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We had a blast and are looking forward to our 20th Anniversary celebration next year! Save the date: October 17 & 18, 2020.
Saturday, October 19
10 am – 5 pm, rain or shine!
Shellfish Grant Tour
Meet at Mayo Beach, 35 Kendrick Ave
Join Wellfleet shellfisherman and SPAT Board member, Jake Puffer, and Assistant Wellfleet Shellfish Constable Johnny “Clam” Mankevetch for a tour of a multigenerational shellfish farm. Click HERE for more information.
OysterFest 2019 Kickoff and Main Street Festival
Welcome and Announcements from the Main Stage.
No outside alcohol or pets permitted.
Click here for detailed information and to purchase tickets.
SPAT Booth
Located on the corner of Main Street and Town Hall Lot
Shop for lots of great OysterFest merchandise and support the educational mission of Wellfleet SPAT, Shellfish Promotion and Tasting, Inc., which includes a college scholarship program, community grants awards and initiatives to support the shellfishing and aquaculture industries. Learn more here.
SPAT Information Booth and Volunteer Check-in
Located within the Admissions Tent at Main and Bank Streets
Stop by for information, volunteer check-in, registration forms, directions, email list sign up and more.
Pickle Ball Round Robin
Pickle Ball Round Robin will be held at the Mayo Beach Tennis Courts, 70 Kendrick Avenue. The registration fee is $10 and prizes are awarded to all participants. Proceeds go to the Wellfleet Recreation Department Pickle Ball Program! Pickle Ball Round Robin Info here! For more info, please contact the Town of Wellfleet Recreation Department at 508.349.0314 or recreation@wellfleet-ma.gov.
Music: The Wicked Blues
Main Stage, Town Hall Parking Lot
Rooted in 1960s rock and blues mixed with some latin Samba and funk. The band delivers a big sound for dancing and grooving. Wicked Blues
Educational Program: What is nature telling us about climate change?
Wellfleet Public Library, 55 Main Street
Robert Prescott, recently retired Wellfleet Audubon Sanctuary Director, will discuss how climate change is shifting the range of common species. Click here for more info. Free, no registration required. wellfleetlibrary.org
Family Fun Area
Wellfleet Preservation Hall Garden
The Family Fun Area features performances, educational displays, craft activities, moon bounces, face-painting and family friendly food vendors. Click HERE for more information.
Go Shuck Yourself
Lower Level, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 335 Main Street
Do you know how to open an oyster? Learn to shuck from Wellfleet OysterFest Shuck-Off Champions. They will share tips and tricks for opening oysters with ease and show you how to get professional results. Click HERE for more details!
Educational Program: Life by the Tides: Wellfleet’s Shellfishing Community
Wellfleet Public Library, 55 Main Street
Photographer Julia Cumes, and shellfisherman, Jake Puffer, will take viewers on a journey into Wellfleet’s unique shellfishing community and their work producing some of the most famous oysters in the world. Click here for more information. wellfleetlibrary.org
Music: Dirty Water Dance Band
Main Stage, Town Hall Parking Lot
A 6-piece ensemble that combines funky reggae grooves with soulful vocal harmonies and delivers a high-energy musical experience like no other. Dirty Water Dance Band.
Shuck Off Preliminaries
Main Stage, Town Hall Parking Lot
Emceed by local hero and reporter, Eric Williams, host of CapeCast, the daily webcast of the Cape Cod Times: capecodonline.com/capecast. Register to compete at the Admissions booth near Town Hall by 12:00 noon. For more information and to register in advance click here.
Prizes awarded: 1st Place-$1,000 2nd Place-$500 3rd Place-$250
Educational Program: Right Whales, Right Now
Wellfleet Public Library, 55 Main Street
Dr. Charles “Stormy” Mayo and Amy James, both of the Center for Coastal Studies, will talk about what’s happening with North Atlantic Right Whales, Right Now. Click here for more information. Free, no registration required! wellfleetlibrary.org
Taste of the Merrior & Terroir
Lower Level, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 335 Main Street
SPAT presents its signature tasting event: “Taste of the Merroir & Terrior,” an exploration of the subtle variations in flavor of oysters grown in different parts of Wellfleet Bay each paired with a fine wine. Click HERE for more details!
OysterFest Spelling Bee
Wellfleet Public Library
Test your spelling skills at the annual OysterFest Spelling Bee, with children’s and adult rounds, prizes, and fun! Beekeeper Ed Miller returns with a new list of words this year. Registration form for both Littlenecks (12 and under) and Quahogs (13 and up) can be downloaded here and are also available at the Wellfleet Public Library, 55 Main Street. Please register by 2:30pm. Littlenecks round begins at 3pm and the Quahogs round follows immediately at 4pm.
Music: Funktapuss
Main Stage, Town Hall Parking Lot
A groove factory that churns out funk, soul, and R&B classics with soulful vocals, a slamming rhythm section, and Full Force Horns. Funktapuss
Sunday, October 20
10 am – 5 pm, rain or shine!
Shuck ‘n Run 5K Road Race
Course begins in the Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot on Rt. 6 and rune along Cove Road to Pilgrim Spring Road, then out to Indian Neck Beach, and back. You can find details HERE!
Join the 18th annual Shuck n’ Run. Prizes are awarded to first, second and third place, First Wellfleet Resident and First Race Walker male and female! T-shirts limited to first 100 entrants aged 10 and older. All registrations will be done electronically, and you can register HERE! For more info, please contact the Town of Wellfleet Recreation Department at 508.349.0314 or recreation@wellfleet-ma.gov.
OysterFest Main Street Festival
Main Street and Town Hall Parking Lot
No outside alcohol or pets permitted.
Click here for detailed information and to purchase tickets.
Shellfish Grant Tour
Meet at Mayo Beach, 35 Kendrick Ave
Join Wellfleet shellfisherman and SPAT Board member, Jake Puffer, and Assistant Wellfleet Shellfish Constable Johnny “Clam” Mankevetch for a tour of a multigenerational shellfish farm. Click HERE for more information.
SPAT Booth
Located on the corner of Main Street and Town Hall Lot
Shop for lots of great OysterFest merchandise and support the educational mission of Wellfleet SPAT, Shellfish Promotion and Tasting, Inc., which includes a college scholarship program, community grants awards and initiatives to support the shellfishing and aquaculture industries. Learn more here.
SPAT Information Booth and Volunteer Check-in
Located within the Admissions Tent at Main and Bank Streets
Stop by for information, volunteer check-in, registration forms, directions, email list sign up and more.
Music: The Hurricane
Main Stage, Town Hall Parking Lot
Calling on many decades of varied musical experience their repertoire encompasses a diverse mix of Rock, Blues and Americana. Their upbeat folksy style and brotherly interaction invite you to join them on a musical ride you won’t soon forget! The Hurricane
Family Fun Area
Wellfleet Preservation Hall Garden
The Family Fun Area features performances, educational displays, craft activities, moon bounces, face-painting and family friendly food vendors. Click HERE for more information.
Go Shuck Yourself
Lower Level, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 335 Main Street
Do you know how to open an oyster? Learn to shuck from Wellfleet OysterFest Shuck-Off Champions. They will share tips and tricks for opening oysters with ease and show you how to get professional results. Click HERE for more details!
Music: Schyler Grant Band
Main Stage, Town Hall Parking Lot
Lead by songwriter and recording artist, Schuyler Grant, whose work ranges from gentle ballads to blues-driven rock with fuzzed-out guitar riffs. Schyler Grant Band
Educational Program: First Light: Cape Cod Oystermen
Wellfleet Public Library, 55 Main Street
Photographer Ryan Casson will share a black-and-white digital “photo essay” about our very own Wellfleet shellfishermen and women. Co-narrated by Wellfleet shellfisherman and SPAT Board member, Jake Puffer, learn about these hard-working, warm people and their intimate relationship with the sea.wellfleetlibrary.org
Educational Program: Great White Sharks off the Coast of Cape Cod
Wellfleet Public Library, 55 Main Street
Cynthia Wigren, founder of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy will tell us about white sharks and their impact on Cape Cod. Click here for more information. wellfleetlibrary.org
Shuck Off Finals
Main Stage behind Town Hall
Cheer on your favorite contestant in the final round of Cape Cod’s famous Oyster Shucking Competition. Prizes will be awarded: 1st Place-$1,000, 2nd Place-$500, 3rd Place -$250. Interested in competing? Click here for more information.
Educational Program: Sharing our shores with gray and harbor seals
Wellfleet Public Library, 55 Main Street
Learn about the populations of gray and harbor seals in New England and their role as ocean sentinels. Lisa Sette and Andrea Bogomolni of the Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium (NASRC) will lead this informative discussion. Click here for more information. Free, no registration required. wellfleetlibrary.org
Diversifying our Seafood Diets
Lower Level, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 335 Main Street
Diversify your seafood diets to better support our changing marine ecosystem and the fishermen who depend on them. Non-profit Eating with the Ecosystem will feature a few local, under appreciated New England seafood species and show you how to prepare them at home. Author Kate Masury and Chef Rizwan Ahmed will talk about the inspiration behind their recently released local seafood cookbook, “Simmering the Sea: Diversifying Cookery to Sustain Our Fisheries”.Click here for more details!
Music: The Rip It Ups
Main Stage, Town Hall Parking Lot
The Rip-It-Ups are an 8-piece OysterFest original playing roots rock/original tunes. Local Wellfleet high school senior Ella Mae Dixon will join them to create some jump up, rock out, dancing feet fun! The Ripitups
The OysterFest closes for 2019.
Save the date now for our 20th Anniversary! October 17 & 18, 2020