The Bluff Oyster Fringe Festival is back with a range of exciting activities planned for the port town during the week of 17-23 May.

The fringe festival was launched in 2019 to run alongside the long-standing Bluff Oyster and Food Festival.

However, the events could not be held last year because of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.

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This year, the oyster festival has attracted a sell-out crowd, with thousands expected to descend on Bluff for a week to celebrate the Foveaux Strait shellfish industry.

Fringe festival activities all have a nautical theme and include an open mic night, a bike scavenger hunt, a play trail, a fabulous fashion show and art competitions.

Planning is in full swing for a diverse choice of activities for visitors and locals.

Fashion show information

Entries for the fashion show (several categories, all with nautical theme, conventional and wearable art options) opened on Wednesday (March 24) and close on Monday May 3.

Garments must be in by Friday 7 May. The cost is $10.00 per entry. 

Show dates: May 19, 20, 23 at the Bluff Town Hall. Admission $5 at the door.

More details and an entry form, contact [email protected] 

Art exhibition information

Range of nautical themes.

Students art (primary and secondary sections, works on paper, any media of A4 or A5 size, decorate a single oyster shell, create oyster shell décor).  

Artworks to be displayed at Oyster Allsorts in Bluff. Winners will be voted by people’s choice. 

Art From Bluff (open to all Bluff-based artists, any media, any theme).

Art About Bluff (open to all artists of any age, includes photography, painting, sculpture and carving).