The honored oyster is always available and in a variety of presentations-raw, roasted, fried, steamed, frittered and stewed. Bring your appetite food will be available in many different forms from more than 50 ven-ĭors. Overall, about 120 vendors will be open for business when the festival officially begins on Friday at 10 a.m. With few exceptions, those food, art and craft vendors returning from last year’s Oyster Festival will be in the same locations. The 51st festival will once again be highlighted by food, music, entertainment and good times as tens of thousands of visitors fill Urbanna’s streets. He Urbanna Oyster Festival tradition, which was started by a dozen or so local merchants and “town fathers” in 1958, continues this Friday and Saturday, November 7-8. Welcome to the 51st Urbanna Oyster Festival! T Friday, November 7th, law enforcement authorities may temporarily close the Town to routine traffic as crowd and public safety actions dictate. Vehicles, coolers, backpacks, large containers etc., may be subject to inspection by law enforcement personnel. The Town of Urbanna will remain closed until 8:00 PM or later depending on pedestrian traffic. On Saturday morning, Novemat 9:00 AM, or earlier if deemed necessary by law enforcement authorities, State Route 227 (Urbanna Road) will be closed in the vicinity of the Urbanna Harbor subdivision entrance, and State Route 602 (Virginia Street) will be closed in the vicinity of the Lord Mott Road intersection to all traffic attempting to enter the Town of Urbanna except to facilitate the movement of police and emergency vehicles. Town Entrance Restrictionsīristow’s “Home of Good Goods” Established 1876 On Friday, November 7th and Saturday, November 8th, law enforcement authorities may temporarily close selected streets to routine traffic as crowd and public safety actions dictate. At 8:00 AM on Saturday, November 8th, Virginia Street from Cross Street to Grace Street will be closed to routine traffic until approximately 8:00PM. These restrictions are required to accommodate the concessions to be located on Prince George Street. This restriction will remain in effect until 6:00 PM, Saturday, November 8th. At 6:00PM on Thursday, November 6th, Prince George Street will be closed to routine traffic from Cross Street to the curve at Urbanna Auto & Marine.
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Urbanna Street Restrictions Prince George Street. The Saturday, November 8th, Oyster Festival Parade will begin at 2:00PM on Virginia Street in front of the old Urbanna Builders and proceed east on Virginia Street, north on Cross Street, west on Marston Avenue, south on Rappahannock Avenue, west on Bonner Street, south on Grace Avenue, west on Virginia Street to disband out of town. The Friday, November 7th, Fireman’s Parade will begin at 7:00PM on Virginia Street west of town and proceed east on Virginia Street, north on Cross Street, west on Marston Avenue, south on Rappahannock Avenue, west on Bonner Street, south on Grace Avenue, west on Virginia Street to disband out of town. Upton Lane by the Post Office in its entirety. Park Street from Rappahannock Avenue to Linden Avenue.
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Grace Avenue from Virginia Street to Bonner Street. Bonner Street from Rappahannock Avenue to Linden Avenue. Rappahannock Avenue from Virginia Street to Marston Avenue. Marston Avenue from Cross Street to Rappahannock Avenue. Virginia Street and Oyster Road to Lord Mott Road. Prince George Street from Cross Street to Virginia Street. Cross Street from Watling Street to Marston Avenue. All of Watling Street from the traffic triangle to its end. The no parking-tow away zones for both sides of the streets in Urbanna include: Urbanna Road from the bridge to Watling Street. No Parking areas will be designated as Tow Away Zones and towing will be at the owner’s expense. Parking restrictions for Prince George Street will be in effect from between 6:00PM Thursday, Novemand 11:00 PM Saturday, Novemto accommodate concessions setting up in the road right-of-way. Certain streets will be opened for parking earlier than 11:00PM Saturday depending on the progress of cleanup crews. Parking restrictions will be in effect within the corporate limits of the Town of Urbanna between 6:00AM, Friday, Novemand 11:00PM, Saturday, Novemin order to ensure pedestrian safety, safe movement of police, fire and rescue vehicles as well as safe parade operations. XÐ KTOYSTERSHELL MATCHINGEARRINGSAVAILABLE TOWN OF URBANNA 2008 OYSTER FESTIVAL STREET AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS The Virginia Department of Transportation has approved the following 2008 Urbanna Oyster Festival street and parking restrictions pursuant to a Resolution of the Urbanna Town Council: Parking Restrictions
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Urbanna Oyster Festival November 7 & 8, 2008