Urbanna Oyster Festival

08/01/2024

We're excited to announce the winner of the 2024 Poster Contest, Carter Helmandollar! Posters will be available for purchase at this year's festival. It's also featured on our official t-shirt that's currently available for pre-order at oysterfestmerchandise.com.

07/06/2024

Making a splash at the waterfront! Activities and music till 4 🎶

07/03/2024

Come join us for the holiday festivities tomorrow and Saturday!

We hope you can join in the fun and celebrate the 4th of July in Urbanna! What a line up and our local businesses will be available to serve you as well.

06/05/2024

Entries are closed! 🎨

We are overwhelmed by the artistry presented in this year's contest and look forward to sharing the winner with you soon!

05/29/2024

Have plans for the weekend? If not, we hope to see you at Hewick Plantation for this amazing art show! You'll find artisans from all over the country, live music, great food options and activities for the kids. 🎨

05/26/2024

Look at these smiling faces 😊 excited to see all the fun they have this season!

05/24/2024

Wishing y'all a Fun, Happy & Safe Memorial Day week-end. Don't forget to Save the Date - November 1 & 2, 2024 is the 67th Urbanna Oyster Festival. We are getting ready!

05/23/2024

🦪 Honored to be voted #1 AGAIN! Thank you to all who participated in Virginia Living Magazine Best of contest by voting for the Oyster Festival and naming us #1 Festival in Eastern Region 🦪

05/03/2024

There's still time to enter the 2024 poster contest! Entries are due May 31. Check out urbannaoysterfestival.com for details.

04/06/2024

So fun to see our Queen and Spat out and about!

04/03/2024

Are you an artist or know someone who is? The 2024 Oyster Festival Poster Contest is open until May 31st! Check out urbannaoysterfestival.com for entry details.

03/28/2024

Great things are happening in our neck of the woods this spring 🌷🎤🍧 Check out the calendar and please share any other local events you're putting on or plan to attend!

03/19/2024

Calling all artists! The 2024 Poster Contest is open and we're inviting the community to participate. Check out urbannaoysterfestival.com for entry details and submit yours by May 31st.

03/01/2024

To our local friends and businesses - what events are you attending or hosting this month? We'd love to continue to highlight local events to our FB community and are trying to source what's happening in March.

02/20/2024

We're looking for local seniors to participate in this year's Queen competition! Applications will be available March 1 📅

Girls, it’s that time of year again! We are looking for Queen contestants for the upcoming 2024 Urbanna Oyster Festival. If you are interested, applications will be available March 1st at MHS and Christ Church or please contact Christy Hogge 804-832-0036 or Kristin Harris 804-824-4464. We look forward to another successful year 🦪

02/11/2024

February is in full effect and we've got a few upcoming events in Urbanna we think you'll enjoy! Lots of Super Bowl and Valentine's specials happening too so be sure to check your favorite restaurants and stores. Hope you'll make plans to visit!

Please comment with other local events so we can share with our community --

Little Jimmy’s Something Different The Gilded Crown Antiques

01/05/2024

Happy New Year friends and family! If you're like us, you're starting to plan out your year and we want to invite you to all the events Urbanna has throughout the seasons. Get a taste of our town outside of the Oyster Festival and you'll be mesmerized by the shops, the food, the fun and the people!

How did such a small town get such a big reputation? The Urbanna Oyster Festival, of course. Virginia's official oyster festival hosts 75,000 visitors in the fall. We have a juried art show, a holiday house tour, concerts in the park, street parades, boat parades, fireworks and a monthly farmer's ma...

12/15/2023

On the hunt for a gift for your family, friends or yourself? Official Festival merchandise is available for online ordering from Bayside Design Embroidery and Digitizing!

12/02/2023

Thanks for highlighting our wonderful little town Richmond magazine!

Enjoy oysters and Rappahannock River views in Urbanna.

11/28/2023

Urbanna is gearing up for a MAGICAL holiday season ✨ Check out all of the activities scheduled and let us know if we've missed any!

11/22/2023

Enjoy your Thanksgiving with a side of oysters. .

11/21/2023

Here's a great recipe to add to your Thanksgiving menu! If you're in the area, be sure to pick up some local oysters to make the dish 🦪

This recipe came from my mother. She made it every Thanksgiving for my father, who absolutely loved it. —Amy Daniels, Brodhead, Wisconsin

11/09/2023

Congratulations to this year's Queen & Spat participants! We're so proud of all you did for the local community this year 🦪

Thank you Friday's Malise Marine for supporting the Festival and riding the group in Saturday's parade!

11/05/2023

Let's give a 👏 round of applause 👏 to our first responders and the crazy amount of hours they give up to watch over our town on Festival weekend. We have them visiting from all over the state to assist our local volunteer teams and be available for all of you!

Please join us in sharing our appreciation!

We also thank All Points Broadband for their support of the Middlesex Volunteer Rescue Squad.

11/04/2023

That's a wrap on 2023! Mother nature gave us a beautiful festival and we're so appreciative of everyone who came out to celebrate year 66 🦪

Go ahead and put November 1-2, 2024 on your calendar and we'll plan to see you then.

Until then, we'd love you to share your favorite moments with us from this year!

11/04/2023

Clear the streets, the parade starts in 30 minutes!

Leading the parade today are our Grand Marshal, Aubrey Hall, and Captain, Ray Rodgers. Be sure to give them a cheer as they go by!

Following the parade we'll hold the NuCanoe raffle drawing at the reviewing stand (in front of the fire house).

You still have a few more hours to catch live music and fill your belly. Make sure you hit the waterfront too and visit our community vendors along the way.

11/04/2023

Are you ready for day 2? We certainly are! Check out today's lineup of events.

Shucking contest sign ups start at 10am behind the fire house. Amateurs and professionals are invited to compete!

Raffle tickets are still available for purchase at the information trailer (corner of Virginia Street & Rappahannock Avenue). Drawing will be after the parade. Thanks again to Green Top Hunt Fish for their donation!

11/03/2023

🚨🚨🚨Hope you have your ear plugs ready because it's about to get loud 🚒🚑🚓

Leading the Fireman's Parade tonight is the restored 1941 Ford fire truck used as the first truck in Urbanna. It will make a solo pass along the route as a tribute to our first responders and then be followed by other participating units.

After the parade wraps, head to the fire house field for live music by Exit 38 (must be 21+ to enter).

11/03/2023

🦪 IT'S SHOW TIME 🦪

Welcome to the 66th Urbanna Oyster Festival! Here's today's schedule of events.

Have fun and be sure to tag us in your pics and use

11/02/2023

Be sure to catch the Fireman’s Parade tomorrow night at 7pm to see our county’s first fire truck leading the way!