Annual Milford Oyster Festival
Canoe and Kayak Race

Come and watch experienced and novice canoe and kayak racers compete for the Mayor’s Cup at the Canoe and Kayak Race.

Schooner Cruise

Annual Milford Oyster Festival, Inc. ("AMOF") in conjunction with the Mary E invite you to enjoy our Schooner Cruise the evening before and the day of the Festival. Hear the sound of the wind, breathe in the scent of the sea aboard the Mary E, a 73-foot authentic clipper built in 1906. Join the crew in hoisting sails and navigating or just relax and take in the beautiful waters of Milford Harbor and Long Island Sound. It's more than a boat ride, it's a unique voyage back in time to the days of wind and sale. You can enjoy 1-1/2 hour daytime cruises as well as two-hour sunset set cruises, all of which depart at the Milford Boat Ramp, behind Milford Library. Welcome Aboard!

Oysters

Located in the food court area, directly behind the library the
Annual Milford Oyster Festival along with the
East Coast Shellfish Growers Association  Oyster Booth will 
feature a dozen varieties of oysters from Virginia to Maine.

Oysters from at least 12 companies will be sold at the Festival representing some of the most prominent oyster growers on the east coast.  Eat one or eat a coupla' dozen.  Enjoy oysters both salty and sweet grown from Maine to Virginia.  Many of the growers will be at the Festival with their oysters so you can ask them how they do it and why their oysters are the best
                                   Oyster Menu

Oyster Eating Competitions

Oyster Shucking Contest

The oyster shucking contest at this year's Milford Oyster Festival is shaping up to be a battle of the giants. Some of the world's fastest oyster shuckers will be there and the premier oyster houses of America will be competing for the title of "Greatest Shucking Oyster House". 

The competition is run using international rules. The contestants are timed shucking 24 oysters, and then the oysters are judged for their presentation on the plate, and for how cleanly they have been opened. Competitors are rewarded for presentation and their scores docked for poorly shucked oysters. The judges are all oyster experts. This year the cash prizes are $1000 for first place, $500 for second and $250 for third.

The Milford Oyster Festival Cook-Off will be held on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 7pm at the Milford Elks Club on New Haven Avenue. The cook-off contest is open to area restaurants and caterers.

AMOF is seeking food experts and/or media personalities for our judges.  For more information: Click here

Oyster Shell Painting

Kids can paint oyster shells as a memento of their
visit to the Milford Oyster Festival at Milford Landing.

Annual Milford Oyster Festival, Inc. in conjunction with Coquille Catering is sponsoring an oyster shell decorating contest.

The top three winners in each age group from each camp going to the final city wide judging and display at the Oyster Decorating Booth at Milford Harbor Lisman Landing at the Annual Milford Oyster Festival.

Over 600 children at The Milford Recreation Department's Summer Playground Program will participate at Meadowside, JFK, Calf Pen, Live Oaks, Mathewson and Orange Avenue Elementary Schools. Camps will be provided with oyster shells and supplies to create their oyster work of art.