Oyster Bay Oyster Festival

Oyster Bay, NY · Food & Drink

When: October 17–18, 2026
Where: Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park · Oyster Bay · NY
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

A free two day waterfront festival in the town of Oyster Bay on Long Island's North Shore, celebrating the local oyster and maritime heritage with seafood vendors, a chowder contest, tall ships, and live music. It has run annually since the mid-1980s and draws tens of thousands of visitors each October, making it one of the largest festivals of its kind on Long Island.

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