. In 2009, the Wildwoods were named one of Sherman's Travel's "Top Ten American Boardwalks" and one of Time.com's "50 Authentic American Experiences." In addition, the Wildwoods were also voted "Best Town" and "Best Beaches" in the 2009 WTXF-TV My Fox Philly Hot List, Jersey Shore Edition contest. The Wildwoods were also named"Best Beaches" in the 2008 Top Ten New Jersey Beaches public survey, sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium. Wildwoods beaches were named "Best Beach for Family Vacations," "Best Beach for Tourism" and "Best Beach for Events" in the same survey. The Tourism Authority operates the Wildwoods Convention Center and acts as the island's destination marketing organization overseeing the development, research, planning, marketing, advertising, promotion, public and media relations encompassing the tourism, meeting and convention industry in the Wildwoods. Additionally, the Authority funds, assists with and hosts more than 180 annual special events to enhance the visitor experience and extend the tourism season, including the Thunder On The Sand Race Series, Family Nights On The Boardwalk, Friday Night Fireworks, The New Jersey State Barbeque Championships and Anglesea Blues Festival, Classic Car Shows, the International Kite Festival, Irish and Italian Festivals and the National Marbles Tournament, among others. For more information on the Wildwoods, contact the GWTIDA at 1-800-WW-By-Sea (800-992-9732) or visit its web site, www.WildwoodsNJ.com. | ||
