According to Island Creek Oyster Foundation website, the Island Creek Oyster Festival will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM on Duxbury Beach. The festival, which is in its fifth year, will have 20 chefs from the Boston area as well as music from two bands and a DJ. In addition to oysters and other food, beer and wine will also be available. There will be a Kids' Zone open from 3:00 to 6:00, which will feature, among other things, an interactive tide pool created by the New England Aquarium in Boston.
Tickets to the Island Creek Oyster Festival are $50 (children under 12 are free), with all of the proceeds going to the Island Creek Oyster Foundation, which helps feed people in malnourished areas via hands-on education. The tickets allow participants admission into the festival, access to live music, and small food items created by the chefs. Drink/oyster tickets are $5, with each ticket being good for six Island Creek Oysters or one beer or wine. V.I.P. tickets are also available for $150, and include unlimited oysters in the V.I.P tent and access to a liquor bar (drink tickets are required).
For more information on the 2010 Island Creek Oyster Festival on Duxbury Beach, please go to the Island Creek Oyster Foundation link below.
http://www.islandcreekfoundation.org/
