09/10/2026
🍂🦪 Just another reason why Fall is the BEST time for a beach trip! 🌊
Cooler temps, fewer crowds, beautiful coastal days… and now add the North Carolina Oyster Festival to the list! 🦪🎶
If you needed an excuse to sneak away to Ocean Isle Beach this fall, we think you just found it. 😉
Beach days + fresh oysters + live music + a little coastal fall magic = the perfect getaway.
And the best part? You don’t have to wait until summer to enjoy the beach. 🌊🍂
📍 Ocean Isle Beach, NC
🦪 October 16–18
Pack your bags and make a fall beach weekend out of it!
Use code SAVE10 when you book direct with Premier Vacation Rentals NC for 10% off. 🏖️
Starting October 16th, the North Carolina Oyster Festival kicks off in Ocean Isle Beach, NC as one of the tastiest and most memorable events of the year in this beautiful coastal area of the state! The 45th annual celebration opens Friday evening with a free Community Night concert by The Sea-Cruz Band. The main festival takes over Town Center Park Saturday, October 17, from 9 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sunday, October 18, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Oysters are the star, joined by shrimp, barbecue, sweets, and other festival favorites. You can watch oyster shucking and eating contests, plus Sunday’s oyster stew cook-off. Arts and crafts vendors fill the park with handmade goods and coastal finds, while bands play beach music, country, funk, R&B, and rock. The festival traces its roots to 1978, when its first oyster roast was held at the Ocean Isle Beach Airport. Admission is $5 cash for adults, children 12 and under are free, and pets, coolers, backpacks, and outside food or drinks are not allowed.