Ireland’s Oyster Festival Season |
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It all kicks off first at Clarenbridge, south of Galway City, where a sheltered bay and delicate ratio of fresh and salt water means oyster perfection. The Clarenbridge Oyster Festival takes places from 9 – 11 September. The soundtrack to this three day festival of munching will be live music, including the Cuba Libre Salsa band, and a dancing tunes at the Gala ball. If there’s not a ‘funky oyster’ dance move yet, you can expect it to be invented here. Then the 57th Galway International Oyster Festival will be taking place from 23rd-25th September. Galway city is renowned for a good party, and it hosts the oysters in its usual cozy revelry style. The headline event is the nimble-fingered knife-play of expert shuckers at the World Oyster Opening Championships. Watch, gasp and let your appetite led you to a Seafood Dinearound for dinner. Also on the bill, that the Sunday Times called “one of the 12 greatest shows on earth”, is a parade, oyster tasting, live music, Gala Dinner, dancing and all manner of family fun.
Image Credit: Image from www.galwayoysterfest.com at the '56th Oyster Festival Parade' Story adapted from DiscoverIreland.com |
Tis the season to eat oysters....September is fast approaching and with it comes two mouth watering festivals celebrating the delights of the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. This September will see the return of the Clarenbrigde Oyster Festival and the Galway International Oyster Festival.
