Narooma Oyster Festival
Friday 02 May 2025 to Saturday 03 May 2025
Overview
Join growers chefs and shuckers to celebrate the Rock Oyster! Each year on the first weekend in May, the Narooma Oyster Festival celebrates a symphony of region, season, and cultivation on the shores…
Join growers chefs and shuckers to celebrate the Rock Oyster! Each year on the first weekend in May, the Narooma Oyster Festival celebrates a symphony of region, season, and cultivation on the shores of Wagonga Inlet.
The two-day program begins with a Friday Night Warm-up around the Main Stage, with oyster and liquor bars, food vendors, live music, performances, and a fireworks display over Wagonga Inlet.
Saturday, the big day, blends cosmopolitan and Indigenous food experiences with transformative tastings, cooking demonstrations with celebrated local and visiting chefs, live music on two stages and food markets including an impressive selection of celebrated wines, beers and spirits. On Saturday, ticketed coaches will run between Batemans Bay and Bermagui, complemented by a free shuttle bus service throughout the town
Explore the merroir of Rock Oyster Country and meet the growers in Oyster Farmers Alley, go on a tasting journey of award-winning oysters in an Ultimate Oyster Experience with John Susman or drift away on a Champagne Oyster Cruise.
Premium dining events on Friday night and Saturday provide an exclusive space for elevated experiences.
Come a little earlier for Rock Oyster Week. It begins in late April with a variety of experiences, from kayak tours to farm gates, culinary delights and sea plane flights, all set against the stunning backdrop of Rock Oyster Country.
Accessibility
Access and Inclusion Statement
A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
Allows a person's carer free entry into participating venues and events
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high)
Have step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
Have TVs with captioning option
Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Provide seating in common areas including reception area
Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Website meets WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)