{"id":250301,"date":"2026-07-23T14:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250301\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:31:07","slug":"celebrate-national-oyster-day-with-oysters-beer-and-revolutionary-history-at-carpenters-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250301\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate National Oyster Day with oysters, beer and Revolutionary history at Carpenters&#8217; Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-end=\"542\" data-start=\"332\">Oysters were a staple in Philadelphia long before cheesesteaks became the city&#8217;s best-known food, and a National Oyster Day event at Carpenters&#8217; Hall will spotlight that lesser-known part of the city&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"829\" data-start=\"544\">The Shells of Liberty Oyster Bash returns Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Old City landmark where the First Continental Congress met in 1774. The 21-and-over event combines fresh oysters, local beer and short history talks about Philadelphia during the Revolutionary era.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1037\" data-start=\"831\">A $75 ticket includes a dozen local oysters selected by Fishtown Seafood owner Bryan Szeliga, one beer from Triple Bottom Brewing and light snacks. Additional food and drinks will be available for purchase.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1261\" data-start=\"1039\">Attendees can also tour Carpenters&#8217; Hall, browse exhibits and hear historian Dr. Stephen Nepa discuss Philadelphia&#8217;s oyster trade and its role in the city&#8217;s early history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldcitydistrict.org\/events\/shells-liberty-oyster-bash-0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shells of Liberty Oyster Bash<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1462\" data-start=\"1263\">Wednesday, Aug. 5 | 5:30 &#8211; 8 p.m.<br \/>Carpenter&#8217;s Hall<br \/>320 Chestnut St.<br \/>Philadelphia, PA 19106<br \/>$75 per person<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1462\" data-start=\"1263\">This content was generated by PhillyVoice Media Events, not by the newsroom staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oysters were a staple in Philadelphia long before cheesesteaks became the city&#8217;s best-known food, and a National Oyster&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[838,94,13272,107000,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-250301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-food-drink","tag-history","tag-old-city","tag-oysters","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}