10th Annual BugFest

Divers and lobster lovers are invited to dive for their Florida spiny lobsters and enjoy the festivities during the 10th Annual BugFest, Florida’s biggest lobster mini-season dive party. BugFest will take place from Tuesday, July 26, 2022, through Saturday, July 30, 2022.

The whole community is invited to participate in the activities and events throughout the four-day long celebration of lobster mini-season. BugFest events include a Bug Hunting Seminar and Kickoff Party, the Great Florida Bug Hunt, a Lobster chef competition. and a benefit concert supporting “Scuba for Good,” a non-profit that teaches people with disabilities how to dive.

Broward County allows night diving, shore, and boat diving for Florida spiny lobsters, and divers can take home up to 12 bugs per day. With the support from Scuba for Good and Gold Coast Scuba, boat dives for adaptive divers are also available.

The full schedule of events is as follows:

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
• 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Bug Hunting Seminar at The Plunge Beach Resort
• 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Mini-season Kickoff Party at The Plunge Beach Resort with music by Scuba Cowboy and hosted by Scuba Radio & Gold Coast Scuba

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
• 12:01 a.m. – Great Florida Bug Hunt Contest Starts
• 12:20 a.m. – 2 a.m. Weigh-in Starts at El Prado Park
• 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Weigh-in at El Prado Park
• 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Weigh-in at Sands Harbor Beach Hotel in Pompano Beach
• 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. – Lobster Chef Competition
• 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Great Florida Bug Hunt Contest Awards and Raffle

Friday, July 29, 2022
• 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Dance in the sand and donate to the cause during the “Scuba 4 Good” Benefit Concert at Plunge Beach Resort