Narooma Rock Oyster Festival winners 2023. Photo: Narooma Rock Oyster Festival
If you love adding rock oysters to the menu, it’s worth saving the date for the Narooma Oyster Festival on the weekend of May 3 and 4, 2024.
Tickets are on sale, with visitors urged to book accommodation now to avoid missing out.
Narooma often fills quickly, but travellers can also consider stays at nearby towns including Moruya, Tilba and Batemans Bay with buses running to and from the festival on Saturday, 4 May.
Along with the excitement of Australia’s Oyster Shucking Championships, or ‘Shuckella’, where farmers vie for the chance to represent the nation in Ireland at the World Oyster Opening Championships, the festival offers a range of culinary, educational and entertaining experiences for oyster and seafood lovers.
Oyster-lovers can also try deeper water species like the lesser-known native angasi and the pacific, which features in Australia’s Biggest Oyster competition.
Other festival highlights include the Ultimate Oyster Experience with seafood legend John Susman and the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (home of the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show), a cooking demonstration program with local and visiting chefs, Taste of the South dining experience, Rock Oyster Lounge, Champagne and Oyster Cruises, gourmet food, celebrated producers, brewers, winemakers and distillers along with markets and live music on two stages.
The details
What: Narooma Oyster Festival
When: Running from 3 to 4 May 2024
Where: Quota Park, Narooma NSW 2546
Cost: Tickets start from $25. Purchase tickets here.
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