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The Charleston Restaurant Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce the live music acts for the 41st annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival, happening February 2, 2025, at Boone Hall Plantation. Bryan the DJ, The Secret Ingredients and event headliner Old Soul will take the stage at this year’s festival.
“The Lowcountry Oyster Festival has grown to be one of the region’s most anticipated culinary traditions, and we are proud to continue hosting this quintessential Charleston celebration as it marks its 41st year,” says Charleston Restaurant Foundation President, Jonathan Kish. “With its blend of food, family and fun, the event draws visitors from across the country while staying true to its mission of giving back to the Charleston community through local charities and initiatives.”
Featuring over 45,000 pounds of oysters, highlights of this event include the legendary oyster shucking and oyster eating contests, beer, wine and cocktails and a variety of food options. Participating food trucks and local restaurants include MacDaddy Food Truck, Sunsets, Zeus Grill and Seafood, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Pure Fluff Co., Bacon Station, Shots and Vin, Cachita’s Kitchen, Recharge Nutrition, Hyman's Seafood, Oyster House, Charleston Crab House, Charleston Catering and Crush Yard. New this year, guests can enjoy the convenience of RFID payment bracelets, powered by WristCoin, for all their food and beverage purchases. Bracelets can be activated at one of three top-up stations located throughout the event and reloaded as needed during the day.
Kids can enjoy the elevated Pluff-a-Pallooza Children’s Area, offering activities such as bubble therapy, an inflated games arcade, a “noisy oyster percussion” play area, cookie decorating with “pluff-mudd” frosting, sweetgrass basket weaving, egg toss, “Theatre on the Half-Shell” shows, stilt performers and much more. The schedule of events will take place between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Lowcountry Oyster Festival is a charity fundraiser and donated over $106,000 to local causes as a result of the 2024 festival. The 2025 beneficiaries include Ronald McDonald House, Hollings Cancer Center, Coastal Conservation Association, Shriners Hospitals for Children, College of Charleston, Academic Magnet High School, Charleston County School of the Arts and the Culinary Institute of Charleston’s “Kathy Britzius Memorial Scholarship.”
The festival is a rain or shine event. No pets, coolers or outside food and beverages will be allowed. Oyster knives and gloves will be available for purchase. Boone Hall Plantation is located at 1235 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464. There are two entrances into the event: the main Boone Hall entrance off Long Point Road and the entrance off Highway 17.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://bit.ly/4aSw29F.
