The Oyster Festival

The amazing Oyster Festival Committee may not be super heros but they did a herculean job keeping a tradition alive through the magic of physical distancing, digital interactions and of course with your unshakeable support. From wherever you are this Thanksgiving, may you enjoy a warm hearty day of thanks and feel in your heart we are there with you. We look forward to seeing you again in October 2021 with a revamped rebirth of what so many are anxiously looking forward to. T...he elves will be busy this holiday period to prepare for 2021 HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM EVERYONE AT THE OYSTER FESTIVAL COMMITTEE TO YOU, AND YOUR FAMILY.

Happy Halloween! Congratulations to the winning bidders of our online auction! We still have our GoFundMe supporting the non-profits you can generously support for their great and valiant efforts trying to survive through this trying time. Your heartfelt contribution is greatly appreciated and a lifeline for many.... Please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/oyster-bay-charitable-fund to help as best you can. Thank you~

We'd like to thank all our dedicated and resourceful committee members and hosts for making the 2020 Oyster Festival possible! Remember our online auction is ending soon. If you are looking for hard to find and one of a kind collectibles for the holidays this is where you can grab a few items where you set own price for the bid. By the way while you are there please help support the non-profit efforts at our GoFundMe page on same website. Thank you for supporting the 2020 Oys...ter Festival and for your kind donation and participation! Here is where you can see who was involved: https://www.theoysterfestival.org/about

Amazing! An Oyster Shucking, and an Oyster Shucking contest, with notable LI namesakes competing. The event was recorded live and is streaming for your entertainment pleasure and in keeping with a 37 year tradition! Watch it on our official website. ... https://www.theoysterfestival.org Then click on "Oyster Contests" while visiting the site to begin the contest. Remember to check out and participate in the other big deals (available on the site) to support local non-profits and to grab one of a kind collector's items and huge deals.

Win cool stuff, support Oyster Bay! Charities that have benefitted from the Oyster Bay Charitable Fund include: OB Rotary TR Statue Committee, Christeen Oyster Sloop Preservations Corp/Ida May Project, Oyster Bay Fire Co. #1, Italian American Citizens Club, Peas Eddy Sportsman Club, LTD, OBEN Kiwanis, Mill River Rod & Gun Club, North Oyster Bay Baymen Assoc., Life Enrichment Center at OB, Quentin Roosevelt Post No. 4 American Legion, Oyster Bay Memorial Post 8033 VFW, OBHS... Interact Club (Junior Rotary), OBEN Soccer Boy Scout Troop 253 St. Dominic HS Parent Group OBEN Soccer, The Learning Tree Pre-school, OB Charitable Fund OBEN Athletic Booster Club, Friends of the OBHS Performing Arts Center, OBHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team, OBHS Baseball, OB CO-OP Preschool, Youth and Family Counseling Agency, and Oyster Bay Lions. https://longislandsilentauction.schoolauction.net/o/catalog

Speakers at the press conference for the Oyster Festival 2020. James Fuccio, Carl Marcellino, Joe Saladino, Rustan Lundstrum, Damien Carlino, Mike Newton, and Harlan Friedman.

Press coverage for Oyster Bay and the 2020 Oyster Festival. The coverage was hosted by Cafe Al Dente.

James Fuccio, Festival Chair - comments on this year's Festival at Press Conference. Several media channels were present including Fox, ABC, and News 12. Visit our official website for the latest details at www.theoysterfestival.org.

Thank you to BMW for supporting Oyster Week and the 37th annual Oyster Festival...even if there is no physical festival. Check out some of their cars in the Cooper's Bluff lot!

A note from the Oyster Festival... To avoid any confusion as our involvement with any high density crowd building events occuring on the streets of Oyster Bay the Oyster Festival Committee during this period, wants the community to know the Oyster Bay Market is not sanctioned nor affiliated with the Oyster Festival.

We're so excited... it's OYSTER WEEK! Press conference this morning to officially kick-off the week! Check out details at www.theoysterfestival.org.

Oyster Festival 2020 article hits Newsday!

The Oyster Festival Oyster Eating and Shucking Contests will be televised on Friday, Oct 23, 2020! Catch the excitement and watch local Oyster Bay Oyster masters go head to head in the proud tradition in honor of Oyster Festival Weekend from the safety and comfort of your smart phone, tablet, or home PC. Keep an eye on our official website www.theoysterfestival.org for time and station to experience it.

NOW LIVE! Oyster Festival 2020 on-line auction on collectables and one of a kind items to support our non-profits through tough times (https://theoysterfestival.org). Name your price and put in your bid. Simple, easy, and do a good deed for the non-profits we support who are struggling in this challenging time. A place where you'll find a plethora of items to grab as gifts for those you can never decide what to get for the holidays or special occasions. The on-line auction s...ite link is on our official Oyster Festival website now. The closing date is in two weeks (end of October).

We're getting ready for OYSTER WEEK! That's right, this year the 37th annual Oyster Festival will be Oyster Week, October 16-25. We've already launched our amazing auction with hundreds of items and we've launched our GoFundMe campaign to help dozens of charities who participate in the annual event. Show your support when you dine-at or take-out from local restaurants teamed up with local charities to continue the mission to support the community. Make it dinner-and-a-movie on 10/23 with a Halloween drive-in, Hocus Pocus, presented by The Town of Oyster Bay. And, check back throughout the week to see the annual Oyster Eating and Shucking Contests. It's all at www.theoysterfestival.org.