The Coast's second annual Halifax Oyster Festival

The second annual Halifax Oyster Festival is back on the Halifax waterfront offering the unique convergence of Maritime sea and land terriors.

3-hour sessions include:

• All-you-can-slurp raw oysters from 16 different Nova Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick oyster farmers (and even 1 from British Columbia!)
• Greeting sample of Benjamin Bridge's Nova 7 sparkling wine
• A selection of chowder, lobster rolls and mussels to purchase
• Wine, craft beer, cider, Caesars samples to purchase (More stations than last year!)
• Shuck N' Learn station
• 2nd annual Nova Scotia Oyster Shucking Competition
• Select Nova Scotia Store to purchase packaged oysters, wine and oyster paraphanelia to take home

New this year: Save time by pre-purchasing your food and drink sample tickets. Follow the steps in the checkout cart. Tickets will be available for pick-up at the gate.

Room packages (including tickets) available with the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront. 

Get your tickets now for the exclusive Oyster Festival Kick Off event: The Pearl Jam. (limited tickets available!)

Children under 12 are free, strollers are strongly discouraged.

Children under 19 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. 

More information at oysterfest.ca

Halifax Oyster Festival is produced by The Coast, Halifax's weekly newspaper.

Photos by Lenny Mullins.