Did you know that Maine has Oyster Farms?!

This year, celebrate the Maine Oyster during the Maine Oyster Festival right here in Freeport!

Make Candlebay Inn your headquarters while delighting your palate!

From Visit Freeport website:

Visitors flock to Maine from around the globe to enjoy our world-class seafood, and Maine oysters are no exception. Celebrate this tasty and environmentally critical bivalve with us in Freeport on June 23-25, 2023, for our second annual celebration of Maine oysters.

There are now more than 150 oyster farms dotting Maine’s 3,500-mile-long coastline. Oysters grow slowly in Maine’s cold waters, and that gives them more time to soak up the flavors in their home waters. Differences in the food they eat, as well as the temperature and salinity of the water, produce a wide variety of flavor characteristics from farm to farm. The Maine Oyster Festival celebrates oysters and the people who farm them from up and down the entire Maine coast!

While we are busy planning for 2023, we’ve left up the listings of participants from our inaugural celebration to give you an idea of what to expect at our second annual festival. Check back in Spring for 2023 festival details but be sure to reserve your room, campground site, or favorite vacation rental now!

Follow The Maine Oyster Festival on Facebook or Instagram for updates!

For more information on the Maine Oyster Trail, visit https://maineoystertrail.com/.