Pinch yourself. The Yachats Crab Feed is back.

For more than 30 years, the Yachats Lions Club has held a crab feed. The annual trek to Yachats to eat Dungeness crab is a tradition for families and groups from across Oregon, Washington and beyond.

On Saturday, Jan. 27, the club will be serving full meals, with the option to buy extra crabs. The meal will consist of one whole local crab, coleslaw, baked bean and homemade bread. There will be three seatings this year: one at the Lions Hall at 4 pm and two at the Yachats Commons at 12:30 and 4 pm. The second seating at the commons will be for groups of six or more with reserved tables.

“We are very pleased to be offering the event as we have done for so many years,” said coordinator Kevin Yorks. “We get great support from the community and local businesses in Yachats, Waldport and Newport. South Beach Fish Market cooks and cleans the best tasting local crab you have ever eaten.”

Proceeds from the event will support Lions community service projects including scholarships to graduating seniors, food pantries, school programs, Yachats Youth and Family Services, South Lincoln Resources, Yachats Fire Department and eyeglasses and exams for children and adults.

With the motto “We serve,” the club is celebrating 73 years of service to Yachats and South Lincoln County.

Crab meal and extra crab tickets are available at yachatslionsclub.org. For more information, email lionscrabfeed2024@gmail.com.