Urbanna Oyster Festival 2024 Map. Urbanna, the proud home of the virginia “official” oyster festival, hosts the illustrious virginia state oyster shucking competition. Chairman joe heyman of the urbanna oyster festival has announced that a father and son duo, randy and stephen blue will be the grand marshals of the 2024.

Each october, approximately 75,000 people troop to the rappahannock river for the urbanna oyster festival, which recently turned 50. Come by boat or come by land!