Source: WECT, 9/7/20

COVID-19 has claimed yet another local event forcing organizers to postpone the N.C. Oyster Festival in Brunswick County until 2021. “The NC Oyster Festival is a long-standing tradition in Brunswick County and this October would have marked the 40th anniversary. The decision to cancel the 2020 event was not an easy one. With no clear direction from Governor Cooper’s office on when mass gathering restrictions would be lifted, the Brunswick County Chamber and NC Oyster Festival Committee determined the safety of our community, volunteers and vendors were priority,” according to an announcement from the event organizers.

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