10th Annual Ocean State Oyster Festival 2024

The 10th Annual Ocean State Oyster Festival takes place on Saturday, Oct. 5th, 1–8pm, featuring 16 Rhode Island oyster farms, live music, craft beer & wine, and food trucks in 195 District Park, next to the Pedestrian Walk Bridge along the Providence River.

Tickets are $15 per person. Oyster + drink tickets available for purchase separately.

There is no rain date, this is a weather permitting event.

Children/teens 14 and under FREE.

PARTNERS & SPONSORS: City of Providence Arts, Culture & Tourism :: Frank’s Tent & Party Equipment Rentals :: Nature Conservancy of RI :: Ocean State Aquaculture Association

~ Ocean State Oyster Festival (OSOF) collaborates with Nature Conservancy of RI to reclaim the event’s discarded oyster shells, keeping them out of the landfill and adaptively up-cycling them for reef building.

~ OSOF also supports the Ocean State Aquaculture Association, which educates and advocates for sustainable farming in Narragansett Bay and its estuaries.

~ OSOF brings Rhode Island’s coastal aquaculture community to the state’s capital, providing residents and visitors an aspect of Rhode Island history and culture that began with Indigenous communities and continues today.

~ Ocean State Oyster Festival has been named a “Best in Rhode Island” by Rhode Island Monthlymagazine!

For more information, visit www.oysterfestri.com.