2009 Original Lobster Festival in Long Beach
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Well, this past weekend’s Original Long Beach Lobster Festival did not disappoint. Piles of steamy red crustaceans, tubs of clarified butter, cole slaw, watermelon slices — it’s everything you should demand from a beautiful weekend afternoon on the waterfront.

Beyond the traditional lobster meals, a number of other food and drink vendors packed the festival grounds. After a full lobster dinner, I didn’t have much room to spare. But if I had, it would have been used for one of the economy-sized sausages.

The festival featured live music and dancing, not to mention plenty of people in funny lobster hats. Both made for quite an entertaining afternoon of people-watching. But to tell you the truth, I could have spent the entire day watching the festival staff unload the gargantuan lobster steamers that greeted me upon entry.

More photos in the gallery below. Enjoy!
