Arcata Main Street’s Oyster Festival is going down today until 5:30 p.m.

Get outside and stuff your gullet with shellfish and booze from more than 50 local vendors.

Still not enough to get you outside? Check out some photos from earlier today.

Sake kicking up the heat on some yummy oysters.

Some of the tasty variety avaliable today on the plaza. Photos By John Ross Ferrara.

Oyster crackers are working hard to meet demand.

A street performer escapes from a straightjacket.

Face painting! Yay?

Grilling oysters is serious business.

What’s a Humboldt event without giant puppets?