2012 San Pedro, Belize Lobsterfest Schedule

New lobster traps ready to go.

Bill and I are getting so excited to be able to go to our first Lobersterfest in San Pedro, Belize.  This year it is supposed to be even bigger and better than before with 9 days of activities and of course lots of lobster to eat. 

The official lobster season opens back up on June 15th which is the first day of Lobersterfest. 

The Official 2012 Lobsterfest Schedule

Friday June 15th-Opening night at El Divino restaurant. Always a great party, featuring the opening ceremonies and a whole lot of fun. With great food, great friends and a fun atmosphere, this is always a ‘must do’ event, and a great way to kick off Lobster Season in Belize.

Saturday June 16th-All day and Night event at Fido’s Courtyard. Located right on the beach in the center of San Pedro, Belize. Fido’s Restaurant and Bar has evolved into one of San Pedro’s most popular tourist attractions. Dance the night away to live music and feast on lobster specials. The party is always rocking at Fido’s

Sunday June 17th-Spend a fun day by the beach at the Seahorse Bar at Corona del Mar. Enjoy the night time event at Kama Lounge.

Monday June 18th-Enjoy daytime festivities at Lola’s pub and evening with good food and drinks at at Mojitos Bar and Grill.

Tuesday June 19th-Pineapple Restaurant at Ramon’s Village will be the venue to enjoy Beach BBQ and Live Music on the best beach on Ambergris Caye. An exotic beach side paradise awaits you.

Wednesday June 20th Enjoy the evening at Pedro’s Inn and Sports Bar with the ‘All You Can Eat’ Lobster Pizza event. While enjoying live music, try your luck in the 5th annual Lobsterfest Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament or prove how smart you are in the Lobster Trivia Challenge. Be sure to arrive early, Pedro’s thin-crust Lobster Pizza is always wildly popular.

Thursday June 21st-Night time event event goes back on the beach at Crazy Canucks Bar.

Friday June 22nd-Enjoy the start of the Eco-Pro Kayak Challenge during the day on board SEAduced while sailing along the coast of Ambergris Caye and cheering on the competitors. For the evening you can head over to Wet Willy’s Bar and Grill on Friday night.

Saturday June 23rd  Head over to Central Park during the day to catch the final leg of the 2 day Eco-Pro Kayak Challenge around Ambergris Caye. The activities continue through the night with the annual San Pedro Lobsterfest Block Party which has always been the main highlight of the week long festivities and this year promises to top the chart. Entertainment for the week will feature Belize’s well-known Garifuna Collective, Panerrifix Steel Band hailing from Our Lady of Guadalupe RC School in Belmopan and San Pedro’s Gino and the Shack Shakers.

Sunday June 24th-during 12 – 6  Cowboy Doug’s Grill at Grand Caribe Resort at the Lobster fest after party where you can enjoy some tasty lobster dishes and bbq cooked up by Grill Mater Sir Andrew. Lobstermania will be an interactive facebook prize giveaway party where people can tune to Cowboy Doug’s Grill facebook page in on their smart phones and tablets, and complete challenges posted hourly to win prizes.  Girl and guy swimsuit contest, featuring prize packages from Tropic Air, Seaduced, Banana Beach Resort, Belikin Fido’s and Asian Garden Day Spa. If you are not ready to enter the swimsuit contest you can enter to win a spot at the judging table at the opening night party at El Divino or by emailing doug@grandcaribebelize.com with I want to be a judge in the subject line. Belikin relay races in the pool and a fill the pool float contest with prizes for strangest, silliest and biggest blow ups. A portion of the proceeds from the after party will be donated to the Liberty Children’s Home Fundraiser being held by Pedro’s.

Bill and I look forward to seeing everyone at Lobsterfest.

Ladies Poker Night in San Pedro-Texas Hold'em

Our cheat sheet.

Thursday night was Ladies Poker Night at Pedro's Inn.  It was a send off  for our friend Ruthie who is leaving with her husband Chunky and going back to Minnesota.  They live in San Pedro for six months and then go back to Minnesota for six months every year.

The newbies which included myself needed to arrive at Pedro's early to get a quick lesson in playing Texas Hold'em before the actual game started.  About half of us had either never played poker or had only played a few times. 

Jason was our teacher and he dealt each of us two cards face down.  Then he started talking "poker language".  Words like "the flop", "the turn" and "the river".  It might as well have been Chinese to me.  I was clueless.  I mean what the heck does "the river" have to do with poker.  But after about 30 practice minutes the game started.

Jason giving us instructions on how to play Texas Hold'em.

It was a lot to remember.

We were playing with one dollar chips and we all bought in for $50.00BZ ($25.00US).  While I come from Mississippi, a state that has many casinos, I have never considered myself a gambler.  I think the most I have ever lost was $100.00US. 

$1.00BZ poker chips

Thursday night must have been beginners luck for me, because I WON the very first hand that we played.   I was pretty happy.  Oh and did I mention we got to eat free pizza and drink free while we played!!  It was just like in Vegas.  Well not really, but we were all having a great time.

Pamela, Renita and Dixie

Daniel and Ti

We had a full table at ladies night poker game.

Pedro's has some really great pizza.  The dark colored one was a dessert pizza.  It was fabulous.

Ruthie used all of her chips up first and was out of the game.  So she filled in as our waitress.  She did an exceptional job and kept the beers coming.  Thanks Peter, maybe he will hire Ruthie when she comes back to Belize next year. 

Look at what a good job Ruthie was doing and so happy too.  Someone said she looked like Heidi in that dress.  I thought it was really cute.

We were keeping Ruthie busy.  Hurry back Ruthie, we will miss you.

We played to about 9pm.  Everyone was either getting tired or starting to run out of money.  I managed to play all night and still had my original $50.00BZ plus $8.00BZ by the end of the night.  So not bad for a first timer.

Poor Dookie he was all played out.  Where else except in Belize would you have your pets at the poker table.

Charlie was tired and ready to go home too after a long night of poker.

Where did the game of Texas Hold'em come from??  Well although little is known about how where the game originated,  Texas officially gives credit to Robstown, Texas where the game originated and dating the game back to the 1900's.  Texas Hold'em is one of the most popular forms of Poker.

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When you are in San Pedro, Belize and need to find a place, just look for a "Sign".  Looking for the airport? Hop on a flight at Tropic Air.  Looking for a place to stay for a week?  You have got Pedro's Inn.  Need to cool off?  Try some Ice Cream from DanE's Frozen Custard for a treat.  Want to adopt a pet?  Go see Saga Humane Society on Ambergris Caye, Belize.