Halifax Oyster Festival

01/05/2023

The team at Unbound Media captured the good times at with this amazing video- and now it has us all excited for 2023’s fest!

11/30/2022

At this year’s 3 lucky attendees found pearls in their oysters! The winner (the person who found the largest pearl, which was 6mm! Quarter for scale) is receiving a pair of Mikimoto pearl earrings courtesy of !

So what makes a pearl? The process begins when a particle, or what is referred to as an irritant, gets inside the mollusk (in this case, oysters!)—this particle, in essence, functions as the nucleus of the pearl from a very early stage. Once the irritant becomes trapped, the mollusk begins to coat it with nacre as a defense mechanism. Nacre is a composite made mostly of aragonite that is strong and iridescent. The unique luster (or glow) of pearls comes from this nacre. The mollusk coats the nucleus with thousands upon thousands of layers of nacre, and over time, a pearl begins to form slowly. How long it takes for a pearl to form is dependent on the growth rate of the nacre. Most pearls typically take anywhere between two to four years to develop fully, which is why these pearls don’t look as spherical or shiny as you’re used to - most of oysters from Oysterfest were just 12 to 14 months old!

Congrats again to all of you lucky pearl finders and thank you again to everyone who made this event a huge success! 🦪

11/28/2022

🦪🦪 THANK YOU 🦪🦪

To all our sea farmers, shuckers, volunteers, staff, organizers, competitors, judges, sponsors and of course all you attendees of this years !

After a two year hiatus and last minute cancellation thanks to hurricane Fiona, we are thrilled that we could all finally meet again (this time, inside!) to enjoy some of the finest oysters our oceans can offer. It was great to see some new and familiar faces and were already planning for 2023.

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And of course none of this would happen without our oyster farmers:


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& Leslie Hardy and Sons

11/26/2022

🦪ITS HAPPENING 🦪

Night one of is off to a shucking good time!

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11/25/2022

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11/24/2022

Introducing the judges of our Nova Scotia Shucking Competitions! Watch professional and amateur shuckers compete on the mainstage Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening for the chance to become Nova Scotia's Oyster Shucking Champion, win cash and take home the John Bil Memorial Trophy.

👉🏽From left to right

Chef Charlotte Langley () - Responsible Seafood Expert, celebrity chef, CCO and Co-Founder of Scout Canning. Hailing from PEI, Charlotte embodies what her peers often call “Maritime Chic” – a love for honest food shared with warmth, charm and that famed East Coast hospitality.

Chef Joe Martin () - Head chef at Stillwell and Stillwell beer garden here in Halifax. Joe has been shucking for 10 years professionally and competitively. He has worked in well known kitchens such as Joe Beef and Nora Gray in Montreal. "

Jason Woodside () - A past Canadian Oyster Shucking Champion, Jason now educates the public and trains food service professionals about where oysters come from and how to shuck and serve them with flair and confidence

🔗Get your tickets at the link in our bio

11/23/2022

Want to win your own Pearl(s)?! is giving one lucky attendee a chance to a win a pair of pearl earrings!

HOW TO ENTER
Thousands of oysters are shucked at this festival and just sometimes a pearl pops out. If you discover a pearl in your oyster (think small), bring it up to the stage where each pearl will be measured with the largest winning the prize. In case of a tie, there will be a random draw between the largest pearls. The contest is open across all three sessions so with each pearl entered, we will take names and contact information in case you scored the big one and will contact you if you are not on sight. You will be able to take your pearl home as a festival keepsake.

https://www.tickethalifax.com/events/102644449/2022-halifax-oyster-festival

11/23/2022

Want to volunteer we’re looking for a few more hands to help out on Saturday evening! All our volunteers are comped with free festival tickets - so all the oysters one can enjoy!

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11/22/2022

And what’s there to drink at ? is making sure were fully stocked! Blue Lobster Sodas, NS Spirit Co Caesars, , will all make an appearance at our bar!

This year we are moving away from paper tickets and will be using scannable food & drink cards that can be loaded with dollars at one of the several kiosks at the festival. You will be given a $0 card when you arrive at Pavilion 22, and you'll be able to load the card at kiosks around the festival space using credit, debit and cash. Food & drink cards loaded with money can be used to scan at festival bars and food stations.

While we try to mitigate lineups (sometimes everyone wants chowder all at once) we recommend pre-purchasing festival cards ahead of time. Pre-purchased food & drink cards will be given to you when entering the festival. 

Lost or stolen festival cards cannot be replaced. There is no personal information attached to this card—it is just like a gift card you purchase at any story or restaurant.

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Visit oysterfest.ca for details on the food and drink passes this year!

11/22/2022

Hit running by pre ordering food & drink cards! Food & Drink cards can purchase any beverages and delicious food by ! Food items are also available for purchase on site but the food and drink pass will help you avoid the lines! Link in the bio 🔗

MENU ITEMS
🐟 Seafood Chowder
🦞Lobster Roll Sliders
🥨 Warm Soft Pretzel
🌭 Sausage
🦪Broiled Oyster

👉🏽 Swipe through for our prices!

11/22/2022

The Coast’s 6th annual Halifax Oyster Festival is THIS WEEKEND!

Join us this Friday & Saturday November 25 & 26th at the Halifax Seaport’s weatherproof Pavilion 22, where you can taste the ocean with 13 different oysters from producers in the Maritimes, including oysters from the D’Eon family (). Nolan D’Eon and his son Colton farm 50 acres of water leases near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The farm’s Salt Bay Oysters are harvested with a completely off-grid, solar-powered processing barge. Meet Nolan and Colton and other Nova Scotia seafarmers at one of the festival’s 3 tasting sessions, Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening.

Tickets are on sale now!

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https://halifax.boldtypetickets.com/events/102644449/halifax-oyster-festival-2022

11/22/2022

Our beloved Pearl made an appearance down on the waterfront this weekend to meet Nathan Coleman with The Weather Network to talk and the amazing world of 🦪

Get your OysterFest tickets today and meet Pearl (and her friend Earl) in the flesh (shell?)

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/video/CAd9oKNT?playlist=oLRZ3mum&fbclid=IwAR2nuxr-JkpjW-KrLfFtdYDnrYWis6yWOOrd0tci8CaoWirYmWzbM7Olahs

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