Rawleigh Oyster Fest

November 8, 2025

Fresh oysters on a tray with chopped herbs and cheese, with a plate of lime wedges nearby.

Get Your
Oyster Fest Tickets

Tickets will not be emailed. Please visit Fest Info for details on where you check-in and receive your wristband and drink tickets.

Green handprint with a black heart in the palm, next to text that reads "Frankie Lemmon School & Developmental Center"

Our Why

North Carolina Coastal Federation

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Frankie Lemmon School

Proceeds from this event will directly support two amazing organizations. Your support helps provide vital education and resources for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities while also protecting and restoring North Carolina’s coast for generations to come.

Logo of North Carolina Coastal Federation with a stylized fish and wave design above the text
Close-up of raw oysters on a plate, garnished with chopped vegetables and herbs, with a wooden surface underneath.

Six Raleigh Chefs +
Six NC Oyster Farms =
One Epic Oyster Fest

Meet the Teams

Thank You to Our Community Sponsors + Partners

Who
We Are

A group of NC oyster farmers, local chefs, bold flavor makers, to create community fortitude. Founded by Mera Brothers Oysters, we bring coast to capital with fresh seafood, vibrant music, and a charitable mission to support sustainability and local culture.

Learn more
A man with a beard, sunglasses, and a cap standing in water during the daytime, holding a fishing pole with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.

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From oysters to impact — you showed up big. 🦪❤️ Together we raised $8000 to support our two partner orgs @frankielemmonsch and @nccoastalfed 👏🏻 We also gathered food and raised $350 during the event to support @ripeforrevival 🥕 Let’s
POV from one of the coordinators yesterday at #rawleighoysterfest 👀 13,000 oysters were served and will be diverted to our NC shorelines!!! @nccoastalfed @frankielemmonsch @oystershellrecyclerswake @nativeshorelines @raleighcleanup
Thank y’all for making #Rawleighoysterfest a success! We’ve got some growing and learning to do. Community is everything and yall showed up and then some today! - - - - - #smokyhollow #oysters #ncoysters #gottobenc #gottobencseafood
#SOLDOUT YALL GET READY FOR #RAWLEIGHOYSTERFEST Thank you to our art director @k80stew for crushing the artistic side of things! We appreciate you 🙏
A special thank you to our friends at @gottobenc for the support of this year's festival. Their work continues to raise the awareness and availability of North Carolina products to consumers both locally and around the world 🌎 🦪🧑‍🌾
We are so excited for this weekend’s oyster fest—the response has been more than expected and we can’t wait to show you a good time! Our website has all the details on the day of (check “Fest Info”) but the short version
In case everything else wasn't exciting enough, we will also have @trophymaywood with us in Smoky Hollow with some of your favorite beer. There are only a few tickets left for the fest - don't miss out!
Don’t yall love last minute changes? So do we! Unfortunately a couple of our chefs have had to change out and due to that we’ve been able to score some amazing line up changes! First of, @chefsemion.spencer will be taking over team Tide w
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