Oyster Fest Returns to Reading Terminal Market for an After-Hours Tasting Experience With More Than a Dozen Varieties of Oysters
Oyster Fest Returns to Reading Terminal Market for an After-Hours Tasting Experience With More Than a Dozen Varieties of Oysters
Reading Terminal Market is hosting Oyster Fest, an annual ticketed after-hours event dedicated to East Coast oysters. The event is presented by Pearl’s Oyster Bar, a Reading Terminal Market merchant, in partnership with Cape Harbor Shellfish. Tickets are on sale now at readingterminalmarket.org.
The event brings together oyster enthusiasts, food lovers and local beverage partners for an evening inside the historic public market. It is open to guests ages 21 and older.
Oyster Fest uses a walk-around tasting format, which organizers say is designed to encourage guests to explore and sample throughout the market. The tasting features more than a dozen varieties of freshly shucked East Coast oysters, served with house-made mignonettes and other accompaniments. The event also includes live entertainment and food and beverage tastings.
Organizers describe the event as suitable for both experienced oyster lovers and first-timers, and as a one-night-only celebration of oysters, seafood and local culinary traditions.
Featured Oysters and Farms
The lineup of oysters, listed by variety and farm, includes:
- Cape May Salts — Cape Harbor Shellfish
- Jersey Pearls — Jersey Pearl Oyster Farm
- Tucker’s Island — Tucker’s Island Shellfish
- Sapphire Shoals — Sapphire Shoals Mariculture
- Sloop Point — Sloop Point Oyster Co.
- Laughing Gull — Laughing Gull Oysters
- Sweetwater Pearls — Sweetwater Oyster Co.
- Black Dog — Black Dog Oysters
- Salty Rose — Genna Shellfish Co.
- Little Darling — Valhalla Oyster Co.
- Zephyr — Stone Harbor Oyster Co.
Organizers note that oyster varieties are subject to change.
Tickets and Sponsors
General admission tickets are $175 per person and include access to the full Oyster Fest experience, including the featured food and beverage tastings. The event is sponsored by Pearl’s Oyster Bar and Delicato Family Wines.
