Coast Day

Coast Day showcases how University of Delaware scientists, staff, and students are improving our understanding of ocean environments and serve coastal communities.

Family-friendly activities include an event-wide treasure hunt for answers to questions about the environment and Coast Day exhibits. Children can meet sea-dwelling animals such as horseshoe crabs and dogfish sharks at the critter touch tanks. Everyone can enjoy live music, vendor displays, and seafood favorites showcased by local chefs at the Crab Cake Cook-Off and the Seafood Chowder Challenge.

Our theme for 2018 is "Science Serving Coastal Communities"

27th Annual Crab Cake Cook-off: Recipes are based around the preparation of 2 pounds of jumbo lump blue crab meat. The panel will be ranking dishes based on taste, balance of meat, texture and originality. Blue crab meat will be provided at the final competition, but other ingredients and cooking appliances must be provided by competitors. First-, second- and third-place winners will each be rewarded with cash prizes of $250, $150 and $100, respectively. As an additional reward, these top-three winners will have their recipes immortalized in the official “Coast Day Crab Cake Cookbook,” a recipe book containing the recipes of competition finalists dating back to the very first competition in 1990.