Galway Oyster Festival

Would you like to represent your Company and your City?  Do you have what it takes to be the next Oyster Pearl?

The Oyster Pearl selection process will take place in Hotel Meyrick on Monday 12^th September where all entrants will meet with judges, Irish Independent Fashion Editor Bairbre Power, Miriam Hand of Lancome and Catwalk Model Agent Mandy Maher, for an opportunity to get to know each other and make the first big impression! This will be followed by a drinks reception in the hotel lobby at 7pm and supper in the stunning Connemara Suite, ideal surroundings for choosing Galway’s 57^th Oyster Pearl.

Each Pearl nominee is sponsored by a local business. Sponsoring a Pearl associates your company with an internationally recognised festival known for its professionalism and style. As a Sponsor you will be allocated a table for ten at the Pearl Selection Supper on 12^th September plus your company will be part of the many publicity opportunities presented from the nomination stage right up to the Selection Night.

To be part of the 2011 Oyster Pearl event be sure to nominate your pearl to join a host of Galway’s beautiful ladies, all vying for the coveted Oyster Pearl Crown at the 57^th Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival! Contact the Festival Team on 091 575875 for more details.

Along with representing the festival, city and country the lucky winner will receive a pearl necklace from Newbridge Silver, a €300 cheque as well as a host of other prizes.

Running since 1954, the Oyster Pearl competition has a long standing tradition with the winning Pearl overseeing all the festival activities and becoming the ‘face’ of the festival for its duration and indeed for the year to come. This year’s Oyster Pearl will be present for all events taking place throughout the festival including the Seafood Dinearound, the National Oyster Opening Championship, the Oyster Festival Parade, the Bollinger World Oyster Opening Championship & Seafood Lunch, Glamorous Black Tie Gala Ball and will end the festival on a proverbial high with the Family Fun Day on Sunday 25^th September.

For further information on this year’s competition visit the festival website on www.galwayoysterfestival.com. Alternatively you can contact the festival team on info@galwayoysterfest.com or call (091) 575875.