41st Annual Essex Clamfest Artisans,
Artisans, Businesses, Non-profits, Food & Sponsors
Essex ClamFest - October 24, 2026 - 11 AM to 4 PM
Shepard Memorial Park, Essex | Free General Admission
Clam Chowder Competition: Tasting from 12 Noon to 1 PM (or while supplies last)
$15 Adults and $10 kids under 10
IMPORTANT UPDATE
The vendors, food, and entertainment will be located in the paved parking lot. The Clam Chowder Competition will be on the tennis courts.
Martin Street will be closed in one direction for increased on-street parking. Parking is also available at Essex Elementary School on Story Ave, with a free shuttle bus running every 10 minutes.
RAIN LOCATION: Essex Elementary School
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
(See list of vendors below)
PRESENTING SPONSOR
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IN KIND SPONSORS
Thank You to Mass Mudders for Parking Assistance
2026 CLAM CHOWDER COMPETITORS
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Googans Galley | The Lunch Lady Food Truck | Woodman's on Wheels | Rockport Brewing Company
MUSIC
12 - 2 PM: Unchartered Watahs | 2 - 4 PM: Brickhouse
KIDS ACTIVITIES
Face Painting | Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team
Company Booth # Category Product/Service
128 Plumbing 37 Sponsor Plumbing Services
Angela's Creative Nook 4 Vendor Crocheted Items
Angies Alpacas 28 Vendor Alpaca Sweaters, etc.
B&L Novelty 20 & 21 Vendor Toys, trucks, inflatables, hats, flags
BankGloucester 42 Sponsor Banking Services
Beacon Bank 3 Sponsor Banking Services
Beth's Decoupaged Shells & Wreaths 49 Vendor Decoupaged Shells & Wreaths
Bexerra 29 Vendor Jewelry
Cape Ann Moves 36 Vendor T-Shirts & Hoodies
Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team Lawn KIDS Live reptiles and kids' activitieis
Cindy's Art & Bubbles 5 Vendor Paintings, bubble wands and solution
Clay by the Sea 54 Vendor Ceramic crabs, starfish & skates
CUTCO 11 Vendor Kitchen Knives & Tools
Deb's Designs 44 Vendor Shell Accessories & Candles
Designs by HeidiB-Coastal Creations 55 Vendor Sea Glass Art Coastal-Same spot 2025
Down River T-Shirts 17 Vendor T-Shirts
Earl's Earings 13 Vendor Jewelry- earings
Edgewood Designs 50 Vendor Wood Crafts
Essex Board of Health 22 Non-profit Flu Clinic
Essex Council on Aging 62 Non-profit Senior Services
Essex Fire Department Parking EMS EMS
Essex Fused Glass 39 Vendor Jewelry
Essex Handle Company 26 Vendor Wood Handles
Essex Lions Club 30 Non-profit Community Organization
Face Paint by Miss Wendy Lawn KID'S KID'S
Falun Dafa Associatio of New England 8 Non-profit Spiritual Practice
Friends of Essex Council On Aging 43 Non-profit Senior Services
Gingerebel Soap Co. 51 Vendor Soaps
Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce 1 Non-profit Chamber of Commerce
Harry's Wine Trays 7 Vendor Decorative Wooden Trays
Hold Fast Company 61 Vendor Soaps
Hole In The Wall Care, LLC 59 Vendor CBD Products
Horse Tales of the Revolution Book 31 Vendor Books
Ipswich Family YMCA 41 Non-profit Community Organization
Jacqui's Unique Designs 33 Vendor Painted Coastal Glasssware
Jim's Coastal Wood Art 35 Vendor Coastal Carved Wood
Judy Plank Art 40 Vendor Art
LaNubian Experience 6 Vendor Skincare
LeafFilter Gutter Protection 15 Sponsor Home Improvement Service
Manchester- Essex Rotary Club 38 Sponsor Community Organization
Morning Glory Energy 46 Vendor Crystals
Native Spirit 52 Vendor Native American Products
Naycration, LLC 32 Vendor Pressed Flowers
One Ocean Apparel 24 Vendor Clothing
Pat D's Photos 57 Vendor Photos & Photo Art
Patel & Co 14 Vendor Handsewn Quilted Bags
PAW CO LLC (PAWDIO) 48 Vendor Pet Accessories
Peace by Piece 25 Non-profit Puzzles
Police Scholarship Fundraiser 56 Non-profit T-shirta
Renuity 27 Sponsor Home Improvement Services
Rocks Nose Farms 23 Vendor Concrete vessels for candles, etc.
Sarah Lufkin Memorial Scholarship 16 Non-profit Sarah Lufkin Scholarship
Sculpting display 2 Vendor Sculpture displays
Seaside Crochet 53 & 19 Vendor Crochet
Sew Nice 34 Vendor Hand Sewn Items
Silver Bear Jewelry 9 Vendor Jewelry
Spark & Paper Creations 18 Vendor Trays, trinket dishes, coasters, frames
Spark Joy Jillian Candle Co 58 Vendor Candles
SweetSoil Foods 10 Vendor Preserved Foods
The Open Door 12 Non-profit Food Pantry
TownGreen Inc 47 Non-profit Sustainable Enegry
Universalist Unitarian Church 60 Non-profit Religious Organizarion
Wilmington Honeybee 45 Vendor Honey