Nova Scotia Lobster Roll-Off set for Feb. 3 at Quarterdeck

Wendell McKay and Victoria Hopkins of Capt. Kat’s Lobster Shack in Barrington Passage, winners of the 2025 Lobster Roll-Off. (Rick Conrad/File)

One of the signature events of the 2026 Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl cracks open in early February at the Quarterdeck Resort in Summerville.

Described by organizers as “marvellous mayhem with mayo”, the Lobster Roll-Off is scheduled for Tues., Feb. 3 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The good-natured but fierce competition invites chefs from around the South Shore to show off their lobster roll skills. The winner of the judged event will get bragging rights for their mouth-watering creation as the top roll on the South Shore.

National and international travel media make up the judging panel.

“This event is where culinary creativity, community pride, and the world’s best lobster come together,” Stephanie Miller Vincent, co-ordinator of South Shore Tourism Cooperative, said in a new release. 

“It’s not a competition, it’s a spotlight. And our chefs know how to rise to it.”

About 100 guests are expected for the fun- and lobster-filled event.

Restaurants who want to compete in the 2026 Lobster Roll-Off can register now. They must be a South Shore Tourism Cooperative member, serve the same lobster in-house for the whole month of February and be located on Nova Scotia’s South Shore.

Tickets are available at lobstercrawl.ca