The Oyster Festival
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The Oyster Festival, the East Coast's largest waterfront festival with more than 150, 000 attendees, returns each October offering a fun mixture of new activities and old favorites that are certain to entertain the entire family. The Oyster Festival is a project of the Oyster Bay Rotary Club and funded by the Oyster Bay Charitable Fund. The Oyster Festival offers a fun mixture of new activities and old favorites that are certain to entertain the entire family including live entertainment, top-notch artisans, pirate shows, midway rides, and the iconic oyster eating and shucking contest. And of course...the Food Court, where volunteer chefs and culinary pros work side by side, cooking and serving dozens of unique oyster, clam and other seafood concoctions along with traditional festival fare.
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Profits from all FOOD COURT sales directly support 25 participating local charities while proceeds from carnival rides and merchandise sales is donated to additional charities supported by the Rotary throughout the year. Admission is FREE. And MOST activities are FREE.
Our Storied Past: More than 150 years ago, Theodore Roosevelt – the 26th President of the United States – was born to a wealthy family that summered in Oyster Bay not far from the waterfront property that today bears his name. To honor his memory, community leaders organized a parade to celebrate his 125th birthday. The parade proved so successful that it provided the roots of what would become the Oyster Festival in 1983. |
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Contact Information
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The Oyster Festival PO Box 132 Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Phone: 516.628.1625 theoysterfestival.org For Participation Corporate Sponsors and Vendors Len Rothberg - Event Marketing of LI Phone: 631.337.1658 Cell: 516.901.1993 Arts and Crafts Mel Warren Phone: 516.922.0246 Media Alissa Marti - BFP Solutions |
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