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Bluff Oyster Festival
Festival
A celebration of New Zealand's most prized oyster, harvested from the cold waters of Foveaux Strait at the country's southern tip.
23 MAY
Bluff, New Zealand
Bluff oysters, harvested from the cold, fast-moving waters of Foveaux Strait at New Zealand's southernmost tip, are widely regarded as the country's finest, and this festival — held at the height of the short oyster season — celebrates them with oyster-eating and oyster-opening competitions alongside tastings.
The remote southern setting gives the festival a genuinely distinct character, drawing visitors specifically for the oysters to one of New Zealand's smallest and most far-flung towns.
Highlights
- ✓New Zealand's most prized oyster
- ✓Oyster-opening competitions
Getting In
🎟️Ticket required
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