Narooma Oyster Festival
Friday 05 May 2023 to Sunday 07 May 2023
Overview
A favourite on the New South Wales food and beverage calendar, Narooma Oyster Festival celebrates the Rock Oyster on the shores of Wagonga Inlet on the first weekend in May.
A complex, delicious and luxurious seafood, Rock Oysters are native to New South Wales estuaries. When paired with wholesome produce, great drops and opportunities to dive deeper into the world of oysters - it creates a festival that people return to year after year.
Join growers, chefs and shuckers to celebrate this brilliant bi-valve in cosmopolitan food experiences and great entertainment. About 70,000 rock oysters are quaffed here each year!
Discover the merrior of NSW estuaries in Oyster Farmers Alley cheer on the shuckers in Australia's Oyster Shucking Championships and see how big an oyster can grow in Australia's Biggest Oyster.
Learn from top chefs in the Cooking Demonstrations and fill your larder with South Coast produce from the markets. Catch Martin Bosley (Yellow Brick Road, New Zealand), Kahn Danis (Bermagui
Further exploration (at a more sedate pace) is to be had in the Ultimate Oyster Experiences, hosted by Australia's leading oyster authority John Susman, or a Champagne Oyster Cruise on the inlet.
Rock Oyster Lounge - Long Table Dinner - Yuin Native Food Exploration - Salty Seafood Fiesta by Olsson's - KidsZone - Arts - Fireworks - Live Music
It's Australia's premier oyster festival!
Accessibility
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.
Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
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 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
Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
Train your staff in disability awareness
Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
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)
