After 20 years, Pleasure Island ends annual Chowder Cook-off
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — This afternoon, the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce announced the Pleasure Island Chowder Cook-Off has officially come to an end.
The chamber said the signature spring event became a victim of the high price of seafood, lack of restaurant participation along with the complexities of outdoor food events.
The Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will be meeting shortly with local restaurants to determine a future culinary-based event to showcase area restaurants.
The chowder cook-off was a part of Pleasure Island for the past 20 year.
The chamber also announced the first ever Spring Pleasure Island Seafood Blues and Jazz Festival will be held at the Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area on Sunday April 23rd.
There will be 12 bands on two stages with seafood, face-painting, laser-tag, crafters, artists, beer, and wine.
This inaugural Spring event will feature headliners Jonny Lang and Samantha Fish along with ten other bands overlooking the banks of the mighty Cape Fear River in Kure Beach,
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