Feeling Crabby? 5K Your Way to Bridgeton’s Crabfest and Beer Garden

Part of the Delaware Bay Watershed, the Cohansey River runs 30 miles from its headwaters at Cool Run and Bostwick Lake in Salem County, through Cumberland County and into Cohansey Cove on Delaware Bay. North and west of Bridgeton, the watershed is rural, dominated by farms growing vegetable crops. Below Bridgeton, moving south and west, the Cohansey River supports sizable non-forested wetland complexes.

Each year, Bridgeton celebrates the Cohansey River heritage and the Blue Crab at the Annual Bridgeton CrabFest and Beer Garden at the Cohansey Riverfest. This year’s event, which again will be held in conjunction with the Bridgeton Crabfest 5K Run, will be staged on Saturday, September 15, 2018.

The Bridgeton Crabfest will be held in Downtown Bridgeton from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Advance Tickets are $18 for 4 crabs and linguine, with crab trays priced at $40. Event day prices are $20 and $45 for the four crabs and linguine and crab tray, respectively.

The Crabfest will feature live entertainment, a beer garden, wine and beer tastings, various vendors. Kids can head over to the RiverFest side for free face-painting, a bounce house, and entertaining educational demonstrations, which promote the conservation of the scenic Cohansey River.

Race Day registration for the 5K begins at 8:00 a.m., with parking at Bridgeton High School, located just a short walk from the start. Start time is an 9 a.m. for the 5K, which goes through the Bridgeton City Park beginning at Mayor Aiken Drive, leading into the festival venue in Downtown Bridgeton beginning on North Laurel Street. T-shirts to the first 100 registrants and there will be overall and age group awards in 10-year age groups. The Race Fee is $20.

For information call 856-453-8130 or visit https://www.getbridgeton.com/cohansey-riverfest–bridgeton-crabfest.