Welcome To The Cromer Crab & Lobster Festival

Grant Awards for 2025

With the tremendous response at the auction of treasure chests, Cromer Crab and Lobster Festival is once again able to make awards to local charities. If you'd like to know if you'd qualify, please take a careful look at Local Charity Grant Information 2025

To make an application, you must use the form Local Charity Grant Application Form 2025. Applications must be received by October 13, 2025. The email address to send in the form is on the document. Our sincere thanks to all those who created the Treasure Chests and to all those who bid at the auction.

Crab and Lobster 2025 Photos

There's a chance now to look at this year's events through a great collection of photos from Andreas - and his personal recollections of auction day.

You can see another auction Sunday selection from Alan Parker on Flicker

Your Vote Please

If you enjoyed the Crab and Lobster festival this year, how about a vote in the Poppyland Radio Awards?

Cromer Crab & Lobster Festival Committee is delighted to be chosen as one of three finalists in the "Organisation of the Year Award" category of the inaugural 2025 Poppyland Radio Awards.The final outcome of the competition is dependent on public votes being placed.The public voting deadline is 12th September and the nine winners will be announced at the special Gala Awards Night at The Cliftonville, Cromer on 4 October 2025.

Click Poppyland Radio to vote.

We hope you had a great Weekend at Crab and Lobster 2025! More pictures and video to come.

Sunday

Saturday

The Festival is delighted to once again have the support and sponsorship of The Cliftonville for this year's food theatre. Standing proud on the seafront just a stone's throw away from the festival site, their talented team of chefs will share with you all the tricks of the trade in preparing and cooking the finest seafood, cook up some delicious samples to try and hand out recipe cards so that you can try out your new found skills at home. If you really can't make it, don't worry as brand new for this year, the food theatre will be live-streamed, so that nobody has to miss out on the fun.

Art Trail 2025

Hilary Cox introduces the Art Trail for 2025 on the BBC East website

Art Trail Pictures Coming In - Have we got yours?

The treasure's up to you!

Click Art Trail 2025 for more information on ordering your Treasure Chest.

Major Sponsorship Opportunities for 2025 Festival and Trail

Click Cromer Crab & Lobster Festival 2025 for the full Sponsorship Introduction pack.

Click Crab and Lobster 2025 Sponsopship Form for currently available sponsorship opportunities.