You can now eat squid, Wagyu steak & duck breast at Firefly Music Festival for $99

When you pack for Firefly Music Festival, remember to pack sunscreen, comfortable shoes and...white gloves?

The eighth annual, three-day Dover music festival has announced its fanciest food offerings ever — a new "The Woodlands Supper Club" which will offer $99 farm-to-table dinners each night for those who turn up their noses at more common festival fare such as pizza and tacos.

In addition to the upscale offering, Firefly will also unveil a "Saved By the Bell"-themed diner slinging items such as hamburgers and French fries. The spot is called "Saved By the Max," combining the name of the '90s high school sitcom with the name of the show's fictitious diner, The Max.

When it comes to the supper club, Alex Garfinkel, the chef behind Philadelphia-based Balboa Catering, will run the dinners, which can be purchased through the festival's website.

So what do you get for $99 at the 75-minute dinner, held at 5 p.m. June 21 and 6 p.m. on June 22 and 23?

The tasting menu includes yakatori barbecue baby Jersey squid, sweet pea ravioli, crisp Moulard duck breast, Wagyu coullote steak and stone fruit and olive oil cake.

The dinner is paired with beers and spirits from Milton's Dogfish Head Brewery.

On the other end of the foodie spectrum is Firefly's nostalgia-filled "Saved By the Bell" eatery.

The pop-up eatery is expected to look just like The Max, meaning it's perfect for photo opportunities and selfies, of course.

But with Firefly's crowds visibly smaller and younger in recent years, it's possible that both of Firefly's new eating options would have been better tailored to the festival's earlier years.

That's when entire families would come, making it a usual sight to see people ranging in age from their teens to their 50s rocking out side-by-side. Those parents are the ones most likely to drop $99 on a civilized dinner in the center of a wild music festival.

And when it comes to the "Saved By the Bell" feature, the program debuted 30 years ago, meaning its core fan base is generally 40 and older, although younger generations got to know Zack, Kelly, Screech and the gang through re-runs.

Firefly officials would not discuss this year's food options.

In addition to the supper club and "Saved By the Bell" pop-up, Firefly also recently announced 44 food vendors for the festival, offering everything from American and Indian to Asian and Mexican fare.

Among the vendors: Bulldog Burgery, Wok On the Wild Side, It Ain't Easy Being Cheesy Grilled Cheese, Wicked Maine Lobster, Phat Daddy's Creole Eats and Wit Whiz.

Nearly all vendors are from out of state, but Delawareans will notice at least one familiar face this summer: The Deer Park Tavern's Roaming Raven food truck will be making the trip from Newark to Dover. 

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Firefly is currently selling both single-day ($129-$269) and three-day passes ($319-$7,199) for the festival, which will be headlined by rappers Post Malone and Travis Scott, along with rock act Panic! at the Disco.

Other performers will include Vampire Weekend, Zedd, Kygo, Death Cab For Cutie, Passion Pit, DJ Snake and Tyler, the Creator. 

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