Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County, MD this weekend

Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County, MD this weekend 

Sat & Sunday, Oct 15-16, 2016     

Location: St. Mary's County Fairgrounds 
Event website:  http://usoysterfest.com

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Oyster Festival and the opening of the oyster season on the Chesapeake Bay with the U.S. National Oyster Shucking Championships and National Oyster Cook-Off. Known for its exquisite range of seafood and exhibition of cultural activities surrounding oysters & the watermans' way of life, this annual festival also includes live music, local foods, arts, crafts, craft beer tasting, and general family fun

 Schedule:

Saturday, October 15, 2016 (10AM - 6PM)

10:30AM: National Oyster Cook-Off (awards in afternoon)

12:00PM: National Shucking Competition

• First Competition: Amateur Shucking Competition
• Second Competition: Masters Competition
  • Friendly Heat: Past national champions
  • The professional heats will follow: women’s & men’s

6:30PM: Evening Concert featuring Sam Grow!

Sunday, October 16, 2016 (11AM - 6PM)

All Day: Cooking demonstrations and talks in the Cook-Off building

All Day: National Shucking Competition continues

All Day Activities (Both Days):

• Oysters and seafood galore
• Musical acts on three stages
• Oyster Cooking demos
• The Tasting Room: Get a Flight of local Oysters and sample the region's best shellfish paired with local craft beer and wine
• Craft and domestic beer & local wines
• Special 50th celebration merchandise & cookbook
• Evening Concert 
• Arts & Craft and other vendors
• Children's entertainment
• Much More!