New Jersey Oyster Festival

Celebrate New Jersey Oysters on the Delaware Bayshore!

by Bayshore Center· Commercial Township, NJ

From$50

What to Expect

Join us for the 5th Annual New Jersey Oyster Festival at the Bayshore Center at Bivalve! Spend the afternoon on the waterfront enjoying freshly shucked local oysters, live music, food, and activities while celebrating New Jersey's oyster industry and the Delaware Bayshore heritage.

Meet local oyster growers and purveyors, taste oysters from around New Jersey and vote for your favorite! The oyster shucking contest returns, along with educational speakers and live music from opener Nathan Cwik and headliner GoodMan Fiske.

Proceeds from the New Jersey Oyster Festival support the Bayshore Center at Bivalve and our mission to advance the understanding of the human impact on New Jersey's aquatic environment through education, advocacy and programming.

Special thanks to our 2026 New Jersey Oyster Festival sponsors: The Vail Family Foundation; Wells Fargo Advisors; WHIBCO, Inc.; South Jersey Gas; Gentilini Motors; Allen Insurance Financial; AMK Glass; Larry & Jill Naame; Cumberland County Improvement Authority "The Authority"; Century Savings Bank; Dominion Title Services, Inc.; Hollinger Oyster Company; Mints Insurance Agency; Dino's Pizza and Restaurant; Process TDH Company; Miletta Brothers INC.; de Rouvilles Boat Shop and Wheaton Real Estate, LLC.

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State and the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners through the Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Commission.

Includes

Samplings of freshly shucked local oysters
Commemorative New Jersey Oyster Festival glass
Live music
Educational speaker series
Oyster shucking contest
Admission to the Delaware Bay Museum
Festival activities

Restrictions

Guests must be 21 or older with a valid photo ID to purchase alcoholic beverages.

Duration

5 hours 12 PM-5 PM

Address

2800 High Street, Port Norris, NJ 08349

Pricing

Attendee · All ages	$50
Attendee · All ages	$30
Donation · If you are not able to attend but you would still like to make a donation, please select an amount below.	Free

Prices are typical; see the booking calendar for live availability and rates.

Cancellation Policy

The New Jersey Oyster Festival is a rain or shine event.

In the event of serious weather or other circumstances that make it necessary for the Bayshore Center at Bivalve to cancel the festival, ticket holders will be notified using the email address and/or phone number provided at the time of purchase.

No refunds will be issued if the festival is held as scheduled and a ticket holder chooses not to attend.

Operated by

Bayshore Center

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