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If it comes from the sea, feast on it here

You can fill up on frogs legs, sip chowder and learn to make a kite at a Safety Harbor festival.

By Eileen Schulte, Times Staff Writer
Published February 29, 2008

Safety Harbor's inaugural seafood festival finished up under beautiful skies in March 1994.
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ADVERTISEMENT [Times (1996)] A big batch of "heart saver soup" is prepared at a past fest.

SAFETY HARBOR - If you've been hankering for a reptile or amphibian snack and really, who hasn't? this is going to be your lucky weekend.

Those in the mood for food will have a chance to enjoy gator tails and frogs legs as well as an array of gustatory grandeur including shrimp, grouper, scallops, crab cakes, lobster and chowder at the Safety Harbor Seafood Festival.

The event is from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Safety Harbor Marina.

"We'll have over 60 vendors from around the state, including the Thirsty Marlin," said Joe Cooper, the city's special events coordinator.

Cooper said that in past years, the free event has been known to draw more than 7,500 people a day.

It will feature nonstop entertainment on the Budweiser True Music Stage. Music will include acoustic guitar, rock, rockabilly, reggae and ska.

For the kids, there will be arts and crafts, bounce castles, a rock wall and face painting.

Look up and you might see the Treasure Island Sport Kite Klub and the Sunset Flyers demonstrating their most striking kites on the back lawn of the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa.

"It will be very colorful," Cooper said.

First timers can learn to make their own kites and receive flying instructions from the experts.

Aside from the seafood and the activities, visitors will find the setting spectacular and a great place to enjoy the best food the sea has to offer, Cooper said.

"I think it's the nicest venue in Tampa Bay," he said.

Eileen Schulte can be reached at schulte@sptimes.com or (727) 445-4153.

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Fish and fun

The Safety Harbor Seafood Festival runs from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday at the Safety Harbor Marina at Bayshore Boulevard and Veterans Memorial Lane. Admission and parking are free. Proceeds benefit the Safety Harbor Scholarship Fund, the Safety Harbor Library Foundation and the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History. For information, call (727) 724-1572.

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