This Sunday, January 31, Boone Hall Plantation will welcome 80,000 lbs of oysters and an estimated 10,000 attendees to the World’s Largest Oyster Festival- the Lowcountry Oyster Festival. The Greater Charleston Restaurant Association (GCRA) is celebrating the Festival’s 33rd year with a number of new offerings including local oysters from St. Jude Farms as well as complimentary shuttle service to festival grounds from designated parking areas. Here’s a cheat sheet for everything you should see, do, and eat at the festival: What to See: Legendary “Oyster Shucking” & “Oyster Eating” contests, occurring at 1:30pm. Registration takes place at the Festival. Live Chef Demos, sponsored by St. Jude Farms Adam Miller from Amen Street Fish & Raw Bar, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Vaughn Collins from Bay Street Biergarten, 2-5 p.m. Live music from The Piedmont Boys at 12pm What to Eat: $12 buckets of Chesapeake Bay single select oysters will be available for purchase St. Jude Farms will be on site, offering up steamed local “Otter Roasters” for purchase During the Chef demos, the Sweetgrass Mussels and Comdahee Clam dishes being made will be available for $4 per serving Food will be offered for purchase from the following vendors: Food Trucks: […]