Events

For 25 years, The Captain Avery Museum Oyster Festival has been a Community Celebration!  It is always a great time; with lots of fresh oysters, music, fun, and games! From 12:30 to 5 PM on Saturday, October 15, the grounds and museum of Captain Avery Museum will be turned into a waterside extravaganza. In the event […]

The 56th annual Oyster Festival – October 15 & 16, 2022 Celebrate the annual opening of oyster season on the Chesapeake Bay at this two-day family fun oyster festival taking place at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonardtown, MD, on Saturday, October 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, October 16 from […]

A celebration of oysters and an opportunity for Chesapeake Bay recovery. A bivalve-lovers’ bash celebrating 10 billion oysters planted in the Chesapeake Bay,  The World is Your Oyster Fest is a celebration of oysters benefitting the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP). The event showcases local oyster farms and the regional delicacies that have earned ORP’s annual […]