🦪 Modified Festival Menu Today. Takeout not available during Festival 🦪
👋 We return to DHO’s regularly scheduled programming on Sunday at Noon 😊
5th Annual!
Happening TODAY!
OCTOBER 11th 2025DRAYTON HARBOR OYSTER COMPANY’S 11th ANNUAL SHELLEBRATION!
🚧 Event Page and Offerings Updated as they are Confirmed 🚧
☔🏖️ Rain or Shine, DHO will Sea you There! 🏖️☔
Guaranteed Weather! 🦭 Guaranteed Great Vibes!
Come Get your PNW on!
🦑🤘🦑🤘🦑🤘🦑🤘🦑
Rubber Boots! Rain Jackets! Umbrellas! Puddle Jumping! Fashion Show Anyone?
🌧️🌦️🌈🕺
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Party On!
Information on the Day’s Events
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Festival Foods!
See what’s cookin’ on DHO’s Menu at this Year’s Festival!
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Silent Auction
This year we’re raising money for the Blaine Food Bank with a Silent Auction that begins October 11th
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Borderites Fundraiser
This year we’re Fundraising for the Blaine Borderites High School Volley Ball Team!
Proceeds from Hot Dog sales go to the team - get Served by the Team and Support!
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EVENTS
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Amateur Shucking Competition
Are you a natural?
This contest for those that haven’t worked in the industry.
Get your Name on DHO’s newest Mantlepiece - A Crown Cluster of Pacific Oysters fit for Neptune himself 🔱 -
Industry Shuckers Competition
Are you in the biz?
Watch the Pro’s go
Head 👏 to👏 HeadSerious bragging rights at stake here.
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Blindfolded Shucking Competition
Rules to be made up on the day-of
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Seagull Immitation Contest
Blend in in Blaine — Look and sound like a seagull!
Silly Prizes Awarded for a Silly Competition 😄
Calls, Costumes, and Struts Encouraged 😎
Come have fun and get your Squawk on!
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Live Music Line-Up
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
H Street PlazaOverlooking Drayton Harbor
All-Ages!
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A Party with Our Pals
Happening in coordination with and right alongside OysterFest!
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Seymours See More Sea
DHO’s Dynamic Father-Son duo talks Family, Business, Oysters and History in Drayton Harbor
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Shuck Off!
MARK vs STEVE
Fastest Shucker Wins
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Oyster Photo Booth
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Corn Hole Etc.
kids games for grown-ups and kids
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Shuck Toss
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Oyster Trivia
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Oyster Art for Kids!
Across the street behind KTC
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Silent Auction
In Support of the Blaine Food Bank!
Auction begins Saturday
WE’RE RAISING MONEY FOR THE
FUNDRAISER
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BLAINE FOOD BANK
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AUCTION
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FUNDRAISER 🦪 BLAINE FOOD BANK 🧺 AUCTION 🧑🌾
Bidding Opens
Saturday, October 11th!
Winning Oyster Bids will be revealed at End of Day
Event Bidding Continues!
Until November 21, 2025
AUCTION ITEMS
** OYSTERS **
Winners will be notified on October 12th
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2-Doz. Medium Oysters
$30 value
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Deep Cups, High Shells
Great for Grilling🥇
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Pick up at DHO
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2-Doz. Small Oysters
$30 value
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The Original Drayton Gold
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Pick up at DHO
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2-Doz. Petites
$30 value
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Teeny-Tiny Tots
Delicate Bites✨
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Pick up at DHO
AUCTION ITEMS
** EXPERIENCES **
Bidding Continues until November 21st!
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Dinner for Two
$150 Value
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Wine and Dine and be Catered on by DHO’s finest at your Table of Choice
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Reserved during open hours at DHO
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Farm Tour and Tide Lunch
for up to 6 guests
$600 Value
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Celebrate the return of Daylight Tides with a Farm Tour and Tide Lunch on DHO’s Tide Flats
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Book with DHO, Schedule based on tide cycles
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Private Event
for between eight - twelve people
$1200 value
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Have the whole place to yourself!
and your guests cooked for and served by DHO’s Chef, Farmers, and Owners
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Available on a Tuesday
minimum bid required
🚧 Event Page and Offerings Updated as they are Confirmed 🚧
DHO FESTIVAL FOOD
Not sure how many tickets to buy?
🎟️🤔❓
🔗Try Our Ticket Calculator 😊🙌
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FOOD TICKET ITEMS 👉
🎟️ $3 / Food Ticket ea.
Purchase Tickets at DHO
(this makes the food lines go faster :)Trade for portions at DHO’s food stations
Cash or Credit 👍
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Seafood Boil
🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️
(6 tickets)Hearty bowl of Boiled Corn, Shrimp, Oysters, Potatoes, and Fish in a flavorful Southern Broth
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Fish Tacos
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(2 tickets)DHO Street Taco with coleslaw, crans, sauce, and shrimp
(a DHO favorite)
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Shrimp Tacos
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(2 tickets)DHO Street Taco with coleslaw, crans, sauce, and deep fried fish
(a DHO favorite)
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🌭 Hot Dogs for Highschool 🧡
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(2 tickets)Hotdog, Chips, and a Pop
All Proceeds go to the Blaine Borderites Highschool Girls Volleyball Team!
They’ll be serving it up all day
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Swing by and support!
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Oysters Raw on the 1/2 Shell
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(1 ticket)
Drayton Harbor’s homegrown beauties are as bright as ever
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Pacific French Fries
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(1 ticket)Sea Side Fries.
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Street Corn
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(1 ticket)Grilled Half Cob with Toppings
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Oyster Chowder
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(2 tickets)8oz of your favorite Classic DHO Offering
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Grilled Oy - Savory
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Grilled Oy - Bacon Bleu
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Grilled Oy - Sweet 'n Smokey
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Grilled Oy - The 🌶️ Popper
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+💧 wATER AND pOP 🫧
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(1 ticket)
DHO ADULT DRINK OFFERINGS
Not sure how many tickets to buy?
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🔗Try Our Ticket Calculator 😊🙌
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ADULT DRINK OFFERINGS
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🎫 $7.50 / Adult Drink Ticket ea.
Step 1. Get your +21 Bracelet
Step 2. Purchase Drink Tickets at DHO
(this makes the beer and wine lines go faster :)Step 3. Trade for Drink of Choice inside at DHO Till / Bar
Cash or Credit 👍
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Beer
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Red Wine
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Rose Wine
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(1 drink ticket) -
White Wine
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(1 drink ticket) -
Sparkles
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Non-Alcoholic Beer 🍻
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(1 drink ticket)
LOGISTICS
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Where to Stay
Accommodations in Blaine
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Where to Park
(coming soon)
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Festival Layout
(coming soon)
SUPPORT BLAINE
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🧡 Borderites Volley Ball 🏐
Blaine Borderites HS Girls Volley Ball Team is setting up and stepping up at OysterFest this year!
DHO’s Manager is a Borderites Coach, and looking forward to bringing the DHO and Borderites Teams together to serve up a solid OysterFest 2025.
A portion of proceeds from OysterFest will go towards supporting the Borderites.
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Blaine Food Bank
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
At Blaine Food Bank, we believe that everyone deserves access to nutritious and culturally appropriate food. We are committed to removing barriers to food and essentials, ensuring that our offerings are valued by our diverse community.
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Warrior Services
Our events allow people a chance to break from their daily struggles and build relationships with others who may have similar stories.
Allies in Oysters
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Blaine Birch Bay Parks & Rec
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City of Blaine
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Port of Bellinghmam
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Whatcom Conservation District
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Garden of the Salish Sea
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Puget Sound Restoration
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Whatcom Working Waterfront
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Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association
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