About the Festival

Who’s ready to do some oyster shucking? How does over 50,000 pounds of oysters sound? The Lowcountry Oyster Festival is the world’s largest oyster festival! Please join us Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Boone Hall Planatation for the 41st annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival. Highlights include live music on the main stage, raw oyster eating and shucking contests, wine, a selection of domestic and imported beers, specialty cocktails, a Children’s Area (“Pluff-a-Palooza”) and a Food Court showcasing a variety of local favorite restaurants to satisfy everyone’s taste.

The Charleston Restaurant Foundation (CRF) mission is to support the charitable deeds of the Lowcountry Hospitality Association, which serves the geographical area of Charleston, South Carolina.   Its focus is to advocate its member restaurants by providing them the resources they need so that their guests can savor and celebrate Lowcountry cuisine.  Annual fundraising events enable the CRF to give back to the community that has so generously supported its members.  To date, those fundraising efforts have enabled the CRF to donate over One Million, Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000) Dollars to local charities. In 2024, the CRF was able to donate $106,000 to the benefitting charities and education partners!

FREQUENTLY asked QUESTIONS

• How much does it cost and what is included?

• General Admission Entry Ticket – $25 in advance and $30, day of, at the entry gate. Children 10 and under are free with a paying adult. The general admission ticket grants you access into the festival. Once inside, you purchase food & beverage separately. 

  VIP (21 and over ONLY) – $225 includes food, oysters, beer, wine and specialty cocktails inside the VIP area. This ticket type sells out, so guests are encouraged to buy in early. Food not within the VIP area is not included and can be purchased separately.