Sunday, February 9, 2014

2014 Oyster Festivals


2014 is going to be fun! With a record number of oyster festivals, roasts, shindigs and events, the year is chock full of events that celebrate the oyster. Our list includes events in 26 states, Canada, and the UK. Some events have not yet determined their 2014 dates, but in most cases the event is held the same weekend as the 2013 event. We make regular updates on Harbor Island Oyster Co. - so be sure to in before making plans.

ALABAMA
Oyster Cook-Off at the Hangout. Gulf Shores, AL. Oct., 2014

ALASKA

CALIFORNIA
San Francisco (Guiness) Oyster Fest. Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park. San Fran, CA. May 10, 2014
San Diego Oyster Fest. Marina Embarcadero North. San Diego, CA. June 14, 2014
Arcata Bay Oyster Festival. Arcata, CA. June 14, 2014
Central Coast Oyster Festival. Morro Bay Oyster Farm. Morro Bay, CA. Oct. 19, 2013

COLORADO
High West Oyster Fest. Boulder, CO. Mar. 20, 2014

CONNECTICUT
Mohegan Sun Oyster Open. Uncasville, CT. Jan. 26, 2014
Milford Oyster Festival. Milford, CT. Aug. 16, 2014
Norwalk Oyster Festival. Norwalk, CT. Sept. 5-7, 2014

FLORIDA
Apalachicola Oyster Cook-Off. Apalachicola, FL. Jan. 18, 2014
Fort Pierce Oyster Festival, Ft. Pierce, FL. Apr. 5, 2014
Halifax Oyster Festival. Daytona Beach, FL. Apr. 26, 2014
Apalachicola Oyster Roast / Florida Seafood Festival. Apalachicola, FL. Oct. 31, 2014

GEORGIA
OysterFest. Atlanta, GA. Feb. 8, 2014
Oyster Mardi Gras Fest. Atkins Park Restaurant. Smyrna, GA. Feb. 15-16, 2014
Steamhouse Lounge Oyster Fest. Atlanta, GA. Feb. 22-23, 2014
Georgia Conservancy Oyster Roast. Savannah, GA. Mar. 1, 2014

ILLINOIS
Springfield Oyster & Beer Festival. Springfield, IL. Sept. 6, 2014
Guiness Oyster Fest. Roscoe Village. Chicago, IL. Sept. 6, 2014
Royster with the Oyster. Chicago, IL. Oct. 14-18, 2013

IOWA
The Class Act Oyster Festival. Cedar Rapids, IA. Sept. 27, 2013

LOUISIANA
Freret Oyster Jam. New Orleans, LA. Jan. 19, 2014
Louisiana Oyster Jubilee. New Orleans, LA. March 8, 2014
Amite Oyster Festival. Amite, LA. Mar. 21-23, 2014
New Orleans Oyster Festival. New Orleans, LA. Mar 8, 2014
St. Cletus Oyster Festival. Gretna, LA. Oct. 17-19, 2014
Violet Oyster Festival. Violet, LA. Oct. 17-19, 2014

MAINE
Pemaquid Oyster Festival. Damariscotta, ME. Sept. 28, 2014

MARYLAND
Chesapeake Oyster & Beer Festival. National Harbor, MD. CANCELLED.
Ducks Unlimited Annual Bull & Oyster Roast. Finksburg, MD. Feb. 8, 2014
St. Mary's Oyster Festival. Leonardtown, MD. Oct. 18-19, 2014
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum OysterFest. St. Michael's, MD. Oct. 25, 2014

MASSACHUSETTS
Wareham Business Association Oyster Festival. Wareham, MA. Apr. 27, 2014
B&G Oyster Festival. Boston, MA. May 5, 2013
Island Creek Oyster Festival. Duxbury, MA. CANCELLED
Wellfleet Oyster Festival. Wellfleet, MA. Oct. 18-19, 2014

MICHIGAN
St. Ambrose Oysterfest. Grosse Pointe, MI. Sept. 30, 2013

MISSISSIPPI
Pass Christian Oyster Festival. Pass Christian, MS. Jan. 25-26, 2014
Oyster Throw Down. Waveland, MS. Feb. 1, 2014

MISSOURI
Schlafly Stout and Oyster Festival. St. Louis, MO. Mar. 7-8, 2014

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Piscatagua Oysterpalooza. Piscataqua, NH. Sept. 22, 2013

NEW JERSEY
Oyster Bowl XV. Princeton, NJ. Feb. 2, 2014
Asbury Park Oysterfest. Asbury Park, NJ. Sept. 6-8, 2013
Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival. Red Bank, NJ. Sept. 28, 2014

NEW YORK
Oyster and Wine Festival at Lieb Cellars. North Fork, Long Island, NY. Apr. 27, 2013
Stone Street Oyster Festival. Stone Street, New York, NY. Sept. 21, 2013
Oyster Week. New York City and Long Island, NY. Sept. 21-29, 2013
Aureole's Oyster Social. New York City, NY. Sept. 22, 2013
Empire Oyster. New York City, NY. Sept. 25, 2013
Oystoberfest. Long Island City, NY. Sept. 27-28, 2013
Oyster Frenzy. (Pro Oyster Shucking Contest). New York, NY. Sept. 28, 2013
Oyster Bay Oyster Festival. Oyster Bay, NY. Oct. 18-19, 2014

NORTH CAROLINA
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center. Harkers Island, NC. Jan. 25, 2014
NC Fresh Catch Winter Oyster Tour. Raleigh, Jan. 19; Durham, Feb. 1; Carrboro, Feb. 15, 2014
Stumpy Point Oyster Festival. Stumpy Point, NC. Feb. 8, 2014
North Carolina Coastal Federation Oyster Shellebration. Hatteras, Swansboro, Raleigh, Wrightsville Beach, NC. March 1, 2014
Junior League of Wilmington's Roast on the Coast. Wilmington, NC. Mar. 22, 2014
Smoky Mountain Oyster & Seafood Festival. Maggie Valley, NC. Apr. 19, 2014
Dogwood Oyster Roast. Statesville, NC. April 25, 2014
First Flight Rotary Oink and Oyster Roast. Kitty Hawk, NC. Oct. 12, 2013
Airlie Gardens Oyster Roast. Wilmington, NC. Oct. 18, 2013
Burke Arts Council Oyster Outing. Morganton, NC. Oct. 18, 2014
NC Oyster Festival. Ocean Isle, NC. Oct. 18-19, 2014
Dixon Chapel Oyster Roast. Varnamtown, NC. Nov. 2, 2013
WB Chamber of Commerce Oyster Roast. Wrightsville Beach, NC. Nov. 3, 2013
Pamlico-Tar River Foundation Oyster Roast. Washington, NC. Nov. 15, 2014


OREGON
Dan and Louis Winter Oyster Festival. Portland, OR. Jan. 25, 2014
The Parish Oyster Festival. Portland, OR. May, 2014

PENNSYLVANIA

SOUTH CAROLINA
New Year's Day Oyster Roast. Folly Beach, SC. Jan. 1, 2015
Music & Oysters for Wildlife. Awendaw, SC. Jan. 11, 2014
Save the Light Oyster Roast. Charleston, SC. Jan. 12, 2014
Oyster Roast at Dill Sanctuary. Charleston, SC. Jan. 12, 2014
St. Padre Pio Catholic Church Oyster Fundraiser. Summerville, SC. Jan. 18, 2014
Lowcountry Oyster Festival. Mt. Pleasant, SC. Jan. 26, 2014
Charitable Society of Charleston Oyster Roast. Charleston, SC. Feb. 1, 2014
Shuckin on the Strand. Murrell's Inlet, SC. Feb. 8, 2014
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. Charleston, SC. Feb. 14, 2014
South Atlantic Bank Oyster Roast and Chili Cook-Off. Goldbug Island, SC. Feb. 23, 2014.
Pet Helpers Oyster Roast (Shuck Your Paws Off). Charleston, SC. Mar. 1, 2014
Shuckin in the Park Oyster Roast. Moncks Corner, SC. Mar. 8, 2014
Beaufort Twilight Run & Oyster Roast. Beaufort, SC. Mar. 22, 2014
Hilton Head Oyster Festival. Hilton Head, SC. Nov. 14, 2014
Summerville Family YMCA Oyster Shindig. Summerville, SC. Nov. 14, 2014
South Carolina Oyster Festival. Columbia, SC. Nov. 24, 2013
Palmetto Society Oyster Roast. Charleston, SC. Dec. 22, 2013

TEXAS
Oysterfest. Fulton, TX. Mar. 6-9, 2014
Fiesta Oyster Bake. San Antonio, TX. April 11-12, 2014
Austin Oyster Festival. Austin, TX. Nov. 3, 2013

VIRGINIA
Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad Oyster Roast. Virginia Beach, VA. Mar. 23, 2014
Blue Ridge Oyster Festival. Roseland, VA. CANCELLED
Lynnhaven Oyster Roast, Virginia Beach, VA. Apr. 26, 2014
Chincoteague Oyster Festival, Chincoteague Island, VA. Oct. 11, 2014
City Center Oyster Roast. Newport News, VA. Oct. 24, 2014
Urbanna Oyster Festival. Urbanna, VA. Nov. 7-8, 2014
The Mimslyn Inn Oysterfest. Luray, VA. Nov. 2, 2013
TOGA Half-Shell Oyster Tasting. Gloucester, VA. Nov. 9, 2013
Awww Shucks! VLM Oyster Roast. Newport News, VA. Nov. 16, 2013
Watermen's Museum Oyster Roast. Yorktown, VA. Dec. 7, 2013
Oysters and Oldies Christmas Oyster Roast. Heathsville, VA. Dec. 7, 2013

WASHINGTON
Hama Hama Oyster Rama. Lilliwaup, WA. Apr. 27, 2013
PCSGA Shellfish SLURP. Olympia, WA. April 27, 2014
Jazz & Oysters (Watermusic Festival). Oysterville, WA. Aug. 17, 2014
Samish Bay Bivalve Bash. Samish Bay, WA. CANCELLED
Oyster Run. Anacortes, WA. Sept. 22, 2014
Oysterfest & West Coast Shucking Championship. Shelton, WA. Oct. 5-6, 2013
Flying Fish Oyster Frenzy. Seattle, WA. Oct. 27, 2013
Elliott's Oyster New Year Bash. Seattle, WA. Nov. 2, 2013

WASHINGTON D.C.

WISCONSIN
Milwaukee Oyster Roast. Milwaukee, WI. Apr. 20, 2013

CANADA
Lund Shellfish Festival. Lund Harbor, BC. May 23-25, 2014
BC Shellfish Festival. Comox, BC. June 21-22, 2014
Ontario Oyster Festival. Toronto, Ontario. July 20, 2014
Tyne Valley Water Oyster Festival. Tyne Valley, PEI. July 30-Aug. 3, 2014
Prince Edward Island International Shellfish Festival. Charlottetown, PEI. Sept. 18-21, 2014
Clayoquot Oyster Festival. Tofino, BC. Nov. 12-15, 2014

UNITED KINGDOM
Colchester Oyster Fayre Market. Essex, UK. June 7-8, 2014
Whitstable Oyster Festival. Whitstable, Canterbury, UK. July 26 - Aug. 1, 2014
Carlingford Oyster Festival. Carlingford, Louth, Ireland. Aug. 8-13, 2013
Hillsborough Oyster Festival & World Oyster Eating Championship. Hillsborough, N Ireland. Sept. 2-7, 2014
Clarenbridge Oyster Festival. Galway, Ireland. Sept. 2014
Galway International Oyster Festival. Galway City, Ireland. Sept. 25-28, 2014
Falmouth Oyster Festival. Falmouth, UK. Oct. 9-12, 2014
Anglesey Oyster & Welsh Produce Festival. Isle of Anglesey, North Wales, UK. Oct. 12-13, 2013


Did we miss your Oyster Roast or Oyster Festival? Please email us at concierge@harborislandoyster.com with the name of your event, event website, date and city or comment at the end of this post. We'll be happy to post it for you! Have fun!

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