About Us

The Annual Milford Oyster Festival in the Community The charter of the Annual Milford Oyster Festival, a 501(c)4 non-profit organization, is multi-faceted: *Promote the City of Milford, our beautiful downtown and harbor areas and local businesses with a community-oriented weekend of entertainment and attractions. *Celebrate the oyster industry and its proud history in Milford and Long Island Sound. *Provide a forum for the outreach of civic groups to raise awareness and funds for their organizations. The Milford Oyster Festival has a direct positive economic impact on Milford. As a major tourist event in Milford, the Festival attracts thousands of visitors every year from outside of Milford. Local restaurants, businesses, vendors and civic groups reap the benefit of these tourism dollars during the Festival weekend. The positive economic impact of the Festival continues throughout the year as Festival goers return to Milford to enjoy our vibrant downtown and harbor areas. The Festival is proud to host non-profit and civic groups every year. For many of these groups, the Festival is their most important public awareness & fundraising event of the year. In addition to festival day activities and as part of its annual budget, the Festival contributes thousands of dollars annually to support many local organizations. Over the past 10 years, the Festival has contributed in excess of $75,000 to local civic projects and groups. From multi-year funding of the hanging flower baskets at Lisman Landing and the Hotchkiss Bridge in our beautiful harbor area, to the upgrade of the Beth-El computer infrastructure or the annual Children’s Trout Derby at the duck pond, the Festival is proud to be an important part of the “Small City with the Big Heart.