SAT 21 FEBRUARY
to
SUN 1 MARCH
It’s about shucking time!
The 22nd Rye Bay Scallop Week is scheduled for Saturday 21st February – Sunday 1st March 2026.
Rye Bay Scallop Week in Rye, East Sussex offers the perfect opportunity to indulge in seafood delights! Throughout Rye Bay Scallop Week, restaurants in and around Rye showcase an array of different scallop dishes.
Rye Bay scallops are usually served in many restaurants in the area throughout the Scallop season so if you can’t wait for Rye Bay Scallop Week, contact the restaurants on this site to see if scallops are on the menu.
Don’t forget to book your restaurant or call before you arrive to avoid disappointment.
In the news …
Scallop Week 2026 is set to sparkle
Rye News
Friday 16th January 2026
That’s What you said …
“If you ever just need a break from the city and you want to try something new, you could do worse than try the narrow streets of Rye at this glorious time in Spring.”
Michelle Brooks
“There’s literally a queue to get in our bar when scallop week is on and chef Kyle Tatner is cooking up scallop dishes!”
Graeme & Cathy, Rye Fine Wines
“How delicious do they look? It’s no wonder Rye Bay Scallop Week is so popular!”
Antiques Road Trip, BBC1
“Amazing Rye Bay Scallop weekend meeting wonderful people and having lovely and sustainable food.”
Josefa Gonzalez Blanco, Ambassador of Mexico to the United Kingdom
“We will be looking forward to Scallop Week like it’s Christmas for 8-year-olds!”
Claudio and Christina, Brighton
Featuring …
Here are this year’s top 50 scallop tags, click on them to see the dishes …
Apple Artichokes Avocado Bacon Bisque Black Pudding Bok Choi Bon-Bons Broth Butter Caviar Ceviche Chickpeas Chilli Coriander Cress Curry Fennel Fish Pie Ginger Grapefruit Green Olive Greens Jerusalem Artichokes Lime Mango Mint Miso Noodles Onion Panko Pea Pork Belly Potato Prawns Purée Roe Ruby Grapefruit Salmon Seaweed Sesame Sorbet Soy Star Anise Tartare Tempura Thyme Tiger Prawns Vanilla White Wine
