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Your support ensures that this year’s event goes off without a snag!
Hosted by the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, Scallopalooza is an annual celebration of New Bedford’s scallop fishing industry, bringing together local seafood lovers, fishing families, businesses, and community members for an evening of scallop shucking, live entertainment, local vendors, and waterfront culture.
Help us make this year’s Scallopalooza another shuckin’ good time. This year’s event features a number of different sponsorship levels. Whether you’re a fishing industry business, an active scallop vessel, or a lover of local seafood, there’s a place for you at Scallopalooza 2026!
Questions? reach out to FHC via email (info@fishingheritagecenter.org) or by phone (508.993.8894).
Click here to download the Sponsor Levels & Benefts form.
Thank you to our 2026 sponsors, supporters, & Vendors:
Platinum Level Sponsors:
Gold Level Sponsors:
Silver Level Sponsors:
Bronze Level Sponsors:
Vessel Sponsors:
F/V Amber Nicole, F/V Ambition, F/V Andrea A, F/V Anticipation, F/V Araho, F/V Arcturus, F/V Barbara Anne, F/V Captain Danny, F/V Celtic, F/V Challenge, F/V Chatham, F/V Collin & Warren III, F/V Courageous, F/V Cynbel, F/V Decisive, F/V Determination, F/V Edgartown, F/V Expectation, F/V Fjord, F/V Flavian S, F/V Friendship, F/V Frontier, F/V Galway, F/V Generation, F/V Guidance, F/V Harvester, F/V Heritage, F/V Heritage (Nordic), F/V Horizon, F/V Incentive, F/V Intrepid, F/V Jack M, F/V Jersey Girl, F/V John & Nicholas, F/V Kailey Erica, F/V Karen Nicole, F/V Kelly S, F/V Kineo, F/V Leader, F/V Lightning Bay, F/V Lily M, F/V McKensie Lee, F/V Maelstrom, F/V Mariner, F/V Mary Anne, F/V Master James, F/V Monomoy, F/V Nadia Lee, F/V Nashira, F/V Neskone, F/V Nissa Kay, F/V Nordic Pride, F/V Norsemen, F/V Ocean Blue, F/V Ocean Boy, F/V Ocean Gold, F/V Ocean Pride, F/V Ocean Prowler, F/V Ocean Queen, F/V Ocean Wave, F/V Oceanic, F/V Orion, F/V Pamela Ann, F/V Patience, F/V Perception, F/V Polaris, F/V Princess Scarlett, F/V Prowess, F/V Pyxis, F/V Raeleen Michelle, F/V Ranger, F/V Reliance, F/V Resilient, F/V Resolution, F/V Rost, F/V Salted, F/V Seafarer, F/V Seel Jr., F/V Sharon K, F/V Socatean, F/V Stacy Lee, F/V Thunder Bay, F/V Torbay, F/V Tradition, F/V Weatherly, F/V Wisdom
Participating Vendors:
Against The Tide Clothing, Bare & Brine, Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation, Coonamessett Farm Foundation, Face Painting by Tara, FaceToFace by Darlene, Fisheries Survival Fund, Fishing Partnership Support Services, Latitude 41 Outfitters, Moon Tide Art, Native Salt Scrubs, New Bedford Ocean Cluster, New York Life, North Eastern Trawl, Over the Rail Co., School for Marine Science and Technology (UMass Dartmouth), Sustainable Scalloping Fund, Weathered Stone
In addition to the in-person gala, we hosted an online auction. The auction featured dozens of unique experiences and items. Bidding began at noon on Tuesday, September 19 and ended at noon on Friday, September 29.
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