Fort Morgan Oyster Fest Feb. 25 at Beach Club
Fort Morgan Oyster Fest Feb. 25 at Beach Club
Local oysters prepared a variety of ways will be celebrated at the annual Fort Morgan Oyster Fest presented by Spectrum Resorts, Sassy Bass and Navy Cove Oysters on Saturday, Feb. 25 at The Beach Club Resort & Spa in Fort Morgan.
In addition to oysters, the fest will also feature more than 40 Alabama-based arts and crafts vendors, an oyster-shucking competition, live music, games and cooking demonstrations by Spectrum Resorts Executive Chef John Hamme. Tickets are available at FortMorganOysterFest.com.
Admission is $30 until the day of the event and $35 at the gate. If the event sells out, tickets will not be available at the gate. Ticket price includes parking at The Beach Club and 10 tickets that can be used for oysters or other food and drink. Additional food/beverage tickets are available. The Beach Club, a full-service resort, is the official lodging host. Make a weekend of the event at thebeachclub.spectrum resorts.com.
Pictured: Navy Cove Oysters LLC was founded in 2011 along the northern shore of Fort Morgan by marine science researchers Dr. John Supan and Dr. Charles Wilson. Eric Bradley, raised on a crawfish farm in south Louisiana, joined the partnership in 2016. The partners are parat of a growing movement along southern coastal regions to produce boutique, prized oysters for the half-shell market.