November sixth and seventh Urbanna VA held it's Annual Oyster Festival. People come from near and far to participate in the fresh shell fish prepared in many different ways' The whole Small town is blocked off. Vehicles are parked on the edge of town, money maker, an no bicycles, skateboards or roller shoes allowed. I thought I saw a sign that also said no dogs but that was ignored. A good pair of walking shoes were the order of the day(s).
It's a plethora of signs and banners attempting to to tell attendees their fair has the best whatever to satisfy your pallets. Cheese steaks, corn dogs, butterfly Potato chips, Italian sausage, ice cream, sodas of multi flavors in a ninety-nine cent refillable souvenir mug, cracklin', funnel cake and of course shell fish of oysters, clams, crabs and even unshelled types of fresh fish.
The Chesapeake Bay fresh oysters were sweet tasting. They were raw, fried, soup, stewed and almost any other way you can think of preparing those slimmy little delicacies. We had some fried, naturally with french fries on the side and I must say not being an oyster eater they were good.
There are two parades for the festival. On the first night there is the ubiquitous Fire engines and rescue type vehicles from different town in the area. It is said to be more than two hundred vehicles with horns and sirens a blasting. It is recommended that one cover their ears to drown out some of the noise. We left before it started.
The next day was the big parade and the crowning of the queen. We missed that day too. After all how many parades does on have to see in a life time. Without kids at least one less. And there was no way it was going to hold a candle to the News Years Parade in Pasadena CA.
Worth visiting. If you like fresh oysters by all means. Make sure in your trek through tow you go down ti the museum and docks. A bit of history awaits you. If you plan to eat bring lots of cash. It will take a lot to fill you up and it's not cheap. If you like a parade of noisey sirens, it's high decibel heaven. But if you bring children make sure you have protection for their ears. If you like big crowds in tiny towns ? You got it. And if you think you might want to rest those tired dog, BYOC, bring your own chair. There ain't no park benches in town.
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