MONTEREY – Old Fisherman’s Wharf is pleased to announce a special milestone: its 180th anniversary. Old Fisherman’s Wharf will celebrate with a variety of special promotions and events throughout 2025. During the month of January, Old Fisherman’s Wharf commemorates the Wharf’s 180 years of fishing, delivering, and cooking fresh calamari in a variety of delicious ways for millions of locals and visitors alike.
To initially commemorate this anniversary, Fisherman’s Wharf Association is launching the “Ode to Calamari Contest,” inviting calamari enthusiasts to craft a four-sentence poem expressing their love for calamari and submit it during the month of January.