On the lush, green, rural setting of DeVault Family Vineyards in Concord, the third annual Appomattox Oyster Fest was held Sunday afternoon. The event had been scheduled for Saturday but a postponement to Sunday was made necessary because of rainy weather.

The Oyster Fest is organized by Appomattox Community & Disaster Relief (ACDR) and benefits the organization’s local relief efforts. ACRD is a 501(c)(3) non-profit civic organization.

Tom Adams, chairman of ACDR and the Appomattox County Militia, said that in 2022 the ACDR donated about $4,000 of equipment to the Appomattox County Sheriff’s Department. They also donate $1,000 and food, clothing and furniture to people who are victims of house fires in the Appomattox area — of which they donated to several last year.

Adams estimated a crowd of around 2,000 people attended this year’s Oyster Fest, down a bit from 2022 due to the weather delay. Several vendors pulled out of the event after the date change, primarily due to prior Sunday commitments. However, other vendors signed up after learning of the Sunday opening.

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