NORWICH – Long hailed by organizers as “the biggest non-political political event of the year,” Lobsterfest is expected to draw in hundreds of political aficionados later this month.

The Chenango County Republican Committee will host the 40th annual Lobsterfest from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 19. Though traditionally held at the Canasawacta Country Club in Norwich, a change of venue this year will bring a new flavor to the event, said Chenango County Republican Committee Chairman Tom Morrone. The this year’s gala will be held at the Northeast Classic Car Museum on Rexford Street in the City of Norwich.

“We’re very pleased to be working with the Northeast Classic Car Museum,” Morrone said. “I think it’s really going to make Lobsterfest a great success. It’s going to bring people into the city to see the community and the county, and to see the museum and the great collection of cars we have in Norwich.”

Each year, Lobsterfest invites political pundits from the local, state and federal levels to a mixer of seafood and politics. Public figures including retired Congressman Tom Reynolds, New York State Senators Tom Libous and James Seward, and Assemblymen Clifford Crouch and Gary Finch are all expected to attend this year.