Sorry, the 2021 Narooma Oyster Festival has SOLD OUT!

Attracting thousands each year, the multiple award winning Narooma Oyster Festival celebrates South Coast NSW oysters and the region’s natural clean quality produce, chefs, and rich artistic and cultural talents.

Held on the first weekend of May every year, this festival has gathered the attention of foodies, chefs and global media - so come and see what it's all about!

The Oyster Festival has always had something for everyone from fine foodies to families, combining a cosmopolitan quality food experience with family entertainment.

Watch the shucking competition, taste a selection of oysters from all of our local estuaries and fine foods from the region - while taking in the views at the festival’s stunning location at Wagonga Inlet, Forster’s Bay. There's live music, regional wines, craft beer & cider to taste and entertainment for kids all day.

Narooma Oyster Festival - Saturday Festival

Oysters, Tasting, Cooking Demos, Shucking, Music and more!

Quota Park, Saturday May 1st |10am - 5:30pm

Enjoy music all day, taste oysters and have a laugh with the roving entertainment for the kids. There's shucking comps, watch cooking demonstrations and more!

Cooking Demonstrations

Each year our chefs are like a who’s who of fine food and seafood – many of them hatted, celebrities and specialists in their field. Expect high calibre of chefs. Previous chefs have included Corey Costelloe (executive chef, Rockpool), Stephen Hodges, Nick Gardner, Maggie Beer, Julie Goodwin and many more.

Running from morning to later in the afternoon, the cooking demonstrations are highly popular. Watch the action close up as highly skilled, award winning chefs prepare seafood and local produce in innovate ways. Then have a taste!

Narama Nangara

Traditional Cooking Demonstrations and local culture

As part of our extensive cultural program, Narama Nangara (Narooma Oysters) - we have traditional cooking demonstrations by Koori elders using a firepit and traditional preparation methods. Gather around and learn traditional, indigenous methods of cooking all types of local seafoods.

Ultimate Appellation Oyster Experience - SOLD OUT

Saturday May 1st | Tickets on sale now

Join John Susman or Paul West and a local oyster farmer for the ultimate oyster masterclass that will educate you on all things oysters and tantalise your tastebuds on the 5 pit stops of flavour.

Set on the waterfront at The Inlet restaurant in the festival precinct, enjoy a 45-50 minute tasting session of Rock Oysters from 4 NSW South Coast estuaries. You’ll also taste different species including a Pacific and an Angasi oyster. Enjoy sparkling wine on arrival before sipping on the award-winning Borrowed Cuttings Picpoul Blanc, a wine variety considered to be a perfect match with oysters. Proudly supported by Australia's Oyster Coast.

Please note:
* please arrive 15 minutes early
* excludes general admission ticket, please purchase separately
* there is no seating allocation
* over 16s only

For the Love of the Land Dinner - SOLD OUT

Proudly supported by the Rural Recovery Support Service, NSW Department of Primary Industries.

Friday, 30 April | 6pm to 9pm

Chefs Nick Gardner and Dave Campbell are two good mates who have won four hats between them. They have featured in the cooking program at the Narooma Oyster Festival over the years showcasing their skill and passion for South Coast produce.

Join them for one night only as they collaborate to bring you a four course menu showcasing the very best land based produce of the region, in celebration of our rural landholders and their resilience through drought and bushfires. Of course there will be Oysters on arrival – it’s an oyster festival after all – and your ticket includes local craft beer and regional wines.

Please note, Friday night admission is included. This is a long table style dinner, with pre-allocated seating. This means if you ordered multiple tickets as a group, you'll be seated with them.

Whale Coast Realty Long Table Dinner - SOLD OUT

Quota Park, Friday April 30th | Tickets on sale end February

Set on the shores of the famously blue Wagonga Inlet, the Long Table Dinner is a memorable experience and popular event on the festival program.

Join us and kick off the festival with freshly shucked oysters, canapes and pre-dinner drinks with a warm welcome from the local Yuin community followed by a formal three-course long table dinner featuring South Coast produce with matched NSW wines.

While the theme for 2021 has not been decided, our aim for your experience is to reconnect to the pristine waterways where our oysters are grown and the land from which we harvest our food. A nod to the term “merroir” as coined by the oyster industry, you’ll learn more about this concept on the night.

This twilight Long Table Dinner supported by Whale Coast Realty is a culinary delight and sells out every year. SOLD OUT

Southern Phone VIP Lounge - SOLD OUT

There is no better way to enjoy Narooma Oyster Festival than with VIP Lounge tickets.

Enjoy VIP treatment with access to an exclusive luxe adults only space on the waterfront close to all the Festival action. Think delicious locally sourced food, private bar and private seats to escape the crowds. It’s the ultimate chill-out zone.

Enjoy complimentary tastes from the team that brings the award winning SAGE Farmers Markets and celebrates a local ethos of locally grown and locally harvested food for the local community.

The VIP Lounge supported by Southern Phone comes complete with a bespoke bar menu with three complimentary drinks, private marquee and other VIP benefits such as cloakroom and mobile charging stations. Please be advised that VIP tickets are strictly limited. Stay tuned for these tickets later in the year as we refine our program for 2021.

The VIP Lounge ticket includes:
Festival entry ticket
Access to the VIP marquee on the waterfront
Complimentary local produce tastes provided by SAGE Farmers Market
Three complimentary drinks from the VIP bar
Other VIP benefits such as cloakroom and mobile charging stations

Friday night Festival warm up - proudly supported by Club Narooma - SOLD OUT

Live Music & Food Stalls

Quota Park, Friday April 30th | 4pm - 8:30pm

**Please note - this is now ticketed due to Covid requirements** Join us at our opening night, arrive early in Narooma to unwind, relax and enjoy a fun night out for the family. Enjoy awesome LIVE bands, food stalls and fantastic vibe that's earned a reputation for being an unmissable night! You'll rock out to some seriously fantastic music - a fun night for the whole family, so come early, relax and enjoy your night. Free for children under 16.

Proudly supported by Club Narooma.