Essex ClamFest Returns for 41st Year Oct. 24

Nine restaurants will compete for chowder bragging rights as the annual festival brings food, music and more than 60 vendors to Shepard Memorial Park.

Posted 10/15/26

Essex will celebrate one of its favorite fall traditions Saturday, Oct. 24, when the 41st annual Essex ClamFest and Arts & Crafts Festival returns to Shepard Memorial Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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