2025 Chincoteague Oyster Festival

Join the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce at the 52nd 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 over 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.

You can now reserve your 2025 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 $1,500 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.

Learn more with the VIP Package Flyer and VIP Package Layout to choose your space.

Call 757-336-6161 or email ZXZlbnRzIHwgY2hpbmNvdGVhZ3VlY2hhbWJlciAhIGNvbQ== to reserve your space by September 6. If you have already purchased tickets to the festival but are still interested in a VIP space, we will work with you!

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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

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. 90,000 sq. feet to accommodate festival tents and almost 3,000 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.

Festival Helpful Hints

Directions & Parking

Extravaganza of Prizes Raffle & Best Space Contest

Festival Sponsors

Learn more at ChincoteagueChamber.com

We thank you for cooperation in making this a wonderful festival! See you on festival day!

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