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Arcata Bay Oyster Festival
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2 reviews for Arcata Bay Oyster Festival
When I moved to California from the East Coast this was my home -- it always will be. The Humboldt Bay and North Coast region is one the most beautiful places you'll ever go and the Oyster Festival is just one of the raging local community events...
Oyster Fest ( around June 14th) falls around my birthday. So every year when the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter settle into Gemini, I age one year and eat a tasty aphrodisiacs - oysters
Humans have cultivated oysters for thousands of years. A shell mound on Indian Island dates back more than 7,000 years! Legends of their delectable taste, magical powers, and wondrous pearls have come to us through the ages.
On California's most northwest corner in the scenic and wild redwood coast, we are blessed with an abundance of this most desired of mollusks. The Arcata Bay Oyster Festival began 17 years ago as a way to promote our local aquaculture industry. Over 70% of the fresh oysters consumed in California are grown in 450 acres of Arcata Bay where the conditions are ideal.
OMG, oysters, oysters, everywhere oysters! Did you know that a majority of oysters served in California restaurants come from Arcata Bay, in Humbolt County? 450 acres of oyster farms. They hosted one spectacular festival in Arcata Plaza this year that boasted oysters prepared in many different ways; BBQ'd w/lime & cilantro, mango salsa, garlic butter, raw, rockafeller, tempura & hand-rolled into sushi (heavenly), and even the good 'ole oyster poor boy. Sure they had other stuff, like fish tacos, tri-tip sandwiches, rocky mountain oysters, and your typical meat-on-a-stick festival fare. But really, why bother when you can have dozens, and I do mean dozens, of oysters prepared nine ways from hell? Nice, two dozen oysters for $20.00! Eat oysters, listen to live music on the lawn, drink a local Lost Coast brew, people watch, shop the square, and just enjoy the interesting day. If you get a chance, plan to go next year (on the Saturday before Father's Day), well, only if you like oysters.