Join us for the 2nd Annual Beaufort Oyster Festival
The full event is conceived as an 10-day festival week coinciding with Tides to Tables in conjunction with South Carolina Restaurant Week and culminating in a festival weekend at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Downtown Beaufort. Area businesses, agri-tourism and eco-cultural businesses, agencies and non-profits will be invited to participate in the event throughout the week in educational, artisan and oystering programs and demonstrations.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21st
- 3-9 pm
- TRADITION: The way the locals do it!
- Join us for the first evening at the Beaufort Oyster Festival in downtown Beaufort!
- Admission is Free!
- Traditional Roasted Oysters, Steamed Oysters, Oysters on the Half Shell and fried food truck a la carte
- Beer & Wine
- Entertainment by The Country Project 3-6pm and Steel Rail Express 6-9pm
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd
- 11-4pm | BEAUFORT OYSTER FESTIVAL
- TRADITION: The way the locals do it!
- Join us for day 2 at the Beaufort Oyster Festival in downtown Beaufort!
- Admission is Free!
- Traditional Roasted Oysters, Steamed Oysters, Oysters on the Half Shell and fried food truck a la carte | Beer & Wine| Entertainment by Southbound 17 11am-2pm and Brother Tonic 2pm-4pm
- Educational Organization Vendors:
- Port Royal Sound Foundation – Living demonstration of sea life.
- Outside Foundation- Educational information on Oyster Shell recycling
- Hunting Island State Park – Educational component representing animals and sea life from Hunting Island
- Friends of Hunting Island – Commentaries on Oyster beds on Sea Islands & the Hunting Island Book preview
- Coastal Expeditions – On water boat tours to Oyster Beds with education of Lowcountry conservation
- South Carolina Oyster Restoration and Enhancement (SCORE) program
- SCDNR