Chincoteague Oyster Festival

8128 Beebe Road, Chincoteague Island, VA 23336

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51st Annual Chincoteague Oyster Festival

CELEBRATING CHINCOTEAGUE 'SALTS' & THE BEGINNING OF OYSTER SEASON

Tom's Cove Park, 8128 Beebe Road, Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
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Date: 10/12/2024
Starts: 10:00 AM
Ends: 4:00 PM

The Chincoteague Oyster Festival is held to promote the seafood industry and mark the arrival of the oyster season. Come and enjoy oysters—raw, steamed, fritters, and single fried; clam fritters, clam chowder, shrimp cocktail, salad bar, hot dogs, hush puppies, and Boardwalk fries. Beverages are included in the ticket price with beer available for purchase. Island Boy, a festival favorite for over 25 years, will provide live entertainment for everyone’s 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 Place/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 $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 joanne@chincoteaguechamber.com 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!

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!

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 - Raw Oysters, Steamed Oysters, Single Fried Oysters, Oyster Fritters, Clam Fritters Live music begins with Island Boy

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 accept 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.

PLEASE recycle cans & shells in containers around the festival grounds! Can recycling benefits Davy’s TherAppy Farm and their efforts to provide no cost appointments with purpose. Oyster shell recycling benefits The Nature Conservancy and their efforts to restore local marine habitats.

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.