The world's largest crab feast returns for it's 79th year! Held annually at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on the first Friday of August, the evening features crabs, barbeque, corn-on-the-cob, and plenty of beverages to help people stay cool on a very steamy night. Since 2005, the Rotary Club of Annapolis has awarded nearly $1 million […]
What’s better than National Oyster Day? National Oyster Week, of course! Oysters clean Chesapeake Bay waters and provide habitat for other (delicious!) species like blue crabs, rockfish, and white perch. Did you know that eating oysters and recycling their shells leads to more oysters returned to the Bay? One reclaimed shell becomes a home for […]
The Maryland Seafood Festival returns to Sandy Point State Park on Saturday, September 14th, and Sunday, September 15th, 11 a.m . to 7 p.m. each day. Live music, kids activities, vendor village, food trucks, and plenty of seafood (steamed crabs, crab soup, oysters, and much, much more) round out the event! Click here for […]
It's the party of the year to raise funds for Friends of the Rappahannock River. Enjoy a day of crab feasting, drinks, music, and more all to benefit the conservation work, programs, and education of FOR. On the banks of the Rappahannock River in Downtown, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Save the Date: This year's Riverfest is September […]
Get ready for an unforgettable shell-e-bration at the Bay’s biggest bivalve bash, World is Your Oyster Fest (WIYO)! Enjoy the finest local oysters, seafood, and handcrafted drinks. Learn to 'Shuck Like a Pro, cheer for pros competing in the Tito's Handmade Vodka Shucking Competition, and learn why oysters are the answer to Chesapeake Bay restoration. The […]
It's possibly...probably...the largest two-day festival dedicated to everything oysters, plus live music, entertainment, activities, plenty of food and drink, shucking contests, and much more. At St. Mary's County Fairgrounds. Click here for full details.
Join the Annapolis Maritime Museum for the best Spring party in town! The Annual Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning has roots that date back the late-1970s, when sailors, shipyard workers, and friends doffed their socks and burned them to celebrate the arrival of Spring! This year's event features live music, plenty of libations, all-you-can-eat […]
Join ShoreRivers this summer for its beloved big-tent party on the banks of the Chester River! Scheduled for Saturday, June 28, at Wilmer Park in Chestertown. For more than a decade, ShoreRivers has hosted the Summer Solstice Celebration on the banks of the Chester River. Enjoy live music by the Judd Nielsen Band, delicious food […]
The Taste is a celebration of our Chesapeake Bay watershed, offering live music, locally-inspired eats, awards, silent auctions, and comradery. As our largest annual fundraiser, the Taste aims to bring together like-minded corporations and conservationists within three distinct Chesapeake Bay watershed communities. Benefits Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Join the Alliance at Railroad House Inn for […]
The Taste is a celebration of our Chesapeake Bay watershed, offering live music, locally-inspired eats, awards, silent auctions, and comradery. As our largest annual fundraiser, the Taste aims to bring together like-minded corporations and conservationists within three distinct Chesapeake Bay watershed communities. Benefits Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Join the Alliance at Robins Nature Center […]
The Taste is a celebration of our Chesapeake Bay watershed, offering live music, locally-inspired eats, awards, silent auctions, and comradery. As our largest annual fundraiser, the Taste aims to bring together like-minded corporations and conservationists within three distinct Chesapeake Bay watershed communities. Benefits Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Join the Alliance at The Atreeum at […]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will celebrate the Bay’s favorite bivalve at OysterFest on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10am-4pm. CBMM’s OysterFest features oysters served a variety of ways, along with other local fare, craft beer, and spirits, plus live music on two stages, an oyster stew competition, a full schedule of demonstrations and presentations, children’s activities, […]