Ocean State Oyster Festival

The Ocean State Oyster Festival will feature oysters from Rhode Island oyster farms, live music by Bochek, Z-Boys, DJ Red Dawn, and DJ Unkle Thirsty, craft beer and wine, and food trucks. Tickets are $10 per person, and children under are admitted for free. Oyster and drink tickets are available for purchase separately. This event will be held rain or shine.

PARTICIPATING FARMS: 401 Oyster Co. :: Aquidneck Island Oyster Co. :: Bluff Hill Cove Oyster Farm :: East Beach Blonde Oysters :: Fox Island Oysters :: Hope Island Oysters :: Rocky Rhode Oysters :: Quonset Point Oysters :: Salt Pond Oysters :: Sea Kist Oysters :: Walrus & Carpenter Oysters :: Watch Hill Oysters

~ Ocean State Oyster Festival (OSOF) collaborates with Nature Conservancy of RI to reclaim the event's discarded oyster shells, keeping them out of the landfill and adaptively up-cycling them for reef building.

~ OSOF also supports Sustainable Aquaculture Education 501c3 (part of the Ocean State Aquaculture Association), that educates and advocates for sustainable farming in Narragansett Bay and its estuaries.

~ We also coordinate with Johnson & Wales University, providing culinary arts students an opportunity to earn credit helping with hospitality elements at the event.

~ OSOF brings Rhode Island's coastal aquaculture community to the state's capital, providing residents and visitors an aspect of Rhode Island history and culture that began with Indigenous communities and continues today.

~ Ocean State Oyster Festival has been named a "Best in Rhode Island" by Rhode Island Monthly magazine!

For more information, visit www.oysterfestri.com.