News « Whitstable Oyster Festival

Holiday been credit-crunched? Try Whitstable for free family fun!

Fantastic food and drink, salsa dancing, samba music and a chance to try new things. Sound like an exotic holiday abroad? In fact, it’s just a taste of what’s on offer at this year’s Whitstable Oyster Festival, which starts on
Saturday, July 18.

Follow in the footsteps of Coast at Whitstable Oyster Festival

Press release
For immediate release
July 13, 2025
Follow in the footsteps of Coast at Whitstable Oyster Festival
You’ve seen it on television - now come and try building a part of Whitstable’s heritage yourself. Tuesday’s opening episode of Coast on BBC 2 included footage of grotter-building shot during last year’s Oyster Festival and organisers hope it will spark [...]

Whitstable offers more than just oysters during annual festival

DELICIOUS demonstrations and mouth-watering morsels will be on offer during this year’s Whitstable Oyster Festival, which starts on Saturday, July 18.

But although the Kent town is best known for its seafood there will be plenty for the more shellfish-shy to enjoy during the week-long festival, including a special two-day event focussing on all kinds of natural, succulent and local foods.

Fantastic week of festival festivity awaits

Whitstable is gearing up for the annual Oyster Festival, which this year promises to be the best ever.

The week-long celebration of summer starts on Saturday, July 18 and the Whitstable Oyster Festival Association have packed the programme with 20 per cent more events than ever before.

Whitstable Oyster Festival - New website

Today sees the launch of the new Whitstable Oyster Festival website published by the Whitstable Oyster Festival Association.
The site’s content will grow as more events are programmed for inclusion in July’s annual festival which celebrates with four themed aspects of Whitstable. These are Heritage, Family, Food and Drink, Art. Each event has its own page [...]

PEARLS NEEDED FOR OYSTER FESTIVAL

The Whitstable Oyster Festival Association (WOFA) is inviting local people to get more involved in the Festival this year. The group is holding an open evening at the Horsebridge Arts Centre and will be outlining the opportunities for people to volunteer, perform, or become members of the organisation.
WOFA is made up of Whitstable residents [...]

WOFA Volunteers Awarded!

The volunteers who make up the membership of the Whitstable Oyster Festival Association have today been awarded in the Highly Commended category of the Arts section of the 2008 Kent Volunteers Awards for Volunteering Excellence.

Collecting the award on behalf of the WOFA members at the Gala Awards Ceremony, WOFA secretary Brian Baker, said, "It is [...]

Thank you!

The Whitstable Oyster Festival Association (WOFA) would like to thank you for all of your input, suggestions, sponsorship, in-kind or financial support, or physical assistance during the Festival. It will be a while before a full analysis can be completed in terms of visitor numbers and feedback but we feel it would be fair [...]

Browse Events