Amite Oyster Festival

A staple of the local economy as well as the local palate, oysters have good reason to be celebrated in Amite! The festivities start to open up at the beginning of March with a Scavenger Hunt on the 1st (Boothill Bar; 5 pm; call Trea Coxen at (985) 517-1071 for more information), Oyster Gala on the 2nd (Amite Community Center; 6 pm; $50), and the Oyster Brunch and Style Show on the 9th (Amite Community Center;10:30 am; $25), but the real pearl of the month is the three days of the Amite Oyster Festival. Carnival rides, live music performances, local food and drink, and parading and pageantry galore—not to mention a healthy (or maybe not so healthy) portion of fresh oysters, all in Downtown Amite. 3 pm–10 pm Friday; 10 am–11 pm Saturday; noon–6 pm Sunday. amiteoysterfestival.com.