Up to $300 comped for you and a guest. You will be seated at a communal table with fellow Relishers for a one-night anniversary event. Order freely from the exclusive 30th anniversary menu — including specialty cocktails that come with collectible glassware. (Exclusive menu: https://www.bubbagump.com/event/limited-time-only-2026/)
🎬 What you create: 1 Instagram Reel (additional content encouraged but optional)
📅 Post window: All content must be posted by June 16, 2026
👤 Who's a match: Bay Area creators (bonus if you're a Forrest Gump fan!)
📍 Locations: 720 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940
🕒 Available: Saturday, June 6th 12pm-6pm Arrival by 1:30pm
⚠️ Important: This is a one-night event on June 6th. Schedule ASAP to lock in your spot. All content must be posted by June 16, 2026.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is the only restaurant chain ever born from a movie — a globally recognized American icon where the inside literally feels like you walked onto the Forrest Gump set, with real costumes, script pages, and iconic quotes written on every table. They are turning 30 in 2026 with a one-night anniversary event at the original Cannery Row location, and you and a guest are invited to experience the limited-edition menu together with up to $300 fully comped.
Here is how it works:
Once you receive your approval email, follow the instructions to schedule your visit ASAP. Spots for this event are limited and first come first served.
You and a guest will join fellow Relishers for a special 30th anniversary evening at the original Cannery Row location — the exact spot where it all started in 1996. You will all be seated together at a communal table, sharing the experience as a group. Before you even walk in, stop at the iconic Forrest Gump bench out front with his running shoes, briefcase, and box of chocolates for a photo moment your followers will love. Inside, the walls are lined with real movie costumes, script pages, storyboards, and still photos. Forrest Gump quotes are written on every table. The movie plays on screens around you. It does not feel like a chain restaurant — it feels like the movie came to life. Your full meal is comped up to $300 so order freely from the limited-time anniversary menu featuring showstopper dishes like Boat Trash with Lobster and Lt. Dan's Drunken Shrimp, plus specialty cocktails that each come with their own collectible glassware included.
Film your content and post your Reel by June 16, 2026. Simple as that.
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Do
Start outside — the Forrest Gump bench, the running shoes, the box of chocolates, the Cannery Row waterfront behind you
Capture that first walk in — the decor, the costumes on the walls, the movie playing in the background, the Gumpisms written on the tables
Show the anniversary menu hitting the table — Boat Trash with Lobster, Lt. Dan's Drunken Shrimp, Cajun Shrimp, Dippin' Broth — steaming plates, bold colors, all of it
Film the collectible glassware moments — the tiki glass pour for the Starboard Sunrise, the Tennessee Tea shaker reveal
Get your real reaction shots — first bites, the Pacific Ocean views, the energy of the room full of fellow Relishers
Close ups of the plating details, sauce pours, shrimp, lobster — make it mouth-watering
Show you and your guest soaking in the full experience together
Don't
Film an empty room — wait for the energy and the people to fill the shot
Ideas to get you started
Sit at the Forrest Gump bench outside and do the classic "life is like a box of chocolates" moment.
Film your honest reaction the second you walk in and see the decor.
Capture the Boat Trash with Lobster landing on your table for the first time.
Show the Tennessee Tea shaker pour with the Monterey waterfront behind you.
React to a Forrest Gump trivia question your server throws at your table.
Your caption must include:
Send a collab request to @officialbubbagump
Tag @officialbubbagump and @localrelishers
Mention which location you visited
Reference the 30th anniversary and call out the limited-time menu items you tried
Everything else is yours. Have fun with it.
🤝 FTC disclosure: You must clearly say this is a partnership. Use "Partnered with Bubba Gump Shrimp Co." somewhere in your caption.
These hashtags are required:
#BubbaGump30
These hashtags are suggested but not required:
#CanneryRow
#LimitedTimeMenu