Shuck Like a Pro at McGarvey’s

Get ready for an exciting installment of Shuck Like a Pro at McGarvey’s! Come learn from professionals how to care for and shuck oysters. You will learn tips and tricks of shucking then you will prepare oysters four ways! Ticket includes:– Oysters & accruements– One seat in the class– Shucking Kit to be used at the […]

CCA Maryland Oyster Soiree

Knights of Columbus 5417 W. Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD, United States

Join Coastal Conservation Association Maryland at Knights of Columbus in Bethesda, Maryland. A $45 donation to support the conservation work of CCA Maryland entitles guests a smorgasbord of raw oysters with all the fixins courtesy of Double T Oyster Ranch in St Mary’s County. There will be a cash bar happy hour featuring the coldest […]

79th Rotary Club of Annapolis Crab Feast

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 550 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD, United States

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 […]

National Oyster Week

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 Taste (Pennsylvania) – Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Fundraiser

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. There are three, separate Taste events: Pennsylvania's […]

The Taste (Virginia) – Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Fundraiser

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. There are three, separate Taste events: Pennsylvania's […]

Maryland Seafood Festival

Sandy Point State Park 1100 E. College Parkway, Annapolis, MD, United States

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 […]

The Taste (Maryland) – Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Fundraiser

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. There are three, separate Taste events: Pennsylvania's […]

Rappahannock Riverfest

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 […]

World is Your Oyster Fest

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 […]

58th Annual U.S. Oyster Festival

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. 

Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning

Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second Street, Annapolis, MD, United States

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 […]