This year, the Halifax Oyster Festival, Canada’s largest Oyster Festival, will be celebrating its 6th year! This internationally-recognized festival is a unique gathering of oyster producers and this will like heaven for people who love eating oysters. Visitors will have a chance to taste a wide variety of oysters and get a rich immersion in oyster culture where local sea farmers and their families shuck for you.
It presents an all-you-can sample raw bar over the course of three tasting sessions each fall on the Halifax waterfront. The festival highlights the best in Nova Scotia and Maritime oyster culture and farming.
This independently run festival has consistently proven to be one of the best food festivals in the city since 2014. Each year they are hosting 2,500 attendees, where it offers a unique experience to meet and learn from the oyster farmer and their families, learning about the waters and history around local oysters. This celebration supports local businesses while promoting Nova Scotian food and drink communities.
During the events, you can cruise around to the different oyster farm booths. You can also watch and enjoy shucking demos and contests on the main stage.
You can reach the team behind Halifax Oyster Festival in care of Halifax’s local news site The Coast, 2309 Maynard Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K3T8. Phone 902-422-6278. Email events@thecoast.ca.
If you want to explore food service, see how a big event runs or just be part of something awesome; you can volunteer to the team and help shuck, schlep and shovel.
What are you waiting for? Come and enjoy a variety of taste of oysters with live music each night at beautiful Halifax waterfront this September 23-24!
More to this story at https://discoverhalifaxns.com/event/oyster-festival/
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