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Araneta City Seafood Festival

Ralph Revelar Sarza

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1787034431377Araneta City Seafood Festival.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div>Seafood is getting a month-long run in Araneta City this August, with a new festival bringing together food, drinks, film, and a cooking competition around one of the country&#x27;s most familiar ingredients.The first-ever Araneta City Seafood Festival will run throughout August, with participating restaurants and food outlets rolling out seafood dishes, promotions, and dining experiences. The program also puts some attention on how seafood reaches the table, with activities touching on responsible sourcing, food sustainability, and food security.One of the biggest events is the Farmers Market Culinary Showdown: Seafood Edition on August 22. Held at Farmers Market, the competition will bring seasoned chefs and culinary students together for a series of seafood-focused challenges. Participants will create dishes while highlighting responsible and sustainable seafood sourcing.The festival also gives seafood a place in some less expected settings.At Gateway Cineplex 18, Sea-nema: A Reel Catch begins August 17 with screenings of “Food Delivery: Straight from the West Philippine Sea” and the Academy Award-winning animated film “Flow.” For dinner, World Cellar at World Kitchens will host an Omakase Wine Dinner on August 20 featuring a tasting menu prepared by Japanese chef Masaki Watanabe.Hotels are getting into the festival as well. Le Bistro at ibis Styles Manila will serve its A Fin-Tastic Feast beginning August 5, pairing responsibly sourced seafood with Dilmah tea. On August 29, Food Exchange Manila and Gourmet Bar at Novotel Manila will offer the Plates for the Planet Feast, also built around responsibly sourced seafood.Then there are the more casual ways to join in. Pizza Hut&#x27;s Shrimp Supreme Pizza will be available exclusively at Araneta City branches starting August 4, while Hunt the SEA-ty will bring seafood dishes, discounts, and promotions to participating restaurants and food outlets throughout the month.The festival also makes room for the places where seafood is bought and prepared. Farmers Market remains a central part of the program, while Seafood 8 by Olio&#x27;s at Gateway Mall 2, which recently opened, adds another dedicated seafood option to the mix.For Marjorie Go, Vice President for Marketing of Araneta City, the festival is also an opportunity to look beyond what&#x27;s on the plate.“Araneta City has always been a place where people come together to discover new experiences. Through this festival, we are bringing all brands and businesses under the Araneta Group together in a celebration that showcases great food while encouraging conversations about sustainability, food security, and the importance of preserving Filipino culinary traditions,” Go said.The Seafood Festival is also the first of a planned series of month-long celebrations, each built around a different interest, industry, or community.In other words, if you&#x27;re in the mood for seafood this August, you won&#x27;t have to look very far.

Seafood is getting a month-long run in Araneta City this August, with a new festival bringing together food, drinks, film, and a cooking competition around one of the country's most familiar ingredients.

Seafood is getting a month-long run in Araneta City this August, with a new festival bringing together food, drinks, film, and a cooking competition around one of the country's most familiar ingredients.

Araneta City holds its first-ever Seafood Festival

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Araneta City holds its first-ever Seafood Festival

Ralph Revelar Sarza

Published August 18, 2026 02:28 PM PHT

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