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Southside Sentinel Oyster Festival Supplement

Be sure to look in this week's paper for your copy of our Oyster Festival supplement; everything you need to know for this weekend, where to be and when.

This year’s cover features the 2023 official Urbanna Oyster Festival poster, which was created by Carol Lane Stephenson, of Sharps, VA.

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Urbanna Oyster Festival

UOF Saturday festival parade winners named

Winners in Saturday’s annual Urbanna Oyster Festival Parade include: Band — Lancaster High School Red Devil Band Marching/walking unit — Do Baton! Dance Twirl Team Float —...

Urbanna Oyster Festival shucking stars celebrated

The following are the winners in the Urbanna Oyster Festival’s (UOF) Saturday, Nov. 4, Official Virginia State Oyster Shucking Competition at the Urbanna firehouse: ...

Friday Fireman’s Parade winners named

The annual Urbanna Oyster Festival Fireman’s Parade on Friday night had 63 vehicles in the parade and drew hundreds of parade watchers along the...

Welcome to the 66th Urbanna Oyster Festival

The 66th Urbanna Oyster Festival is set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4, and once again the event promises good times, delicious...

Oyster Shucking Contest is at the firehouse

The Virginia Oyster Shucking Contest, sponsored by Rappahannock Oyster Company, will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, behind the Middlesex Volunteer Fire...

Festival food choices abound

More than 100 vendors will be open for business when the 2023 Urbanna Oyster Festival begins at 10 a.m. on Friday and goes until...

Parades to be featured Friday and Saturday

The annual Fireman’s Parade is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, and the Urbanna Oyster Festival Parade is set for 2 p.m. Saturday,...

See historic vessels at town marina

The Urbanna Oyster Festival waterfront at the Urbanna Town Marina will showcase the area’s varied history and emphasize the conservation and restoration of the...

Authorities to guard festival goers safety

The Urbanna Oyster Festival (UOF) police headquarters will be at the intersection of Cross and Prince George streets in the parking lot behind Bay...

Aubrey Hall named grand marshal of the 2023 Urbanna Oyster Festival

The Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation (UOFF) has named Aubrey Hall of Urbanna the 2023 grand marshal of the Urbanna Oyster Festival set for Friday...
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Oyster Festival Queen & Little Miss Spat Contest

Bednarczyk crowned Oyster Fest Queen

Caitlynn Epperly crowned festival’s Little Miss Spat Carina Bednarczyk was crowned Queen of the 66th Urbanna Oyster Festival and Caitlynn Epperly was crowned Little Miss Spat at the Urbanna firehouse on Friday, Nov. 3. As the 2023 Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen, Bednarczyk received a $5,000 college scholarship and received a $250 scholarship for having the overall...
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