10/06/2026
🦀 What a weekend! 🦀
The 44th Annual West Point Crab Carnival ~ October 2 & 3, 2026 West Point, VA was a massive success, and it truly took a village to bring this incredible tradition to life. On behalf of the event planning committee and the West Point Chamber of Commerce, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who worked behind the scenes, participated, sponsored, and showed up to make this year unforgettable!
A huge THANK YOU to:
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Our Event Planning Committee & Event Volunteers: For the countless hours, endless energy, and hard work spent planning and executing every detail.
First Responders & Local Government: The Town of West Point, Town of West Point Public Works, Town of West Point Police Department, King William Sheriff's Office, New Kent Sheriff's Office, and the Town of West Point Volunteer Fire Department for keeping our community safe, clean, and running smoothly all weekend long.
Our Community Partners & Clean-up Crew: Cub Scout Pack 340 for their amazing work with clean-up operations, and the West Point High School clubs and organizations for all of their incredible support throughout the event.
Our Downtown Neighbors & Local Businesses: The downtown residents for graciously sharing their street space with us, the downtown businesses that decorated and got into the festival spirit, and all the local businesses that allowed festival operations on and around their properties.
Special Event Attractions & Contributors:
Crabs Express for holding down the Seafood Garden.
On Point Balloons for the incredible entrance displays at the carnival and Young Entrepreneur section.
All of our phenomenal musical talents who kept the energy high all weekend.
Vendors, Food Trucks & Kid Attractions: Every single vendor, food truck, and kid attraction, big and small that brought delicious food, shopping, and fun to our festival, including R.T. Midway Entertainment, Wildlings Playscapes and West Point Combined PTO.
Parade Participants: Everyone who brought their creativity, enthusiasm, and extra effort to bring this year's parade theme to life!
🌟 A Special Thanks to Our Event Sponsors 🌟
This festival simply would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Thank you for investing in our community!
Smurfit WestRock
Coastal Title & Settlement
BHM Enterprises
The Smile Group of West Point
Baylands Family Credit Union
Renewal by Andersen of Central Virginia
York River Pressure Co.
Giaimo Management
Bohannon Legal
Panache Studio
Visit West Point & King William Virginia
Limitless Grafix
Wyatt-Ogg Furniture Company
Robert Lawrence, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones
Buckshot Photography
Walter C. Via Enterprises
Thrift Insurance
C&F Bank
St. John’s Episcopal Church
First Baptist Church of West Point
Bullseye Bookkeeping
Jeff & Donna Cole
Sam & Ashleigh Drewry
Club America TPUSA
A very special shout-out to the families of all our volunteers and committee members. Thank you for your patience, support, and understanding through all the long hours, late-night planning meetings, and time away from home. We could not have done this without your love and support behind the scenes!
And finally, to anyone we may have missed or forgot to mention by name, please know that your contributions did not go unnoticed. An event of this scale takes hundreds of helping hands, and we are deeply grateful to every single person who lent a hand, shared a post, or contributed in any way.
Thank you all for making the West Point Crab Carnival such a wonderful celebration of our town. We can't wait to see you all again next year! 🦀❤️✨
Save the date for th 45th West Point Crab Carnival on October 1 & 2, 2027.
