Tom's Cove Park, 8128 Beebe Road Chincoteague Island, VA 23336 United States, Chincoteague Island, United States
About this event
Join the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce at the 51st Annual Chincoteague Oyster Festival!! Held to promote the seafood industry and mark the arrival of the oyster season you will enjoy oysters—raw steamed fritters and single fried; clam fritters clam chowder shrimp cocktail salad bar hot dogs hushpuppies and Boardwalk fries. Beverages are included in the ticket price with beer available for purchase.
Island Boy a festival favorite for 30 years will provide live entertainment for everyone’s listening and dancing enjoyment.
An Extravaganza Raffle is held with the winner receiving t-shirts tickets lodging gift certificates for meals and much more for the following year’s festival.
A favorite at the festival is the “Best Space Award” which is given to the best decorated area.
There will also be a variety of merchandise items available for purchase including t-shirts sweatshirts hats souvenir food trays and glass beer mugs. This is an advance ticketed event that is typically sold out before festival day.
Tickets are $65 per person (Children under 5 are FREE)
READY FOR SOME EXCITING NEWS?!?!?
You can now reserve your 2024 Chincoteague Oyster Festival space within a special VIP area!! This area is limited to 10 spaces and includes 10 wristbands a 20'x20' reserved space and one picnic table. Spaces are $1500 and will be reserved on a first come/first pick basis so don't delay in purchasing yours now! You can also purchase a 15'x15' tent for an additional $500.
REFUND POLICY - Event is held rain or shine. Every attempt will be made to have the festival on the date and time advertised however circumstances beyond the Chamber’s control may require rescheduling or delay. All sales are final in case of ticketholder cancellation or organizer postponement. If the event is cancelled by the organizer or due to circumstances beyond our control tickets may be transferred to a future festival or refunded at 80% within 60 days of cancellation. After that time only ticket transfers to future festivals will be honored. Tickets are limited so order early!!! This is a sell out event!
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10:00 am - Gates open (NO EARLY ENTRY FOR SETUP) Any items set up prior to 10am on festival day are subject to removal.
11:00 am - Appetizer tents begin serving - Clam Chowder Shrimp Cocktail Salad Bar Boardwalk Fries Hushpuppies Hot Dogs
12:00 pm - Seafood tents begins serving - Oysters on the Half Shell Steamed Oysters Single Fried Oysters Oyster Fritters Clam Fritters. Live music begins
4:00 pm - Festival ends
6:00 pm - Due to insurance liability purposes all attendees and volunteers must exit the festival grounds
PLEASE NOTE:
All e-tickets must be scanned either by our volunteer scanners at the entrance of Toms Cove Park or at the Will Call tent to acquire festival wristband.
All attendees must have a festival wristband prior to entrance to festival grounds.
Attendees can come and go to the festival grounds from 10am - noon.
No re-entry to festival grounds after noon. Upon leaving festival grounds wristbands will be cut.
All attendees age 21 and over MUST provide a photo ID at the beer tent in order to purchase beer. No exceptions!
Beer tent and desserts only accepts cash so please come prepared!
Due to the popularity of the seafood we offer we cannot guarantee that each item will be available up until 4pm.
Eat all you want but please do not remove food from the festival grounds.
No pets vehicles golf carts one wheels bicycles or fire pits/rings are permitted inside the festival grounds for safety purposes.
HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY - While all are welcome to attend please note that the festival grounds cover approx. 90000 sq. feet to accommodate festival tents and almost 3000 attendees. The festival is held at a campground so the ground has grassy areas with some tree roots and gravel roads. Food tents are primarily located on the perimeter of the festival grounds and lines will be long especially at the beginning of the day. Handicap parking is available on a first come first serve basis and a courtesy shuttle is available to help transport individuals from handicap parking to the festival grounds.
ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL – NO REFUNDS: Scannable/Printable tickets will be emailed in the purchaser's name. If a purchaser is unable to attend, tickets are transferable.
Tickets for 2024 Chincoteague Oyster Festival 12 can be booked here.