35th Annual Milford
Oyster Festival
will be held Rain or Shine Friday August 14, 2009
5pm - 9pm 
Saturday August 15, 2009
10am - 6pm
** Free Admission **

Started in 1975, the Annual Milford Oyster Festival is held on the third Saturday of August every year and attracts local residents and visitors from around the globe who want to enjoy the sights, sounds, tastes and history of Milford, Connecticut at a family-oriented festival.  2008 marks the 34th Annual Milford Oyster Festival.  Our festival has grown from a tiny local one-day celebration of the oyster and our wonderful seaside community into one of Connecticut’s summer highlights. Festival planning is a year-round project for a hand full of volunteers who organize the event.  Festival visitors have a choice of activities including entertainment for children and music fans, harbor canoe and kayak races, over 200 arts and crafts vendors from around the country, a classic car show and tremendous food offered by local non-profit civic organizations. The festival provides the venue for many non-profit organizations to raise money for each of their causes.  

The Annual Milford Oyster Festival takes place right in downtown Milford and along the Milford harbor. To get here, you may take the Metro North train to the Milford station, a Milford or CT Transit bus to downtown, your boat to Milford Harbor or you can park your car at the designated parking lot located at Jonathan Law High School  and at the Westfield Connecticut Post Shopping Mall, next to Sears Automotive Center. Shuttle buses are always ready to bring you into Milford Center for a day of celebration in one of Connecticut's most scenic seaside communities. Click Here for additional parking information.