CPS Chowder Festival - St. Augustine 2027
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Event Details
- Date & Time
- Sunday, January 17, 2027 · 12:30 p.m.
- Price
- 2027 price not listed; 2026 was free entry with $1 tasting tickets
Programme
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12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Mission Nombre de Dios
101 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Chowder tasting and competition among St. Augustine restaurants in four categories (New England Clam Chowder, Minorcan Clam Chowder, Seafood Chowder, "Chef's Choice" Chowder); visitors sample and vote for their favourite; coffee, wine and beer.
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12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Chowder tastings by St. Augustine restaurants
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12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Chowder competition in four categories; attendees vote for their favorite
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About This Event
The Cathedral Parish School (CPS) Chowder Festival presents a new version of St. Augustine's Great Chowder Debate on Sunday, January 17, 2027, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., at the Mission Nombre de Dios, 101 San Marco Avenue. Several of St. Augustine's favorite restaurants serve chowders and compete in four categories: New England Clam Chowder, Minorcan Clam Chowder, Seafood Chowder and a "Chef's Choice" Chowder. The event benefits the Cathedral Parish School.
The cause
Benefits the Cathedral Parish School, a private Catholic school with classes from VPK through the eighth grade.
History
A new version of St. Augustine's much-loved Great Chowder Debate. Participating restaurants have included Prohibition Kitchen, Meehan's Irish Pub and Seafood House, Amici Italian Restaurant, Mango Mango's Caribbean Grill, Sunset Grille, O'Steen's Restaurant, World Famous Oasis Restaurant, Harry's Seafood Bar and Grille, Schooner's Seafood House. In 2026 admission was free with $1.00 tasting tickets.
On the menu
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Minorcan Clam Chowder
By Participating restaurants
Competition category
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"Chef's Choice" Chowder
By Participating restaurants
Competition category
Also served
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coffee
To cleanse the palate between tastings
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wine
To cleanse the palate between tastings
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beer
To cleanse the palate between tastings
Who's who
Organised by
- Cathedral Parish School Organiser and beneficiary; private Catholic school, VPK through eighth grade
Taking part
Restaurant that has participated in past editions
- Prohibition Kitchen
- Meehan's Irish Pub and Seafood House
- Amici Italian Restaurant
- Mango Mango's Caribbean Grill
- Sunset Grille
- O'Steen's Restaurant
- World Famous Oasis Restaurant
- Harry's Seafood Bar and Grille
- Schooner's Seafood House
Good to know
- Admission for 2027 is not stated. In 2026 admission was free, with $1.00 tickets to sample the chowders and vote for a favourite.
- Coffee, wine and beer are available.
- Please leave pets at home; only service animals may enter.
- Benefits the Cathedral Parish School (VPK through eighth grade).
- Please leave your pets at home; only service animals can enter
- Coffee, wine or beer available to cleanse the palate
- Verify times and details with the organisers, as they may change
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
CPS Chowder Festival. Some of St. Augustine's favorite restaurants offer chowder for tastings. Sunday, January 17, 2027, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mission Nombre de Dios, 101 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, FL 32084.
The Cathedral Parish School Chowder Festival presents a new version of St. Augustine's much-loved Great Chowder Debate. Several favorite restaurants serve chowders and compete in four categories: New England Clam Chowder, Minorcan Clam Chowder, Seafood Chowder and a "Chef's Choice" Chowder. Participating restaurants have included Prohibition Kitchen, Meehan's Irish Pub and Seafood House, Amici Italian Restaurant, Mango Mango's Caribbean Grill, Sunset Grille, O'Steen's Restaurant, World Famous Oasis Restaurant, Harry's Seafood Bar and Grille, Schooner's Seafood House.
Cleanse your palate between tastings with coffee, wine or beer.
Admission: in 2026, admission was free; they charged $1.00 for tickets to sample the chowders and vote on your favorite.
This event benefits the Cathedral Parish School, a private Catholic school with classes from VPK through the eighth grade.
Please leave your pets at home; only service animals can enter.
Editor's note: verify event times and details with the organizers.
The Cathedral Parish School Chowder Festival is a new version of St. Augustine's Great Chowder Debate, held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Local restaurants serve chowder in four categories: New England Clam Chowder, Minorcan Clam Chowder, Seafood Chowder and a Chef's Choice. Past participants include Prohibition Kitchen, Meehan's Irish Pub and Seafood House, Amici, Mango Mango's, Sunset Grille, O'Steen's, World Famous Oasis, Harry's Seafood Bar and Grille and Schooner's Seafood House. Coffee, wine and beer are available; pets are not allowed except service animals. It benefits the Cathedral Parish School.
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Location
National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre De Dios, 101 San Marco Ave, St. Augustine, FL 32084, Florida, United States
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Open in Google MapsPrices and tickets
- 2026: tickets to sample the chowders and vote for a favorite (admission itself was free in 2026); 2027 prices not stated
- $1.00
How to get tickets
- In 2026, admission was free and tickets to sample the chowders and vote cost $1.00 (2027 prices not stated)