2023 Chincoteague Oyster Festival

The Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce & Certified Visitor Center hosts four large events each year that welcome guests to Chincoteague Island -Chincoteague Easter Decoy & Art Festival,Chincoteague Seafood Festival,Chincoteague Oyster FestivalandChincoteague Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade. Our island business and organizations also host a wide variety of events throughout the year. You can learn more by visitingChincoteagueChamber.com/Events.

Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce

Enjoy fresh, local oysters and seafood with a great fall getaway on beautiful Chincoteague Island, Virginia.

Tom's Cove Park

Join the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce at the 50th 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 almost 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 Place/Space Award” which is given to the best decorated area. There will also be a variety of souvenirs available for purchase.____________________________________________________________Tickets are $60 per person (Children under 5 are FREE)<h3>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.</h3><h3>Tickets are limited, so order early!!! This is a sell out event!</h3>____________________________________________________________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 begins4:00 pm - Festival ends6:00 pm - Due to insurance liability purposes, all attendees and volunteers must exit the festival grounds<h2>PLEASE NOTE:</h2>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.<h2>LEARN MORE: </h2><a href="https://www.chincoteaguechamber.com/chincoteague-oyster-festival-helpful-hints/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Festival Helpful Hints</a> <a href="https://www.chincoteagueoysterfestival.com/helpful-hints.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.chincoteaguechamber.com/chincoteague-oyster-festival-directions-and-parking/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Directions &amp; Parking</a><a href="https://www.chincoteaguechamber.com/chincoteague-oyster-festival-extravaganza-of-prizes-best-space-contest/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Extravaganza of Prizes Raffle &amp; Best Space Contest</a><a href="https://www.chincoteaguechamber.com/chincoteague-oyster-festival-merchandise/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Merchandise </a><a href="https://www.chincoteaguechamber.com/directory/chincoteague-island-oyster-festival/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Festival Sponsors</a>Learn more at <a href="https://www.chincoteaguechamber.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ChincoteagueChamber.com</a><h2>UPON PURCHASE OF TICKET(S), YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.</h2>We thank you for cooperation in making this a wonderful festival! See you on festival day!

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