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6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Washington Civic Center, Washington, NC

PLEASE READ — The first week of ticket sales is limited to Sound Rivers members only. Member tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 20, at 12:01 a.m. Until then, the link below will not work (it will show a 404 Error Page Does Not Exist message). Members will have received an email from Sound Rivers with the link and password to the ticket sales page. If you did not receive the email, check your spam folder. If it’s not in your spam folder, call the Washington office at 252-946-7211.

Buy Your 2024 Oyster Roast tickets here.

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TICKET PRICES AND SALES SCHEDULE

Sept. 20

Tickets go sale for members only, at the Early Bird price of $70; $130 per VIP ticket.

Sept. 27

The password protection will be lifted on the ticket sales page and everyone can buy tickets at the Early Bird price of $70 for members; $90 for non-members; $130 per VIP ticket.

Oct. 4

Early Bird ends: Tickets will be $75 for members; $95 for non-members; $130 per VIP ticket.

(If you are not currently a member or are unsure of the date of your last gift, please email info@soundrivers.org and we will assist you).

VIP TICKETS

Want to be a Sound Rivers VIP? Not only do you and fellow VIPs get early entry (5 p.m.) to the best fundraiser on the Neuse & Tar-Pamlico, VIPs get dedicated tables and oyster shuckers, wine to accompany your steamed oysters, an oyster knife and towel and other Sound Rivers swag! Come early, stay late! Be a VIP for the rivers!

LOCATION

On the grounds of the Washington Civic Center, 108 Gladden St., Washington.

SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

5 p.m. VIP section opens

6 p.m. Oyster Roast opens for all other ticket-holders

7 p.m. Live music starts

8:30 p.m. Auction closes

DETAILS

VIP ticket-holders

Check in is at at 5 p.m. at the VIP tables set up outside.

All other ticket-holders

Check in starts at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center meeting room on the west side of the building! There will be a clearly marked entrance to the meeting room on the parking-lot side of the Civic Center; the line will extend from this entrance, down the walkway toward West Second Street. Entry will NOT be in the gallery of the Civic Center — that’s where we’ll have auction items on display! Ticket-holders will check in and receive their wrist bands in the meeting room, then grab their complimentary cup at a table in the gallery, just outside the meeting room door. Check in, take a stroll through the auction, then head outside to eat oysters under the stars!

Chili and Chowder

Ground beef chili, vegetarian chili and seafood chowder, along with rice and condiments, will be available inside the Civic Center at the back of the ballroom.

Butter and Cocktail Sauce

Melted butter and cocktail sauce for oyster-dipping will be available outside, right next to the tables.

Beverages

Sodas and water will be located at a TBD location. But we will have them!

Beer will be located on the grounds, just outside the gallery entrance to the Civic Center (between the parking lot and the oyster tables). Beer is being donated by local craft brewers!

Live Music

Back for a second year, Chuck Phillips has a new iteration of the Chuck Phillips Band. Accompanied by guitarist and vocalist J.B. Mayes and drummer Annie Slye, this trio will begin playing your favorite classics starting at 7 p.m. in the Civic Center. A Washington favorite, Chuck and the band are guaranteed to get you out on the dance floor!

Online Auction

This year’s auction is VIRTUAL (as we have held it for the past two years!). On Oyster Roast night, we will have auction items on display in the gallery of the Civic Center.  Bidding opens on Nov. 2 and will continue until  8:30 p.m. on the night of the Oyster Roast, Nov. 16. Check back for the link to the auction site.

If you think you might bid on silent auction items, but first want to see them in person at the Oyster Roast, we recommend registering to bid before the day of the event.

At the Oyster Roast, each auction item will have a QR code that will link to that item on the auction website. All you have to do is open the camera on your smartphone, allow the camera to focus on the QR code, then touch the link that appears on the screen — that will take you right to the item on the auction website. OR you can download the Auctria mobile app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

For the more tech-savvy, the auction site has a cool feature: you can bid, get notifications on whether you’ve been outbid, and more, through texts. Learn how HERE.

CONCERNS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY?

No worries — we have you covered! If you do not have a smartphone, we will have staff and volunteers on hand who can walk you through the process of bidding via smartphone and QR code. Please register to bid before the Oyster Roast and, on the night of the event, make sure you have the password you created when registering OR have the access code you received via email from the auction site when you registered.