Oyster festival

So.

Yeah, Raleigh didn't really have an oyster festival going on at the time, and we weren't sure what kind of event you have, what kind of permits you needed, and so we kind of started digging into all that stuff and...

Now I'm running an oyster

festival.

Yeah, I just like Ironworks.

It's a nice new spot.

Sorry, we take a lot of feedback from the people that have come to the Oyster Festivals.

And so I think at this spot, we just have more space.

Galway's always been.

The Oyster Festival in Galway, which we're not going to, I don't think, we're not going to be there for it.

It's later on in the summer.

You have the Oyster Festival.

That's in a little town called Plaren Bridge.

Okay, and then we go over to Sean's Bar, the geographical center of Ireland.

Oh, for sure.

Like we tend to view a road project as just an annoyance, right? And a local fair as entertainment.

But when you look at the underlying data, they are actually parts of the exact same economic engine.

Well, let's start with the annoyance part because, I mean, the numbers here are just wild.

You are engaging in high-level hydro engineering.

And then you add the pedestrian element.

Right, because the project specifically targets gaps in the sidewalks.

Exactly.

It's something to do before the busy holiday season kicks in, right?

And y- the biggest one we hear, I believe, is the Oyster Festival.

So why don't you tell us a little about that one?

The Oyster Festival.

[laughs]

So this festival is huge.

There are professional eaters out there.

[laughs]

Also Saturday, Shredded Cheddar will be at Port of Leonardtown Winery.

The Free Birds will be performing at the Captain Avery Museum for their Oyster Festival in Shadyside.

Matt Heat will be performing their last public gig of the year.

Catch them at The Boathouse at Anchored Inn.

Right here in Nassau.

And finally, we arrive the weekend of October 17th and 18th, which brings us to an absolute cornerstone of the local calendar, the Oyster Fest in downtown Oyster Bay and the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park.

Oh, yeah.

The hours vary throughout the weekend, but the footprint of this event is massive.

It basically takes over the waterfront with seafood, vendors, carnival rides, live entertainment.

If you wanna experience the quintessential Long Island autumn, you go to Oyster Fest, get a cup of chowder, and walk the docks.

Absolutely.

But while the sheer scale of the festival is impressive, there's a specific operational detail scheduled for Sunday that really warrants deep analysis.

So boom on me, I did a good job.

On the 14th, it's Key West Oyster Fest at Half Shell.

On November 18th through the 22nd, the Key West Film Festival, we're actually doing a, we're donating a balloon arch to them.

We are.

Today was busy as well.

We got to head on over to Oyster Fest at the water bar.

And that was such a good time.

So oysters, good people dancing, lovely weather.