This weekend's gathering on Oyster Bay's waterfront is expected to draw 200,000 people. Here are some last-minute tips for attending.
By Joe Dowd
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October 15, 2011
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Oyster Festival will draw tall ships.
The large flag ripples from the stern of the Harvey.
Explore all the rides in the amusement park area.
Crew members prepare the Harvey for this weekend's Oyster Festival.
Oysters and a variety of seafood delights will be a culinary focal point at the festival this weekend.
Take a camel ride, in the petting zoo, for a small fee.
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The Oyster Festival takes over historic Oyster Bay Harbor Saturday and Sunday, where 200,000 people are expected to flock for food, games, entertainment and maritime exhibits.
The festival is the largest waterfront spectacle in the Northeast.
If you plan to attend, here's a few things to expect:
Saturday's weather is expected to be cloudy with a chance of rain or thunderstorms, particularly toward evening and windy. Mid-day temperatures in the 60s. A jacket is recommended. Sunday's forecast looks better.
Northbound traffic into Oyster Bay via Route 106 is notoriously arduous, particularly at mid-day. Local residents use words like "nightmare" and "Armageddon" to describe the congestion in the hamlet of Oyster Bay on festival weekends.
There is extremely limited parking anywhere in the immediate vicinity of the festival site.
Parking fields are set up at various locations leading into Oyster Bay. They include the Equestrian Center off Route 106 in Muttontown, the Vernon School lot in East Norwich and the Mill Max Mfg. parking garage and lot on Route 106 (Pine Hollow Road at that point) just past the CVS and McDonald's restaurant.
From each satellite lot, free shuttle buses take visitors to and from the harbor. These lots are clearly marked.
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