You know it’s officially summer in Boston when the annual “Chefs in Shorts” event is being held. This year, the food event is being held this Friday at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center where you can dine on some of the city’s top chef’s grilled creations, all to benefit Future Chefs, a local non-profit school-to-career program focused in culinary arts.

This year’s chefs include:

Antonio Bettencourt, 62 Restaurant

Richard Garcia, 606 Congress

David Daniels, Aragosta Bar & Bistro

Brian Dandro,Art Bar at the Royal Sonesta

Robert Tobin,Aura & Tamo at the Seaport Hotel

Tim Cuniff,Backyard Farms

Jay Silva, Bambara

Allesandro Da Silva, Barking Crab

Jason Santos, Blue, Inc.

Mark Sapienza, BOND at the Langham Hotel

Jarrod Moiles,BOKX 109 American Prime at Hotel Indigo

William Kovel, Catalyst

Jonathan Gilman, Church

Rodney Murillo, Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse

Derek Barragan, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House

Corey Johnson & Jeffrey Stevens, Flour Bakery

Alex Aratake, Haru

Harjit Singh, Kashmir

Andy LaVallee,LaVallee’s Bakery Goods

Patrick Keefe,LTK Bar and Kitchen

Matthew Barros, Market at the W Hotel

Ranveer Brar, Mela

Chris Damien, Papagayo

Philip Rotondo, Philip R’s

Brian Poe, Poe’s Kitchen at the Rattlesnake

Jackie Kelly, Remy’s Sports Bar & Grill

Darren Carbonne, Rosa Mexicano

Karen Hodsdon and Richard Rayment, Seaport Hotel Boston

Maura Kilpatrick, Sofra Bakery

Mark Gaier & Clark Fraiser, Summer Winter

Chris Douglas,Tavolo & Ashmont Grill

Todd Hall, Temazcal

Mark Porcaro, Top of the Hub

Andy Husbands, Tremont 647

Suzi Maitland, Trina’ Starlight Lounge

ParisRetana,TTT (The Taco Truck)

Armand Toutaint,Turner Fisheries

The event is being held at The Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Boulevard in Boston on Friday, June 22 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $70 per person, which includes beer, wine and food tastings. To purchase tickets, visit SeaportBoston.com.