Guinness Oyster & Music Festival

The worst music festival I have ever been to. Waited in line for an hour for oysters and the music was awful. Biggest waste of money, I would not recommend to anyone.

I enjoyed myself at the oyster festival! Due to the BART delays we were able to get the BART train over from the Fruitvale station all the way downtown to San Francisco at 16^th and market once we got off the train we went up to market street and waited on the Muni bus # 33. When I bus driver arrived I will let him know the names of streets and where we needed to be let off bye. The bus driver was very friendly and he let us off at our current destination! We got off at our stop we was able to walk across the street through the Tunnel and around the side of the park where are we seeing signs Oyster festival to our destination!
After going to the entry gate once you check in for those who wanted to get alcoholic beverages you needed to show your ID and then you get a wristband that says «drink responsibly»! At the $ 8 beverage line they offer Full bar & Guinness beer which came in four different choices I tried the Guinness blonde American lager. I’m not a beer drinker but my first time I will willing to try it!
From that I went over to the Oyster’s booth all different choices or so you can get them Fried, Raw, Grilled, Po-​boy sandwich & barbecue at your service! $ 11 to $ 20 a plate
What I noticed that the stand in one line to place your order then once you place your order you get a ticket with a number on it. that you had Then you go to another line with your ticket to wait for your food to be prepared so you can pick it up which took over 45 minutes! Definitely losing the star for that one:!!
Of course there was a few performers there we had Grandmaster flash and Warren G! I
enjoyed both shows but definitely Warren G!
I will definitely go back again next year hopefully they would have more help & a better system on ordering your food and picking it up you food!

My girlfriends and I were in town for a bachelorette party. We heard about the festival and thought we like oysters so let’s check it out. Everything was well set up. Food, drinks, vendors, potty stations, performance stage and areas to take everything in. The BBQ oysters were really good and the raw were sweet. We luck out with getting the last of the fresh coconut rum drinks and had a blast taking everything in. The live music and dj sessions were definitely a highlight as well as being able to experience the event as a whole.
If you’re hesitant about the event I would highly recommend that you so what the heck and go. They sell tickets there and it was cash only $ 45.00, but was worth every penny. It’s not everyday that you are able to sit by the Janis Joplin tree while drinking from a coconut!
Side note it may not be the best place for kids with certain aromas circulating.

This was our first year attending the festival. It was me, my 11 year old daughter and 9 year old son. After we finally found parking about a good half mile or more from the venue, we walked. We walked and talked enjoying the beauty of Golden Gate Park. When we finally reached the festival, there was no line, and we walked right in. We quickly gathered up an unbelievable hot dog, some tasty garlic fries and some Drakes Bay oysters and found a spot on the lawn just in time for DEVO!
They sounded almost as great as they did in 1984.
Anyway, like someone mentioned before, the number of portapotties was a dream. No line, no stench.. . nice.
The spot in the park was clean and comfortable, the people were all super friendly and we had a truly fun time.
Delicious food and a great time for the whole family.

Whomever organized the portapotties at this festival is a genius — they were EVERYWHERE! No lines ever, and they were mostly in the shade so you didn’t have to worry about them being all creepily hot inside. Seriously that was probably the best part of the festival. The bathroom situation at an outdoor event seriously makes it worthwhile. Especially when there is so much beer to be consumed.
The rest of the festival was pretty great too. Tons of different food stations to try, plenty of booze booths so the lines were very minimal. I hadn’t heard of any of the bands other than Devo, but they were all really great! I was pleasantly surprised about that. And the oysters, oh the oysters, so so good. The festival had it all! We totally lucked out with a gorgeous day in Golden Gate Park too. I’ll definitely be back!

Always a good time here.
Got tickets super cheap through
— 2 tix=$ 40 (fees incl.). Took the 5 because parking at GG is always inconvenient. Finally got to the venue, 10min wait in line, bag check, and ticket check and alas to the holy land– oyster fest!
Next, i get my hand stamped to verify that I’m old enough to drink and then passed all the yummy food venues including drakes oysters and went to dance and enjoy the music performances.
Overall, the oyster festival is all around, all ages, all types of fun spot to be. People from all walks of life come to commence and celebrate an SF event– it’s worth spending a weekend afternoon at.