The New Orleans Oyster Festival will return to Woldenberg Park along the banks of the Mississippi River on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5. The free festival will feature music from the Honey Island Swamp Band, Bag of Donuts, Colin Lake, The Bucktown Allstars, Stooges Brass Band and more.

Of course, there will also be a wide variety of oysters to go around. More the 20 restaurants will be on site to show off their stuff, including Drago’s, Katie’s, Red Fish Grill, Bourbon House and Jacques-Imo’s.

The Seventh annual New Orleans Oyster Festival will one again feature a trio of oyster compeitions: the Acme Oyster House World Oyster Eating Championship, the P&J Oyster Shucking Competition and the New Orleans Fish House Largest Oyster Contest.

Much like last week’s crawfish eating compeition, the oyster eating competiton will be an official Major League Eating event. Last year’s winner was Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas–widely regarded at the greatest oyster eater of all time-who ate 41 dozen oysters in eight minutes (that’s 492 oysters).

More information on the Oyster Festival can be found via the event’s website.

Oyster Vendors:

Acme Oyster House
Antoine’s
Basin Seafood
Bourbon House
Cafe Reconcile
Cafe Hope
Creole House Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Desire Oyster Bar
Drago’s
The Famous Gumbo Pot
Haydel’s Bakery
Jacques-Imo’s Cafe
Jolie Pearl Oyster Bar
Katie’s Restaurant
Luke
NOLA Snow Snoballs
Oceana Restaurant
Royal House Oyster Bar
Red Fish Grill
Superior Seafood
Trenasse
Voleo’s Seafood Restaurant

Music Schedule:

Saturday:

10:30am to 11:45am Tank and the Bangas

1:00pm – 2:00pm Mia Borders

2:15pm to 3:15pm The Mulligan Brothers

3:45pm to 4:45pm Colin Lake

5:15pm to 6:30pm Honey Island Swamp Band
Sunday:

10:30am-11:30am One A Chord Gospel Choir

1:15pm-2:30pm Stooges Brass Band

3:00pm-4:30pm The Bucktown Allstars

5:00pm -6:30pm Bag of Donuts