Oyster Festival 2024 Long Island 2024. Hundreds of attendees gathered to witness the oyster eating contest unfold, in which contestants try to be the first to eat 36 oysters in two minutes and 40 seconds. This year will mark the event's.

For the past 40 years, approximately 200,000 long islanders and visitors from throughout the east coast participate in the region’s largest waterfront festival. The oyster festival will be held in the beautiful waterfront theodore roosevelt park in the historic village of oyster bay, new york.