A unique two-part local experience!  Meet at Cove Road Parking lot (adjacent to post office on Rte 6) for part 1, a visit to the grant of acquaculturist Jim O'Connell to tour his flats and harvest your own Wellfleet oysters which you will later shuck and enjoy paired with wine (part 2).  Bring waterproof shoes if you have them.  Cost is $50 per person, limit 15 participants.  For more information, email Heidi Clemmer. To make a reservation, go to SPAT SHOP.**SOLD OUT**

Main Street and Town Hall Parking Lot

Food, Arts & Crafts and Education Booths open.  Shuttle Service available from designated beach parking lots and Town Pier.  Walk-in parking from Cove Corner Parking Lot and Wellfleet Elementary School.  Handicap parking and accessible shuttle from Mayo Beach lot.

Located just behind Town Hall

Stop by for information, schedule, registration forms, directions and lots of great OysterFest merchandise.

Public dock at Wellfleet Pier (adjacent to Mac's Seafood)

Meet U.S. Coast Guard crew members and explore the 25-foot fast response/shallow water response/law enforcement boat.  Open to all, free of charge.

Located behind Town Hall next to Hatch's Fish Market

TODAY ONLY: Wellfleet's own mobile art gallery brings one-of-a-kind works of fine art created by dozens of admired artists to the heart of the OysterFest.  Don't miss the exciting action - bid early, bid often and take home an affordable piece by any one of the featured local and nationally-known artists.  Bidding begins at $20 and all proceeds go to support SPAT's educational mission, scholarship and grants program.

Admission is free to a special exhibit in our new Annex of arts and artifacts concerning the history of the shellfishing industry in Wellfleet.  Also, enjoy a look back through time at our quintessential Cape Cod village.  

Entrance on Main Street at Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Featuring clowns, moon bounce, face-painting, oyster jewelry making, pumpkin painting, cotton candy, balloon twisting and more right off Main Street, but away from the crowds in the enchanting park behind Wellfleet Preservation Hall (the old Catholic Church).

Wellfleet Public Library, 55 West Main Street

Seems like some people love Wellfleet so much they never want to leave! Ghost hunters and authors of Cape Encounters, Dan Gordon and Gary Joseph, talk about Wellfleet's ghosts and haunted places. Admission is free.

Mayo Beach (meet at the large black anchor in the Mayo Beach lot)
Join staff from the Massachusetts Audubon Society Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary for a beachcombing and birding walk along Mayo Beach.  Weather permitting, beachcombers will have the opportunity to wade with a seine net to see what small fish may be in the Harbor.

Masonic Hall, corner of Bank & Commercial Streets

Seasonal South Wellfleet resident, JJ Gonson, voted Best Personal Chef 2008 by Best of Boston, will prepare Clam Chowder with Bacon "like my mom used to make" featuring local bacon and Wellfleet clams.  For more on JJ Gonson, visit her blog at www.cuisineenlocale.com. Cost is $10/per person, participation is limited to 75 people. To make a reservation, go to SPAT SHOP.  Walk-ins accepted if space available.

Family/Children's Entertainment Area Stage

Erik Sewer, originally from the Virgin Islands, will lead a steel drum workshop in the Kid's Area from 12 to 1 both days on a first come basis. Experience playing the island sounds on the steel drums and learn from a real pro!

Main Stage

Wellfleet’s own WORLD OYSTER SHUCKING CHAMPION, William “Chopper” Young, Jr. will demonstrate different methods of opening oysters, including his signature Wellfleetian award-winning technique. Chopper won the U.S. National Shucking Competition in Maryland last fall and has just returned from winning the world oyster shucking competition in Galway, Ireland. He will bring some of his awards for all to see.

Family/Children's Entertainment Area Stage

Wellfleet Public Library, 55 West Main Street

Author and local historian, David Wright, will speak about the history of Wellfleet shellfishing and read from his new book, The Famous Beds of Wellfleet.  Sponsored in part by a grant from Wellfleet SPAT. Admission is free.

Next to the SPAT booth directly behind Town Hall

Don't miss the exciting final 30 minutes of bidding and the opportunity to add a beautiful piece of art to your home.  Benefits SPAT's educational mission, scholarship and grant programs.

Masonic Hall at the corner of Bank and Commercial Street

5K road racers load up on carbs, but open to all.

Main Street and Town Hall Parking Lot

Food, Arts and Crafts & Education Booths open.  Shuttle Service available from designated beach parking lots and Town Pier.  Walk-in parking from Cove Corner Parking Lot and Wellfleet Elementary School.  Handicap accessible parking and shuttle at Mayo Beach lot.

Wellfleet Historical Society, 266 Main Street

Admission is free to a special exhibit in our new Annex of arts and artifacts concerning the history of the shellfishing industry in Wellfleet.  Also, enjoy a look back through time at our quintessential Cape Cod village.  

Masonic Hall, corner of Bank & Commercial Streets

To learn more about oysters, clams and terroir (the french word for "taste of place"), join Fisheries & Aquaculture Specialist Bill Walton from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for an educational and fun "taste-the-terroir" seminar. Participants will sample 3 types of oysters and 3 types of clams from different sections of Wellfleet Harbor. Walton will provide details about the biology behind Wellfleet oysters and aquaculture in the harbor, while guiding a discussion to taste the differences.  Wellfleet shellfishermen will also be available for questions. Cost is $10/per person, participation is striclty limited to 50 people. To make a reservation, go to SPAT SHOP. **SOLD OUT**

Family/Children's Entertainment Area Stage

Sponsored by the Tulen Center for Martial Arts and Wellness/Willy's Gym. Poekoelan is a rare and beautiful Indonesian martial art.

Family/Children's Entertainment Area Stage

Erik Sewer, originally from the Virgin Islands, will lead a steel drum workshop in the Kid's Area from 12 to 1 both days on a first come basis. Experience playing the island sounds on the steel drums and learn from a real pro!

Public dock at Wellfleet Pier (adjacent to Mac's Seafood)

Meet U.S. Coast Guard crew members and explore the 47-foot motor life boat designed as a first response rescue resource in high seas, surf and heavy weather environments.  Open to all, free of charge.

Main Stage

Emceed by local hero and reporter, Eric Williams, host of CapeCast, the daily webcast of the Cape Cod Times, seen at capecodonline.com/capecast.  Finalists check in at SPAT booth by 12:30 pm.  Prizes awarded! 

1st Place-$1,000          2nd Place-$500          3rd Place - $250

Seems like some people love Wellfleet so much they never want to leave! Ghost hunters and authors of Cape Encounters, Dan Gordon and Gary Joseph, talk about Wellfleet's ghosts and haunted places.  Admission is free.