# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 62nd Crab Cooking Contest
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 04 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Entry Deadline- Friday, August 28, 2026

Do you have a favorite recipe using Maryland Blue Crab?
If so, it may be a prize winner!
Enter it in the Derby Crab Cooking Contest held every year since 1964!

Winners Receive a Plaque and a Cash Prize!
 
A panel of food experts will choose the most mouthwatering entries in the contest's FOUR categories: Appetizer, Soup/Salad, Main Dish, and Crab Cakes.

Judges will evaluate entries based on appearance, overall flavor, crab flavor, originality, texture, clear directions, ease of preparation, ease of serving, and appropriate use of crab meat.

​At the end of the judging, as the entrants finish cooking, their dishes go to the judges.  At the end of judging, everyone gets to sample the dishes and pick their favorites.

 The top three recipes in each group will receive a plaque and a cash prize, ranging from $50 to $100. From the four 1st Place winners, judges will select a Grand Prize winner who will receive an additional $100. The Best Presentation winner will also receive honors.​

More information can be obtained by calling the Crisfield Chamber office at 410-968-2500 or by sending an email to office@crisfieldchamberofcommerce.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/westover/62nd-crab-cooking-contest/200030198792411
- **Event Categories**: contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 42

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Westover
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 7970 Tawes Campus Dr, Westover, MD 21871-3908, United States
- **lat**: 38.10212
- **long**: -75.7217
- **full address**: 7970 Tawes Campus Dr, Westover, MD 21871-3908, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 62nd Crab Cooking Contest being held?
  - **A:** 62nd Crab Cooking Contest takes place on Fri, 04 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am to Fri, 04 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am at 7970 Tawes Campus Dr, Westover, MD 21871-3908, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 62nd Crab Cooking Contest?
  - **A:** 62nd Crab Cooking Contest is organized by The National Hard Crab Derby.

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