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46th Annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off
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44th Annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off - 2025
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February 20 - February 21, 2027
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, California, United States
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Event Details
- Date & Time
- February 22 - February 23, 2025
About This Event
Amateur cooks compete on Saturday and professional kitchens on Sunday, serving Boston and Manhattan chowder from booths along the Boardwalk with the beach behind them. Visitors buy a tasting kit, try the chowders and vote for People's Choice; judges pick the best of each style. It began indoors in a mini-golf building and moved outside in 1985. Entry to the Boardwalk is free and kit sales fund Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation.
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- City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation with the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, California, United States
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The 44th annual event, Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February 2025. Amateur results: The Silence of the Clams took Best Boston, Best Booth Theming and Most Tasted; Little Neck Rex won Best Manhattan. Professional: The Rustic Table, a Watsonville restaurant run by a women's recovery programme, won Best Boston on its third try; Seascape Golf Club won Best Manhattan. People's Choice vote totals ran from 395 to 590. The Boardwalk's Facebook album has about 60 photos.