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SUMMARY:NC Oyster Month
DESCRIPTION:Join us each October as we “shellebrate” the history\, culture\, economy\, and ecology of oysters in North Carolina! \n\n\n\nOysters play an important role in coastal communities. In the environment\, oysters improve water quality and create habitat for other animals. Their unique flavor makes them a desirable dish\, supporting the livelihoods of watermen and local economies across the state. Each October\, the NC Oyster Trail\, North Carolina Sea Grant\, the NC Coastal Federation\, and the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources partner to bring you a full month of oyster facts\, resources\, and programming. \n\n\n\nDuring NC Oyster Month on social media\, share your love for our state’s shellfish using the hashtags #NCOysterMonth #NCOysters #GiveAShuck #KeepShuckin’. \n\n\n\nCheck out all of our October events on https://ncoystertrail.org/nc-oyster-month/
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SUMMARY:Recurring Oyster Month Specials
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy these oyster specials all October long! \n\n\n\nOcracoke Oyster Co. on Ocracoke Island: Fresh local oysters topped with local figs and goat cheese\, then baked until bubbling hot. \n\n\n\nJettie Rae’s Oyster House in Asheville: Enjoy $3 oysters Tuesday–Thursday from 5–6 p.m.\, featuring oysters sourced from N.C. coastal farms. \n\n\n\nThe Stubborn Mule Oyster Bar & Grill in Little Washington: Enjoy $1.50 oysters Monday-Saturday from 3-6 pm for oyster happy hour. Plus live music on October 1 & October 9\, and a tide to table wine dinner on October 21. \n\n\n\nCoquina Fish Bar in Wilmington: Enjoy $1.50 oysters by the half or whole dozen every Sunday\, plus a new chef-curated oyster special each week in October. \n\n\n\nElijah’s Oyster & Fish Camp in Wilmington: Enjoy $1.50 oysters Sunday-Thursday all hours! \n\n\n\nRx Chicken and Oysters in Wilmington: Enjoy half price select N.C. local oysters on Wednesdays\, Thursdays\, and Fridays from 5-6pm. \n\n\n\nSeabird in Wilmington: Enjoy shucked oysters for $1 every Monday during happy hour (5-6 pm). Holdfast Oyster Co. of Sneads Ferry harvests their oysters exclusively for Seabird. \n\n\n\nThree10 in Wilmington: A bone marrow mornay and pickled shallot caviar broiled oyster joins the menu for October\, alongside two returning broiled oyster favorites: bacon\, burnt creamed collards and cornbread crumbs; and citrus chow-chow butter and candied chile.
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SUMMARY:8th Annual Oyster Roast
DESCRIPTION:Join Blue Water Grill’s 8th Annual Oyster Roast at Mimi’s Tiki Hut! This event will feature all-you-can-eat raw or steamed local oysters from Dare and Hyde Counties. Live music provided by Graham Outten! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBring your appetite\, oyster knife\, and your favorite people!
URL:https://ncoystertrail.org/event/8th-annual-oyster-roast/
LOCATION:Blue Water Grill & Raw Bar\, 2000 Sailfish Dr\, Manteo\, North Carolina\, 27954
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SUMMARY:Rawleigh Oyster Fest
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Rawleigh Oyster Fest (themed Smoke & Shuck!)\, is taking place from 1-5 p.m. Saturday\, Nov. 7 at Raleigh Iron Works. Six teams pairing a chef and a N.C. oyster farm will be joined by four pitmasters as well as another chef serving a vegan dish. Proceeds benefit Frankie Lemmon School and N.C. Coastal Federation. \n\n\n\nTwo ticket tiers are available at rawleighoysterfestival.com: \n\n\n\nFirst Shuck (Early Entrance): $150\, includes early 1 p.m. entry\, 18 oysters\, four pitmaster bites\, and two drinks \n\n\n\nOyster Party (General Admission): $100\, includes 15 oysters\, four pitmaster bites\, and one drink
URL:https://ncoystertrail.org/event/rawleigh-oyster-fest-3/
LOCATION:Raleigh Iron Works\, 1101 East Whitaker Mill Road\, Raleigh\, North Carolina\, 27604
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SUMMARY:Out to Sea NC Fest 2026
DESCRIPTION:NC Seafood Advocate Chef Dean Neff Announces \n\n\n\nOut to Sea NC Fest 2026 \n\n\n\nSecond Annual Celebration Expands to Three Days\, Welcomes Visiting Chefs and National Media Partner \n\n\n\nNovember 8–10\, 2026 \n\n\n\nTickets on Sale at Seabirdnc.com/Events \n\n\n\nChef Dean Neff\, a James Beard Foundation “Outstanding Chef” Finalist announces Out to Sea NC Fest 2026\, taking place Sunday\, November 8 through Tuesday\, November 10 at his acclaimed restaurant Seabird and community venues. Tickets will be on sale through Seabird! Follow @Out.to.Sea.NC\, @ChefDeanNeff and @SeabirdNC for details. \n\n\n\nWhat began in 2025 as the “NC Oyster & Seafood Celebration” has grown into an annual event hosted during wild oyster season\, honoring the sustainable coastal foodways and fisher people defining North Carolina’s coast. Now in its second year\, the celebration expands from two days to three\, welcomes The Local Palate magazine as media partner\, and brings award-winning chefs\, and dedicated oyster farmers\, fishers\, and foragers together for storytelling\, industry education\, and immersive dining\, benefiting industry and consumers alike. This years’ Out to Sea NC Fest 2026 builds on the inaugural event adding film screenings\, panel discussions\, welcoming guest chefs\, and exploring relevant topics including the African American impact on North Carolina seafood. Beneficiaries of select events include the Cape Fear River Watch and Oyster South. \n\n\n\nNeff plans to continue this coastal conversation year around with an Out to Sea Series taking place with guest chefs at Seabird’s new sister restaurant\, Little Bird\, and with enhanced festival programming for Out to Sea NC Fest 2027. \n\n\n\n“This coast has fed our community for generations\, and every year we learn there’s more of the story to tell\,” said Neff. \n\n\n\n“Growing to three days lets us really dig in — not just celebrate seafood\, but sit at the table with the farmers\, fishers\, and cooks who are shaping North Carolina coastal foodways. Bringing chefs like Ricky\, and Ade into Keith’s and my backyard\, and honoring the African American foodways that built this coast\, is exactly the kind of connected communitywe set out to build when we started this in 2025.”-Dean Neff \n\n\n\nFeatured Talent includes: \n\n\n\n\nChefs: Nicole Cabrera Mills of Pêche in New Orleans\, Ricky Moore of Saltbox Seafood Joint in Durham\, Vivian Howard and Charlotte Coman of Theodosia in Outer Banks and Chef and The Farmer in Kinston\, Adé Carenna of iLéWA Foods\, Keith Rhodes of Voyce in Wilmington and Leticia Torres-Rojas of Seabird in Wilmington\n\n\n\nFisher people: Lin Peterson of Locals Seafood\, Ana Shellem of Shellem Seafood\, Conor McNair of N. Sea Oyster Co.\, Lianne Won-Reburn of Marshallberg Caviar\, Joe Romano of Seaview Crab Co\, and John Malette of Southern Breeze Seafood\n\n\n\nMedia Partners: Erin B. Murray of The Local Palate magazine\, producer Maggie Ward\, filmmaker Heather Burgiss\n\n\n\nVenue Partners: Thalian Hall\, Arrive Hotels\, Brooklyn Arts Center\n\n\n\nCharitable Partners for Saltwater Cinema: Cape Fear River Watch\, Oyster South\n\n\n\n\nEvents include: \n\n\n\n\nSunday: “Saltwater Stories” Dinner with Keith Rhodes\, highlighting the impact of African American foodways on North Carolina’s coast\, hosted at the Brookly Arts Center\n\n\n\nMonday: Seafood class & tasting led by Locals Seafood\, Seaview Crab Co.\, Southern Breeze Seafood and Marshallberg Caviar Farm\, hosted at Seabird\n\n\n\nMonday: Saltwater Cinema: Stories from the Southern Coast at Thalian Hall: A screening and panel discussion of The Local Palate magazine’s “ShellBound: An Anthology of Southern Oyster Culture” plus My Home\, NC’s“Ricky Moore and Ana Shellem Forage NC Shellfish\,” coupled with an oyster tasting\n\n\n\nTuesday: Collaborative Guest Chef Dinner featuring seafood industry heroes: Seven chefs offer one course each highlighting a NC ingredient\, hosted at Seabird\n\n\n\n\nAbout Chef Dean Neff\, Chef/Owner of Seabird and Zora’s Market & Kitchen \n\n\n\nDean Neff — a James Beard Foundation “Outstanding Chef” Finalist and “Best Chef Southeast” nominee — has built his culinary life around a single conviction: that North Carolina’s coast is one of the great food stories of the American South. In Spring 2021\, Neff and his wife Lydia Clopton opened Seabird\, Wilmington’s sustainable seafood restaurant and oyster bar\, where the menu shifts daily with deliveries from coastal fishers\, farmers\, and foragers. Eater named it “Essential;” the Wall Street Journal\, BuzzFeed’s Worth It\, Garden & Gun\, The Local Palate\, Hemispheres\, and Reader’s Digest count it among the top reasons to visit Wilmington. In 2024\, Neff took stewardship of Zora’s Market & Kitchen\, Wilmington’s oldest seafood market\, furthering his mission to support sustainable seafood and his Wilmington community. In 2027\, Neff will open Little Bird as an extension of his mission to celebrate NC seafood and community. He is an outspoken champion of North Carolina’s Oyster Trail\, a regional council member for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC\, and serves on the NC Fish Consumption Advisory at Duke University.
URL:https://ncoystertrail.org/event/out-to-sea-nc-fest-2026/
LOCATION:Seabird Restaurant\, 1 S. FRONT ST\, WILMINGTON\, North Carolina\, 28401
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