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}} | genre = cultural festival |participants = 50,000-60,000 annual approx. | budget = | patron = | website = http://www.milfordoysterfestival.org/ |footnotes = Next - Saturday, August , |, }} }} Milford Oyster Festival, sometimes shortened to "Oysterfest," is an annual cultural festival held on the third Saturday of August throughout the city of Milford, Connecticut. As a major tourist attraction, billed as the largest one-day festival in the New England region〔Brooks, Patricia and Lester Brooks. ''(Food Lovers' Guide to Connecticut )''. Globe Pequot, 2007. ISBN 0-7627-4170-8, ISBN 978-0-7627-4170-0〕 and listed among the top 10 annual events in Connecticut,〔(Top 10 Events in Connecticut ). Top Events USA.〕 the Oyster Festival draws over 50,000 attendees each year.〔McCready, Brian. "(Come out of that shell for Milford Oyster Festival; entertainment for the whole family )." ''New Haven Register''. Friday, August 20, 2010.〕〔(Annual Milford Oyster Festival Official Website )〕 It is planned by the non-profit organization Annual Milford Oyster Festival, inc. (AMOF), largely run by volunteers. The festival hosts a wide variety of activities for all ages, including arts, crafts, music, sports, amusement rides, food, and oyster shucking.〔"(Milford Oyster Festival: Soul Asylum tops bill at annual event )." ''Connecticut Post''. Tuesday, August 17, 2010.〕〔Juliano, Frank. "(Oysters take center stage at Milford festival )." ''Connecticut Post''. Saturday, August 21, 2010〕〔(Milford Chamber of Commerce - Tourism and Recreation )〕 ==History== The first Milford Oyster Festival was held on the Milford Green and Fowler Field on August 23, 1975.〔Albright, John B. "(Notes: Bargains in U.S. For Foreign Tourists; Notes: Skytrain Runs Into Snag )." ''The New York Times.'' August 10, 1975.〕 Major founders of the oysterfest include Diano Nytko, first chairperson of the Milford Chamber of Commerce,〔(Milford Chamber Through the Years, 1954-2004 ) Milford Chamber of Commerce, Inc.〕〔http://www.documentclarity.com/skin%20cancer%20info%20program_web.pdf〕 and Robert N. Cooke, for whom the Bob Cooke Skin Cancer Foundation was named.〔(ROBERT N. COOKE ) Bob Cooke Skin Cancer Foundation, Inc.〕 Since then the oyster festival has become firmly established as an annual Milford tradition, held rain or shine.〔"(Milford Oyster Festival 2010 )." ''Daily Postal''. August 21, 2010〕〔Misur, Susan. "(Annual Oyster Festival draws thousands in Milford )." ''New Haven Register''. Sunday, August 22, 2010〕 In the past, the oysterfest was held over two days, but that proved to be too much a burden on the organizers.〔Guerrera, Lori A. "(32nd Annual Milford Oyster Festival Saturday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. )." ''Milford Weekly''. August 17, 2006.〕 While initially established as an oyster festival, the presence of actual oysters gradually faded after some time and were absent for many years outside of the festival's name.〔 In 2005, oysters returned to the festival, provided by the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association.〔"(Successful Milford Oyster Festival 2006 )." ''ECSGA Newsletter- Volume 2:06''. November 30, 2006.〕 They have been there ever since. Starting in 2009, Milford began requiring that the non-profit AMOF reimburse the city, which spends $30,000-50,000 to host the festival each year. As a result of this decision, AMOF could no longer allow other local non-profits to sell beer at the event, as it is a major source of income for many of the non-profits. This led Alderman Ben Blake to express concern that the festival may "lose its local flavor" as "nonprofit groups (driven ) out of the Oyster Festival food court."〔Tinley, James. "(Oyster festival will have only 1 beer vendor )." ''New Haven Register''. Friday, April 9, 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Milford Oyster Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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