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January
Oyster Fair in Vif
France
January, TBA
February
Lowcountry Oyster Festival
Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens
1235 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant
South Carolina, USA
February 1, 2026
www.experiencemountpleasant.com
Fort Morgan Oyster Fest
The Beach Club Resort & Spa
Alabama, USA
February 28 to March 1, 2026
www.fortmorganoysterfest.com
April
Foire Aux Huîtres
Place Centrale, Centre Commercial Avaricum
8 avenue de Peterborough
18000 Bourges
France
April, TBA
www.avaricum-bourges.com
May
Narooma Oyster Festival
NSW, Australia
May 1-3, 2026
www.naroomaoysterfestival.com
Bluff Oyster & Food Festival
New Zealand
23 May 2026
www.bluffoysterfest.co.nz
June
Blainville-sur-Mer Oyster Fair
Gonneville beach slipway
Blainville-sur-Mer
France
Early June, TBA
Tel: +33 (02) 33 19 08 10
www.tourisme-coutances.fr
August
Foire aux Huitres
Gujan-Mestres
France
First two weeks in August, TBA
Western Sydney Oyster Festival
West HQ
33 Railway Street
Rooty Hill NSW 2766
Australia
Thursdays to Sundays during August 2025
Tel: +61 (0)2 9625 5500
www.westhq.com.au
September
San Quintín Oyster Fest
San Quintín, Baja California
México
September TBA
Whitstable Rocks Oyster Festival
Kent, England
September, TBA
www.whitstablerocksoysterfestival.com
Hillsborough Oyster Festival
County Down, Northern Ireland
September TBA
Bearfoot Bistro World Oyster Invitational
Whistler, Canada
September TBA
www.bearfootbistro.com
Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival
Ireland
September 25-27, 2026
www.galwayoysterfestival.com
October
Dunkirk Oyster Fair
Dunkirk Kursaal
France
First weekend of October
www.la-bouee-bleue.com
Nieuwpoort Oyster Festival
Near the Nieuwpoort fish market
Belgium
October, TBA
November
Urbanna Oyster Festival
Urbanna, Virginia
United States of America
6-7 November, 2026
www.urbannaoysterfestival.com
Brisbane Water Oyster Festival
Lions Park, Woy Woy
NSW Central Coast
Australia
9 November, 2025
www.oysterfestival.com.au
Matakana Estate Sip & Shuck
New Zealand
November TBA
www.matakanaestate.co.nz
Marcq en Baroeul
Racecourse, Marcq
France
November, TBA
Foire Aux Huîtres de Sardent
Espace Claude Chabrol
23250 Sardent
France
9-11 November, 2025
www.sardent23.fr
Foire Aux Huîtres de Solre-le-Château
Solre-le-Château
France
November, TBA
www.lavoixdunord.fr
Orlean Oyster Fest
Orlean Market & Pub
6855 Leeds Manor Road,
Marshall, VA 20115
United States of America
26 November, 2025
Tel: +1 540-364-2774
www.orleanmarket.com
Straddie Oyster Festival
2 Ballow Road
North Stradbroke Island, QLD
Australia
29 November, 2025
Tel: +61 (0)7 3409 9216
www.queensland.com
December
Jallais Oyster Festival
Salle Cathelineau
Boulevard Cathelineau, Jallais
49510 Beaupreau-En-Mauges
France
7 December, 2025
www.anjou-tourisme.com