Thousands expected for 68th Urbanna Oyster Fest

The 1941 first Middlesex County fire truck led the annual Fireman’s Parade Friday at the Urbanna Oyster Festival in 2023. At the wheel is Tom Chillemi, who spearheaded an effort to get it running again. (Photo by Larry Chowning)

The 68th Urbanna Oyster Festival is set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and 8, and once again the event promises good times, delicious food, two parades, live music on three stages, historic buyboats, tall ships, crowning of the Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen and Little Miss Spat, the Virginia Oyster Shucking Contest and more. Admission is free; however, parking is $20, which offsets festival expenses and contributes to the programs of the Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation.

Watch for the special section in the Nov. 6 print edition of the Southside Sentinel and online later at SSentinel.com for all the details on the festival.

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Tom Chillemi is a reporter for the Southside Sentinel.

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