2025 Annual Portuguese Crab Dinner Fundraiser

  • February 08, 2025
  • 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center
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Photos | Diane Dias, Esther del Rosario  

Our Crab Dinner sells out fast so get your tickets soon!

Tables only for sale through 11/30.
Individual tickets go on sale 12/1.

Join us for our annual traditional Portuguese Crab Dinner Fundraiser & Auction on Saturday, February 8th. We'll be cooking fresh live crab that morning, and delivering delicious chilled crab to your table that night. The menu includes:

  • Portuguese appetizers and cheese board
  • Portuguese-style green salad with roasted sweet peppers
  • Garlic bread
  • Buttered pasta with garlic and clams
  • Chilled Dungeness crab with lemon and cocktail sauce
  • Wine, beer, and sodas will be available for purchase


Donate:
 
If you can't make it to dinner, please consider making a donation or sponsoring the event instead! We rely on the generosity of our members to help with the maintenance of our IDESST Hall. 

Time: Doors and Bar open at 5:30 pm and dinner is served at 7:00 pm.

Tickets: 

  • $720 per table — Buy a table for friends, family or clients (seats 8)
  • $90 per person
  • Members will receive a complimentary ticket for one beverage of their choice


Sponsorship:

Levels

  • Platinum: $1,000+ 
  • Gold: $750
  • Silver: $500

Benefits of Sponsorship 

Please add your name or the name of your business in the "comment" field, along with your sponsorship level will be included on the following:

  • Table number signage for the event
  • Our website, as 2025 sponsors
  • Our facebook and Instagram pages
  • Appreciation event in November 2025
Does your company offer matching funds? That would be a great way to double your donation! 

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    For general inquiries,
    email ticketsales@idesst.org

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    No-Host Bar: 
    Wines, beer and soft drinks will be available for purchase. Suggested corkage donation $15 per bottle. 




    Dessert Silent Auction: Do you love to bake? Show off your culinary talent and help

    us raise funds for the hall by donating an item to our dessert auction. Items will be auctioned during dinner for enjoyment after the main course or to be taken home. For more information or to let us know you'd like to donate, please email ticketsales@idesst.org.


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    Notes:

    • Dinner prices subject to increase after 1/1/2025 if crab prices are higher than forecasted.
    • All proceeds go towards our Holy Ghost Festa and operating costs of the building.
    • No refunds, ice chests, or doggy bags allowed. No menu substitutions available.
    • Parking information will be sent to primary ticket holder prior to event.
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    IDESST SAUSALITO 
    PORTUGUESE 
    CULTURAL CENTER

    511 CALEDONIA STREET
    SAUSALITO, CA 94965

    Main Phone: 415.331.5925
    General Email: info@idesst.org

    Rental Phone: 415.843.1761
    Rental Email: rental@idesst.org

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