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Gallery: Seafood, sea shanties seize SeaFeast

Volunteer Liz Clift dons an orange crocheted octopus hat on top of her cap.
Volunteer Liz Clift dons a crocheted octopus hat Saturday, Oct. 14 at Bellingham SeaFeast outside the Fishermen's Pavilion. Clift said it took a month to make the hat, which was part of her Halloween costume last year. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
People walk along the trail with their children and a baby stroller at Zuanich Park as the Salish Sea vessel passes by.
People walk along the trail at Zuanich Park as the Salish Sea vessel heads out to Bellingham Bay. San Juan Cruises provided 45-minute boat rides as part of SeaFeast. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Ryan "Henry" Ward paints a giant octopus with white paint on a black canvas.
Ryan "Henry" Ward paints a giant octopus during a live demonstration at the maritime festival. Ward said he's been enjoying painting in black and white, a deviation from his usually colorful work. "Henry" is a prolific Pacific Northwest artist with more than 500 murals across the country. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Kolby LaBree and Andra Nordin of the Good Time Girls sing a sea shanty while dressed in sailor uniforms.
Kolby LaBree, left, and Andra Nordin of the Good Time Girls sing the sea shanty "Drunken Sailor" on the main stage of SeaFeast. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Jessica Lunde of Edmonds helps her children walk on the snow at the North Pole Experience as one child stumbles and falls next to her.
Jessica Lunde of Edmonds helps her children — from left, Asher, Ruby and Luke — at the North Pole Experience. A giant patch of ice was dumped on the grass at Zuanich Park with signs informing the public about the melting ice caps. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
The Bellingham-based unit of the U.S. Coast Guard momentarily still on the water.
The Bellingham-based unit of the U.S. Coast Guard performs a man-overboard drill with a floating mannequin in the water. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Willie Lane separates chunks of cooked salmon into small paper trays at the Lummi Style BarBQ as other attendees chat and walk around him.
Willie Lane separates chunks of cooked salmon at the Lummi Style BarBQ. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Chunks of salmon, with their signature orange chars, are grilled on wood stakes over a wood fire.
Chunks of salmon are grilled on wood stakes over a wood fire by the Lummi Style BarBQ. Willie Lane estimated they would cook 1,200 pounds of salmon by the end of the first day of SeaFeast. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Visitors try to guess the types of fish on ice for a prize from Washington Sea Grant as visitors surround boxes covered in blue tarp showcasing different types of marine life.
Visitors try to guess the types of fish on ice for a prize from Washington Sea Grant. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Dan Tucker talking through a mic with his leg crossed over as he sits and chats next to Paul Meyers.
Dan Tucker, left, of the Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County, and Paul Meyers from KMRE record a live show of Love Your Waterfront. The new show on KMRE is about Whatcom County's working waterfront. They interviewed Mayor Seth Fleetwood, Port of Bellingham commissioner Michael Shepard, Rep. Joe Timmons, and Gina Stark, the economic development project manager for the port. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Anatole Candib sticks a wooden stake into a hole to create a mast for h is small wooden ship.
Anatole Candib, 4, sticks a wooden stake into a hole, creating a mast for his small wooden ship. The Whatcom Maritime Heritage Museum hosted a booth where children could help hammer together and decorate wooden boats to take home. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Visitors filter through booths from local organizations and artisans in the Fishermen's Pavilion, most with backpacks and reusable bags as a dog idles nearby.
Visitors filter through booths from local organizations and artisans in the Fishermen's Pavilion. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
People sit on rocks on the jetty as they chat and hang out near the water as they enjoy food from vendors at SeaFeast.
People sit on rocks on the jetty, enjoying food from the dozens of vendors at SeaFeast. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
Terry Phair cracks open a sea urchin with pliers over a bowl of ice next to a bowl of other sea urchins.
Terry Phair, owner of the Lummi Seafood Market, cracks open a sea urchin with pliers during a Keep It Simple Seafood presentation at Bellingham SeaFeast on Oct. 14, 2023. He harvested the urchins himself and demonstrated how to prepare the dish — Butter Of The Sqwi'tsi. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Hundreds roamed Zuanich Park for the first day of the Bellingham SeaFeast Saturday, Oct. 14. The annual festival returned with the slogan “From Sea to Me 2023.”

The festival featured dozens of live vendors, from local fishermen selling their catches to artisans offering handmade goods. A litany of food trucks and seafood-focused booths offered seared scallops, grilled salmon, sandwiches and more. Visitors could also listen to live music, ride with San Juan Cruises, tour All American Marine and watch seafood cooking demonstrations.

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