Blue Crab Festival

The City of Palatka is bringing back one of the most anticipated events of the year, the annual Palatka Blue Crab Festival! Get ready to throw your claws in the air Memorial Day weekend 2022!

The annual festival returns on May 27, 28 and 29, and will be bigger and better than ever before featuring national headliners, full-day concert line-ups of regional musicians, dozens of vendors and food trucks, carnival rides, a kids’ zone… and of course, plenty of blue crabs.

This family-friendly event (which has been around for nearly 30 years!) takes place the Friday, Saturday and Sunday before Memorial Day in downtown Palatka and along the scenic waterfront.