Winners of the best chowder in three ChowderMonth categories will be announced by a celebrity travel host at the Bayfront Festival at the Taylor Avenue waterfront in Beach Haven Oct. 3.

Erik Hastings, a.k.a. Erik the Travel Guy of the internationally syndicated PBS-TV series “Beyond Your Backyard,” will be master of ceremonies for the 2021 Traveling Taster LBI ChowderMonth closing ceremonies at 3 p.m. In its first season in 2018, “Beyond Your Backyard” was honored by the industry with two Emmy awards for the show and its host.

The free two-day Bayfront Festival is Saturday, Oct. 2 and Sunday, Oct. 3, from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. both days.