Hundreds flock to Anegada for the 3rd annual Lobster Festival
The 3rd annual Anegada Lobster Festival got on the way unofficially from Friday 27, November 2015 with a Lobster Crawl which was just a night of bar-hopping and dining along the beaches of the flat island.
However, the real action with music, food and drinking got underway over the two days of Saturday November 28, 2015 and ended on Sunday November 29, 2015. This year the BVI Tourist Board, whose brainchild the event was, added a cultural element to the weekend activities.
Attendees at this year’s Anegada Lobster Festival received what was described as an Anegada Heritage Passport, which promotes visit to the island’s cultural and environmental attractions including the Faulkner House Museum, the Anegada Rock Iguana, the Botanical Garden and much more.
Event an overwhelming success
One of the persons behind the event’s coordination, Rhodni A. Skelton of the BVI Tourist Board said that the event was an overwhelming success. He said that their preliminary numbers show that they have exceeded last year’s attendance records.
“Last year we came in at about 1,200 to 1,300 people and our initial numbers over the two nights show that we have well exceeded that,” he said.
He noted that they have taken into account persons arriving on private vessels, yachts, with some people coming in as early as Thursday November 26, 2015. “We weren’t able to get those counts but our initial figures show that we have exceeded last year’s. We had additional flights coming out of the USVI and Puerto Rico…that is something we did not have before, having flights coming out of those areas,” he said.
He said that while the event could be counted as a success there are still areas that must be improved upon, such as the shuttle system. “But it will come with capacity. We understand the carrying capacity in Anegada is limited, so the carrying capacity will have to grow as the event grows,” said Skelton.
Food and Sunset were on like popcorn!
Getting to Anegada was not an issue as the traveling public from the Greater Virgin Islands had many options from charter flights, power boats, Yachts and schedule ferry services from St. Thomas, Tortola and Virgin Gorda. The public enjoyed the many restaurants that featured the signature Lobster dishes along with many other menu items freshly cooked from the Anegada Beach Club Bar and Grill, Cow Wreck Gill Beach Bar, Potters by the Sea to Big Bamboo to name a few.
Among the hundreds of persons who attended the event was Acting Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton who made an appearance on Saturday. In addition, Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) was spotted on Sunday at the event.
All persons both local and tourists spoke about the spectacular sightseeing, great food, drink, and the sunset parties, which is now a unique Anegada and other sister islands experience unlike any other in the Caribbean.
The Anegada Lobster Festival was launched by the BVI Tourist Board in 2013 to stimulate travel and interest in Anegada, one of the less popular islands of the Virgin Islands.
Many Anegadians have told our news room that the event is positive and brings attention and business opportunities to the island.
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14 Responses to “Hundreds flock to Anegada for the 3rd annual Lobster Festival”
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