Port Phillip Mussel Festival
Sun, the soothing sounds of jazz, sangria, and five tonnes of molluscs.
Overview
Love mussels? Well, you're in luck, because March 12-13 is the Port Phillip Mussel Festival. Feast on locally-sourced seafood with friends and family at this laidback, two-day seafood street party taking over the streets of South Melbourne.
Now in its third year, the free celebration of the tasty sea creatures and local culture has developed a cult-like following — and has been hailed as one of the must-do's for foodies at this year's Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
Top restaurants will be flexing their muscles throughout the weekend, including Claypots, Evening Star, Köy, Paco Y Lola, Simply Spanish, Dandelion and St Ali. They'll all be dishing up crowd-pleasing tastebud sensations in the form of piping hot mussel paella, wok-cooked drunken mussels and Bia Ha Noi mussels.
Dance away the summer — and your belly full of mussels — with the perfect mix of high quality, local wine, beer and cider, and a stellar line-up of Melbourne's best New Orleans and Dixeland-style bands.
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