Bidding wars and buckets of fun at seaside festival auction event
Families flocked to the pier forecourt for a day of seaside fun at the Cromer Crab & Lobster Festival's Auction Day on Sunday, August 31.
The World Pier Crabbing Championship took place in the morning before attention turned to the star attraction - the auction of this year’s art trail treasure chests.
The town crier is joined by a crab and lobster (Image: Alan Palmer) The World Pier Crabbing Championship took place on Cromer Pier (Image: Alan Palmer) The 2025 theme for the festival, which took place in May, was nautical chests.
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