It’s Westport’s surest sellout.
Tickets sell like hotcakes (to mix a metaphor) every summer, when the Westport Rotary Club’s LobsterFest becomes available.
For good reason: It’s one of the town’s best parties. Lobster, steak, burgers, dogs, all the fixings, and plenty to drink.
(Photo/Mary Lou Roels)
Live music. Kids’ activities. Vendor booths. Celebrities helping out. Huge community spirit. All at a favorite spot: Compo Beach.
Clawdia the Lobster (aka Rick Benson) and friend. (Photo/Ellen Bowen)
And — best of all — hundreds of thousands of dollars raised for local and international charities, non-profits and good causes.
Thanks to all the Rotarians — and hundreds of volunteers, including Staples Service League of Boys, National Charity League, and A Better Chance of Westport — for throwing this bash.
And if you missed out on a ticket: Be quicker next summer.
A few happy Rotarians … (Photo/Dave Matlow)
… and many more. (Photo/Dave Matlow)
He’ll need a lot of lobsters to feel full. (Photo/Dave Matlow)
Those lobsters don’t cook themselves! (Photo/Dave Matlow)
That’s the spirit! (Photo/Dave Matlow)
What’s a community festival without crowds … (Photo/Dave Matlow)
… or face painting … (Photo/Dave Matlow)
… or more kids’ stuff? (Photo/Dave Matlow)
National Charity League volunteers. (Photo/Stephanie Tang)
Westport’s Finest (all 7 of them!) (Photo/Dave Matlow)
