This is a fun festival to attend. There are so many great parts about it, but the beer garden is…read morenot one of them. Sorry, lost a point for that. It used to be better but now they are limited and I feel that the area is not as fun as before. Let's talk about the festival.... The mascot is a Razor Clam! Yep, it is! Pretty funny. I actually go every year because I like when the town is booming and this seems to bring people out. Must dos are Chowder competition. You get to sample about 10 of them (2 oz little cups) and vote on your favorite one. It's fun when yours wins. There's free fritters but you only get a small piece (it's free) but it's fun seeing them make it. There's always a band playing. That's kind of fun. Booths, galore. One even had a mermaid in water once. I have seen the festival evolve. They got rid of some things but kept others and made others even better. What I do miss was the free items you would get if you visited specific stores. You would get a little booklet and if you visited one place, you'd get a magnet, if you visited another place, you'd get a key chain, another, you'd get something else. It made it fun to check out different places in the area. Again, it's worth going to and just enjoying everything... Oh, and the best part is that it takes place on a clamming day so before all this, you go clamming bright and early so it doesn't interfere with the festival. The festival even offers razor clamming lessons. I have never gone, but for those who don't have someone to teach them, it's probably worth checking out. April 2025

Now...I am torn writing this review. Many Yelpers have hidden gems, Things we'd rather keep to…read moreourselves...but, because I won't be going in 2015 and I want to see this event keep going, I will post a review. Hopefully I'll be there in 2016. Long Beach, a town of less than 4,000 souls on a windswept peninsula in Southern Washington opened its doors in April of 2014 inviting seafood lovers and nature lovers to come and visit. I would say the event was a success as I heard one visitor say all the hotels in town were full. Small town, homespun hospitality. The website for the event was: http://longbeachrazorclamfestival.com/ Events included razor clam digging lessons, clam chowder cook off and beach clean up, but most of all it was an opportunity to kick back and cool our heels and eat at many excellent restaurants. We even had some rain which was refreshing coming from drought plagued California. The city of Long Beach does have other events Their city website and calendar is: http://www.longbeachwa.gov/ Or try http://www.funbeach.com

There are only a handful of fruits that are native to America. Fox and muscadine grapes, pawpaw,…read moreAmerican persimmons and a few others. A long time ago on a coast far far away...one of the first fruits to greet the Pilgrims was the cranberry and it quickly became a part of their diet. Fast forward to Grayland on the West Coast...The Cranberry Harvest Festival celebrates the importance of cranberries to the South Beach area of WA state. While at the festival, you can sign-up inside the Grayland Community Hall for bus tours of Grayland cranberry bogs to watch the harvest in action and learn even more about the humble fruit. At the festival, you'll find various products made with cranberries. From cranberry wines, sausages, various pastries, jams, jellies and more, if you love cranberries (or are cran-curious) this is the place for you! You can also enjoy live music entertainment, various food vendors, many local craft artisans and more. If you missed it this year, be sure to add a reminder to your calendar so you can make it out next time! If you're in the area any other time, be sure to check out the Cranberry Museum. It's just down the road on SR 105.

I want so much to go to this festival! Are puppies allowed inside? Fingers crossed! Otherwise will…read morehave to leave hubby and puppy at home. Was hoping to do more in the area since will be in the neighborhood of Long Beach and more after making the drive there from Shoreline.

Nice little festival though it could use more emphasis on the razor clam and seafood part of it. A…read morefew more seafood vendors would round out the food offerings, especially since the crab dinners were sold out when we got there at around 2 pm. We tried grilled oysters from one vendor, clam strips and chowder from another, and fish and chips from another. A display of seafood would have been nice and provide for an educational display to showcase all the area has to offer. Demonstrations of razor clamming techniques for digging and cooking also would have been nice to see along with someone selling razor clam equipment.

We happened here by chance after a failed razor clam digging endeavor and wanted to use this…read moreopportunity to make up for our disappointment. It was nice they were able to hold it indoors, as the weather in this area tends to be a bit on the rainy side typically. We expected to see a lot more razor clams than there were. the only razor clam food was the 5 tastes of clam chowder, 2 of which were disappointing. While it had the typical things you'd expect a festival to have (concessions, crafts, and exhibitions" the lack of actual razor clams available to eat was wanting.

Everybody that work there are super nice, and it's a small casino witch is great for me to get…read morearound. My daughter and I go once a week it's our fun getaway

Smaller scale casino but nice experience. They have good events and reward perks especially for…read moreover 55. It was our 1st visit so we got $20 each for signing up then another $10 each after getting just a few points. There are just under 300 slot machines. Also on Tues/Thursdays senior days you get $10 for getting min. points plus 50% off food in cafe. The food was really good and fair prices without a discount. They have yummy Ivars clam chowder and also offer sandwiches, burgers, seafood baskets, breakfast etc. I took pics of the menu. Love that they set out a nice variety of condiments to help yourself. The only complimentary soda/coffee station is back in the cafe as well. Staff was friendly.

At the end of the evening it started raining harder so we hopped on a shuttle with the name of our…read morehotel in the window. The bus driver informed us that they would not stop due to the bus not fitting into the parking lot of our hotel. As we got off another rider asked to be driven to another hotel in the opposite direction of the busses rout and the driver said hop on! We walked the entire way back to the hotel to find another bus Letting people off on the curb. This will be the last year we attend after going for many years and always buying all day passes.

Attended in 2023 with noon tickets. The stouts were great and very tasty. The food was great also…read more The vertical layout made the event feel unique compare to other events. It wasn't just a line of tents in a warehouse. Had sort of an exploration feel to it. The event had a very premium feel. Tickets are hard to get though. You have to wake up early to get them.

Best sausage ever! I've been four years in a row. It would've been more, but I had only discovered…read morefour years ago. My family and I look forward to coming here every year. Not only do we sit down for dinner we purchase about $125 worth of sausage to take home. It's always gone before the next time we come. So much to see so much to do . I don't think I will miss it again.

I've been coming here nearly every year my whole life. The food is amazing and you can order as…read moremuch sausage as you want! The dinner is delicious. There's also the cider area that is cozy for grabbing a cider and the bake sale, bingo, carnival games for kids, and merchandise for sale. Also the perfect time to stock up on sausage. I will always be back!

I have seen this festival be advertised for the last few years, but we always seem to miss it for…read moresome reason. This year, we were finally able to go. We were so excited! We made the trip in about 1 hour 45 minutes, so the drive was not too bad. It was also beautifully scenic as well. When we arrived, there was ample parking. It was cloudy and slightly misting, but not cold. I cannot even express to you how excited we were to eat oysters. We had also brought our two smaller children with us. That said, I was disappointed to see how small the festival was. You could walk the whole thing in a horseshoe that was maybe 15 booths long? To top things off, all of the oyster booths were cash only. There were two semi-redeeming factors: the choo choo train for the kids that went around the loop, and a pretty cool magic show that started about an hour after we arrived. It was definitely kind of, "You live, you learn" moment, although it was a little disappointing that we weren't able to partake in the one thing we went for. They did report to have an ATM onsite, but the line for it was long and our kids were overtired by then. They did have an alcohol garden, though, so those folks were having a good time!

This festival is one of our favorite events each fall. Watching the pros shuck oysters is so fun…read moreand the ability to taste all sorts of different seafood is fun. Additionally there's wine and beer tasting + info from area conservation and civic organizations. It's a great small town event.