The party continues on Sunday, June 20th at Comox Marina Park with tasting booths featuring shellfish delicacies as well as desert treats, a beer garden and the much anticipated Oyster Shucking Contest. Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is open to the public. No entrance fee.

Celebrated home grown musician Des Larson will be lighting up the stage with his truly eclectic repertoire of groovy Island influenced music.

The Pacific Kiss Oyster Shucking Competition will be taking place at 2 p.m. at the oyster shucking booth. If you are interested in putting your skills to the test it could be worth a cool $500 to you. Please click here for more information.

Schedule:

11 a.m. Festival opens

              All food vendors open

11 a.m. Surgenor beer garden opens

12 p.m. Des Larson performs on the main stage

2 p.m. Pacific Kiss Oyster Shucking Competition on the main stage

2:30 p.m. Des Larson on the main stage

4 p.m. Des Larson on the main stage

Fresh seafood sales off the Comox dock weather/availability permitting.

Participating  food vendors include:

Sugar Mamma’s – will be featuring oyster burgers on potato bun with Gomashio coleslaw

Tria – organic strawberry and cream crepes

Fanny Bay Oysters – Clam chowder

Mac’s Oysters – Barbecued oysters

Pentlatch Seafoods – Steamed clams and mussels

Stellar Bay – raw oysters on the half shell

In addition:

Aquatec Seafoods – will be vending their seafood

Steamweavers – providing an array of regular and specialty coffees

Surgenor Breweries – running the beer tent

Island Scallops – selling frozen scallops

There will also be some information booths hosted by Comox Valley Economic Development, the Vancouver Aquarium’s Oceanwise program, the BC Marina Mammal Response Network and others.