Local restaurants prepare their specialties featuring scrumptious bounty from the sea. Golden Rule Seafood Market, Whole Foods Market, Black Point Ocean Grill, Iggy's Street Wok, Imlee Indian Bistro, Miller Alehouse, Paella Party, Rodbender's Raw Bar & Grill, Shibui Japanese Restaurant and Sports Grill offer an outstanding array of the freshest catch that includes delicious lobster, fried conch, shrimp egg rolls, grilled dolphin, garlic blue crabs and heaping mounds of shrimp that are steamed, fried, or just peel and eat.

Set on the biggest backyard on Biscayne Bay, the festival is non-stop fun. While a parade of Bahamian Junkanoo musicians playfully weave throughout the crowd, emcee Trent Aric, ABC's chief meteorologist, keeps the on-stage entertainment jumpin' with the Harbor Islanders, a lively Brazilian Revue, and the music of the popular VIVA Rock Band to close out the day.

New to the Li'l Shrimp Kids Zone is the Deering Discovery Cove, created by the Deering Estate's Educational and Interpretive Staff, where kids can experience a simulated underwater archeological adventure. In the Cove, boys and girls build their own seaworthy exploration vessels, and then embark on a journey where they will discover a mangrove shipwreck and pirates' treasures, uncover fossils, and explore the fascinating bioluminescence of creatures that live deep beneath the sea. The Kids Zone also offers unlimited fun on the inflatables, and serves a land lovers menu to keep everyone happy.

Save time for pontoon boat rides aboard the "Pelican Island Skipper" to Chicken Key, an Artists' Village featuring local artists and artisan crafters with original paintings, photography, crafts and jewelry, and a limited number of nature hikes and tours of the historic Stone House and Richmond Cottage.

The Deering Estate at Cutler, a Miami-Dade County park, is located at 16701 SW 72 Avenue, in Miami. Admission tickets include park entrance and entertainment from 11 am to 6 pm, Adults $15 in advance online/ $20 at the gate, Children 4-14 year $5, and Deering Estate Foundation Members Free.

For more information call 305-235-1668 ext. 263 or log on to: www.deeringseafoodfestival.org. Proceeds from the event benefit the Deering Estate Foundation.