Annual OysterFest
The Annual West Coast Oyster Shucking Championship and Washington State Seafood Festival is hosted by the Shelton Skookum Rotary Club. The community festival boasts a more than 100 community partners, face painting, a beer and wine garden, live entertainment, and an Art and Photography Competition.
Oysters, wines, microbrews, live music and so much more come together for two days every year on the first weekend in October. Hosted by the Shelton Skookum Rotary Club Foundation and attended by thousands, OysterFest is home to the West Coast Oyster Shucking Championships and is Washington State's official seafood festival.
The festival also features a popular cook-off, hands-on water quality exhibits, and is itself a giant a food pavilion with nearly 100 unique items on the menu: BBQ oysters, fritters, spring rolls, garlic shrimp, fresh cider and so much more. Better yet, your culinary adventure supports about 100 local non-profit service clubs and organizations, as well as funding scholarships and local community improvement projects. What hidden pearls will you find at OysterFest?
OysterFest boasts no fewer than five stages featuring live entertainment through the weekend, as well as a number of roving acts! Blues, rock and folk music, magicians, puppets, comedy and clowns ensure that there's something for everyone.
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