Chincoteague, VA—July 2, 2021: The Chincoteague Oyster Festival is a forty-seven year old tradition held on the Saturday of Columbus Weekend to promote the seafood industry and mark the arrival of the oyster season. Sidelined in 2020, the event is making a comeback on October 9, 2021 with fan favorite Island Boy scheduled to perform!
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 (cash only). An Extravaganza Raffle is held with the winner receiving t-shirts, tickets for a future festival, lodging, gift certificates for meals, and more. The coveted “Best Place/Space Award” is given to the group with the best decorated area. A variety of souvenirs will be available for purchase. This is an advance ticketed event that is typically sold out before festival day. Eager festival goers who have not been in two years have made ticket sales soar already!
Order your tickets SOON as a limited number is available!
- Visit the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce, 6733 Maddox Boulevard Monday - Saturday 9am - 4:30pm
- Call the Chamber office at 757-336-6161
- Purchase e-tickets online.
FESTIVAL DETAILS -
48th Annual Chincoteague Oyster Festival
CELEBRATING CHINCOTEAGUE ‘SALTS’ & THE BEGINNING OF OYSTER SEASON
October 9, 2021
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tom’s Cove Park
8128 Beebe Road, Chincoteague, VA 23336
Tickets are $50 per person (Children under 5 are FREE)
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.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
10:00 am – Gates open (NO EARLY ENTRY FOR SETUP) Any items set up prior to 10am on festival day are subject to removal from festival grounds.
11:00 am – Appetizers served: Clam Chowder, Shrimp Cocktail, Salad Bar, Boardwalk Fries, Hushpuppies, Hot Dogs
12:00 pm – Seafood items served: 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 no later than 6 pm
THINGS TO KNOW:
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. All attendees age 21 and over MUST provide a photo ID at the beer tent in order to purchase beer (cash only). No exceptions! 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.
More information about the festival including helpful hints, directions and parking, trolley service, Extravaganza of Prizes raffle, Best Space contest, and festival merchandise, is available by visiting
ChincoteagueChamber.com or clicking the button below.
