IDESST: Annual Portuguese Crab Dinner Fundraiser

We’re opening table reservations first. If you’re planning to attend with friends, family, or clients, now is the time to secure your table! Individual seats will be sold later, on an availability basis. This beloved event always sells out. Do not wait!

Fresh Crab, Traditional Portuguese Flavors

As always, we’ll be cooking fresh live crab that morning, and delivering delicious chilled crab to your table that night. The menu includes:

•     Portuguese appetizers and cheese board
•     Portuguese-style green salad with roasted sweet peppers
•     Garlic bread
•     Buttered pasta with garlic and clams
•     Chilled Dungeness crab with lemon and cocktail sauce

No-Host Bar:
Portuguese wines, beer and soft drinks will be available for purchase. Bar opens at 5:30pm.  Corkage fee $20 per bottle.

The Battle Royale Silent Auction

May the Best Dessert Win!
If you’ve been to our Crab Dinner before, you KNOW how delicious AND exciting the dessert auction is! Top off the evening with the fun of the battle and reap the rewards you’ve earned with your company, or take it home!

The important part of this fun event is that every dessert is donated by the guests and volunteers. Most desserts are homemade, with some bought for the event for how special they are (ex: Holy Nata pastéis).

Please consider donating a dessert! Whether it’s a traditional Portuguese treasure or your own creative masterpiece, your contribution will help increase the fun and funds!

If possible, please email ticketsales@idesst.org to let us know what you’ll be bringing.

But There’s More!
Don’t forget the Treasures Silent Auction! It is another fun part of the evening, to be able to score items generously donated by local businesses and artists. Get your pens ready for battle!

Tickets:

•     $800 per table  – Buy a table for friends, family or clients (seats 8). Whole tables only for sale 11/8-11/21.
•     $100 per person. Individual tickets go on sale on 11/22.

Donate or Sponsor the Event:
Consider making a donation or sponsoring the event! If you’re buying a ticket, this can be done inside the registration process. If you can’t make it to the event but would like to make a donation, please click here.

Levels

•     Platinum ($1,000+): Table signage, website feature, social media recognition
•     Gold ($750): Table signage, website listing, social media recognition
•     Silver ($500): Table signage, website listing, social media recognition

Does your company offer matching funds? That would be a great way to double your donation!

Notes: 

Fees/Admission

For general inquiries,
email ticketsales@idesst.org

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•     Dinner prices subject to increase after 1/1/2026 if crab prices are higher than forecasted.
•     All proceeds go towards our Holy Ghost Festa and operating costs of the building.
•     No refunds, ice chests, or doggy bags allowed. No menu substitutions available.
•     Parking information will be sent to primary ticket holder prior to event.