ST. LOUIS — The largest oyster festival in the Midwest returns next month with a new location in the St. Louis area.
Schlafly Beer announced Monday the return of its annual Stout & Oyster Festival that will be held at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood. The festival was previously held at the Schlafly Tap Room in downtown St. Louis.
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The festival will move to Maplewood as it offers a more "conducive event layout for a festival of this size," a press release said. The move also frees up the Tap Room to host St. Louis CITY SC fans as the Major League Soccer season begins.
“We look forward to the Stout & Oyster Festival every year, and Schlafly Bottleworks provides the perfect setting for attendees to be able to move about freely, enjoy the music with their families, and catch up with the shuckers," CEO David Schlafly said. "With the St. Louis CITY SC games starting up again at the end of February, our team is busy at work preparing the Tap Room to once again serve as a pregame destination for fans as the Saint Louligans support group.”
The Stout & Oyster Festival will take place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, March 8, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 9.
Over 50,000 oysters will be brought in from both coasts, 12 exclusive stouts will be available, live music and 20 seasoned oyster shuckers will be live all weekend.
East and West Coast shuckers will offer an array of oysters at their raw bars throughout the weekend. A limited menu inside the restaurant will also be available for guests.
Admission is free to the event. Guests will pay for their preferred food and beer.
Click here for more details about the festival including menus, live music lineup and commonly asked questions.