North Carolina Oyster Festival
Annual celebration (mid-Oct)
North Carolina Oyster Festival is mid-October each year in Shallotte. Oyster season opens along the North Carolina coast, and this festival is a huge two-day celebration of the mollusk.
Live music, arts and crafts and kids’ activities along with plenty of all types of festival food and beverage entertain big crowds. There’s even an eating contest, a cook-off competition and a road race. Entertainment always features some popular musical groups.
Expect plenty of traffic and big crowds during mid-day. The location is a short drive from North Myrtle Beach.