The Beaufort Oyster Festival

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Let's Get Shuckin!

Please join us for the 5th Annual Beaufort Oyster Festival – Queen of the Carolina Sea Islands Heritage Event for Greater Beaufort. The full event is scheduled for January 9th - 19th, 2024. The Festival Weekend will be January 18th & 19th, 2024 at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Downtown Beaufort.

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The full event is conceived as a 10-day festival week coinciding with Tides to Tables in conjunction with South Carolina Restaurant Week and culminating in a weekend of mini-festival events throughout Northern Beaufort County. 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.

TIDES TO TABLES RESTAURANT WEEK - January 9th - 19th

Beaufort welcomes back in its 5th year “Tides to Table”, a special event in the seaside town of Beaufort to celebrate the “Queen of the Sea Islands”, the elegant oyster. With some of the freshest and most highly sought-after oysters coming straight out of our local waters, it only makes sense to…

BEAUFORT OYSTER FESTIVAL 2-DAY SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18th | 10am - 6pm | Beaufort Oyster Festival

Gate entry is free

8am | Oyster Boogie 5k (scroll down)

10am | Festival Kick-off!

Traditional Roasted Oysters, Steamed Oysters, Oysters on the Half Shell and fried food truck a la carte | Beer & Wine

***Different food options will be available for those who do not eat oysters***

Buy Food/Drink Tickets

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Entertainment:

Coming Soon!

***Different food options will be available for those who do not eat oysters***

Oyster Boogie 5K - January 20th at 8am

Join the Beaufort Area Hospitality Association and Riverview Charter School for a USATF Certified 5K Race on Saturday morning January 20th in Downtown Beaufort. Starting at 8am on Bay St & Newcastle Street. Run through Historic Downtown Beaufort and across the Woods Memorial Bridge enjoying the…

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19th | 11am - 4pm | Beaufort Oyster Festival

Gate entry is free

Traditional Roasted Oysters, Steamed Oysters, Oysters on the Half Shell and fried food truck a la carte | Beer & Wine|

1pm | Cornhole Tournament

***Different food options will be available for those who do not eat oysters***

Buy Food/Drink Tickets

View Festival Menus

Entertainment:

Coming Soon!

Learn About Oysters

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

South Carolina Oyster Restoration and Enhancement (SCORE) program

Beaufort River Oyster Ecotour

As a keystone species in the salty estuaries that surround Beaufort, oysters are a critical part of the local ecosystem. Enhance your Beaufort Oyster Festival experience by learning about oysters in their natural habitat on a special boat ecotour to local oyster beds.

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The 5th Annual Beaufort Oyster Festival

ABOUT

TIDES TO TABLES RESTAURANT WEEK - January 9th - 19th

BEAUFORT OYSTER FESTIVAL 2-DAY SCHEDULE

Entertainment:

Oyster Boogie 5K - January 20th at 8am

Entertainment:

Cornhole Tournament

Learn About Oysters

Beaufort River Oyster Ecotour

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