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January
Oyster Fair in Vif
France
January, TBA
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 2-4, 2025
www.naroomaoysterfestival.com
Bluff Oyster & Food Festival
New Zealand
24 May 2025
www.bluffoysterfest.co.nz
June
Blainville-sur-Mer Oyster Fair
Gonneville beach slipway
Blainville-sur-Mer
France
June 8, 2025
Tel: +33 (02) 33 19 08 10
www.tourisme-coutances.fr
August
Foire aux Huitres
Gujan-Mestres
France
First two weeks in August, TBA
September
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 26-28, 2025
www.galwayoysterfestival.com
October
Dunkirk Oyster Fair
Dunkirk Kursaal
France
First weekend of October TBA
www.lavoixdunord.fr
Nieuwpoort Oyster Festival
Near the Nieuwpoort fish market
Belgium
25-27 October, 2025
November
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
November, TBA
www.sardent23.fr
Foire Aux Huîtres de Solre-le-Château
Solre-le-Château
France
November, TBA
www.lavoixdunord.fr
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
1 Boulevard du Docteur Audureau
Jallais
49510 Beaupreau-En-Mauges
France
December, TBA
www.anjou-tourisme.com