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RED BANK: OYSTERFEST GOES DOWN EASY

By John T. Ward
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September 26th, 2016 @ 6am

oysterfest-2016-092516-6-500x375-9608386oysterfest-2016-092516-tr-5-220x165-9365092Blue skies and early-fall temperatures drew thousands of hungry music lovers to downtown Red Bank for the seventh annual Guinness Oyster Festival Sunday. And once again, redbankgreen prowled the midway to document the merriment.

Check out the dozens of photos below to see if you or someone you know was caught slurping, sipping or dancing like nobody’ looking. (Photos by Trish Russoniello and John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

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