
Lobster Chowder Chowdown Showdown

UPDATED: FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Due to the forecasted 20+ cm of snow for this Sunday, we have rescheduled the 2025 Lobster Chowder Chowdown Showdown to Sunday, February 23. All other details remain the same. THANKS IN ADVANCE for your understanding!!!
UPDATED: JANUARY 30, 2025

Hey, so we’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is that this year’s Lobster Chowder Chowdown Showdown has officially SOLD OUT. But the GOOD NEWS… there are still tickets left for the 2025 Nova Scotia Tail End Reception. To get your claws on those click here.
You’ve just gotta be in Birchtown for our Lobster Chowder Chowdown Showdown!!! Sure to be the most delicious day for all involved on Sunday, February 9th when 10 Remarkable Restaurants from all along Nova Scotia’s South Shore gather to present their most excellent entries. And as the name suggests this event is doubly delightful.

Chowdown! As ALL Ticket Holders will treated to a sensational sampling of all 10 Lobster Chowders.
Showdown! OH YES!!! All 10 Restaurants will be there in hopes of taking home the incredibly coveted GOLDEN LADLE Trophy.
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW for the 2025 Lobster Chowder Chowdown Showdown happening at 1pm, Sunday, February 9th at the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre. Each ticket includes a sampling of chowder from our competitors, a freshly baked biscuit and a Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl Frisbee as a delightful souvenir!

We’ll be sharing the official list of our 2025 competitors below so have a look and then CLICK HERE to get your event tickets today. See you there for all the scrumptious competition of this year’s Lobster Chowder Chowdown Showdown.
If you’re a business located on the South Shore of Nova Scotia and would like to get in on the WINNING – Please email southshoretourism@gmail.com with your contact information using “CHOWDER” in your subject line and we’ll get back to you ASAP!







