TOGA 2026 Events
And early 2027
(as of 9/11/2026)
JANUARY 2026
1/8/2026 Thursday, 10am-noon: TOGA Finance Committee Meeting (closed meeting)
Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Rd, Deltaville, Contact Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org
1/13/2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
Virtual Google Meet, Contact Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org for access
FEBRUARY 2026
2/10 /2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
Virtual Google Meet, Contact Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org for access
2/21/2026 Saturday, 10 – 11:30 am: Basic Oyster Gardening 101 Class (prior to the Annual Meeting)
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Waterman’s Hall, 1370 Greate Rd, Gloucester Point Register in advance. Contact: Richard Siciliano richs@togaboard.org
2/21/2026 Saturday, 12:45-1 Master Oyster Gardener (MOG) class Meet and Greet
Those registered will meet with Karen Hudson, Carl Zulick, Vic Spain, before TOGA’s Annual Meeting at VIMS: see below.
2/21/2026 Saturday, 1-5pm: TOGA Annual Meeting and Social Hour
Please Check-in 12:45-1:15--- Agency Representatives available for consultations and questions on free permits, condemnations and more.
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Waterman’s Hall, 1370 Greate Rd, Gloucester Point
Lead: Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org REGISTER
Please bring a dish to share for the potluck social after the meeting.
MARCH 2026
3/10/2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Rd, Deltaville
Contact Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org for access
3/21/2026 Saturday, 11am - 1pm: Master Oyster Gardener (MOG) in-person training, Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock - Float-building and Oyster History (before TOGA Appreciation Party).
For MOG candidates attending Oyster Gardening 101, we will arrange for make-up sessions. Contact: Vic Spain, vicspain@rocketmail.com
3/21/2026 Saturday, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., OYS-101: Basic Oyster Gardening, (before TOGA Appreciation Party). Waterfront property owners will learn every step necessary in becoming a Virginia oyster gardener: assessing water suitability for oysters; acquiring seed oysters (spat) and supplies; applying for a Virginia Non-Commercial Oyster Garden permit; choosing an oyster float or cage (available for sale to TOGA members); and pro-tips for maintaining an oyster garden, harvesting oysters to help restore the Chesapeake Bay, or for personal (non-commercial) consumption. Seating is limited, so sign up in advance. Contact Richard Siciliano, text: 240-270-1439, or email: richs@togaboard.org
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3/21/2026 Saturday, 1–4pm: TOGA Membership Appreciation Party
Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock
Please RSVP by 3/15, bring a dish to share and BYOB. Contact: Terry Lewis, lewistmn@msn.com 03/24/2026 Tuesday, 12:30--1:30pm: Ware Academy Oyster Project- Student Interview on the Oyster Wars. 7936 John Clayton Memorial Hwy, Gloucester, VA 23061. Closed event. Coordinators: Natalie Fleet (Ware Academy), Vic Spain, vicspain@rocketmail.com
3/30 /2026 Monday, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., OYS-101: Basic Oyster Gardening, Central Rappahannock Regional Library-Newton Branch, 22 Coles Point Rd. Hague. Waterfront property owners will learn every step necessary in becoming a Virginia oyster gardener: assessing water suitability for oysters; acquiring seed oysters (spat) and supplies; applying for a Virginia Non-Commercial Oyster Garden permit; choosing an oyster float or cage (available for sale to TOGA members); and pro-tips for maintaining an oyster garden, harvesting oysters to help restore the Chesapeake Bay, or for personal (noncommercial) consumption. Seating is limited, so sign up in advance. Contact Richard Siciliano, text: 240270-1439, or email: richs@togaboard.org
APRIL 2026
All of April: Pre-Order Oyster Floats Made by TOGA (Must be a TOGA Member, so Join Today!), Floats will be ready for pickup on May 23rd at our Annual TOGA Oyster Float and Spat Sale, at Deltaville Maritime Museum. Want to build your own cages?
4/2/2026 Thursdays, 9am – noon: TOGA Volunteer Float Build Days for Spring Float Sale
Join us to help build at Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock
Contact Jim Dall jimd@togaboard.org
First-time volunteers, please email Jim before attending this event.
4/8/2026 Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Belle Isle State Park Oyster Education Day “Think Outside the Sink” (TOTS). Exhibit of TOGA’s contribution to preserving the Chesapeake watershed. The daylong program, coordinated by the Northern Neck Soil & Water Conservation District, provides meaningful watershed education experiences to Northern Neck 6th Graders, in Lancaster Middle School.
For volunteer opportunities to assist with this event, contact Richard Siciliano, richs@togaboard.org and
Doug Schaefer, subiceguy@gmail.com
4/14//2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
Virtual Google Meet, Contact Carl Zulick, carlz@togaboard.org for access
4/18-19/2026 Sat.-Sun., 10am–4pm: TOGA Exhibit at Oyster Crawl: Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock, VA, Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Rd, Deltaville
Contact Doug Schaefer dougs@togaboard.org
4/19/2026 Sunday, 2–4:30pm: TOGA Presents “Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay” Deltaville Maritime
Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Rd, Deltaville, Contact: Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org
4/25 /2026 Saturday, 9am–1pm: TOGA Exhibit Heathsville Farmers Market, Northumberland Court House, 73 Monument Pl, Heathsville, Contact Doug Schaefer dougs@togaboard.org
4/29-5/2026 Wed., Th., and Fri., 9am-1pm: Hampton City Schools Oyster Planting and Environmental
Stewardship Field Trips, Contact Vic Spain vicspain@rocketmail.com or Betsy McAllister bmcallister@hampton.k12.va.us
4/30/2026 Thursday, 6-7pm: TOGA Members are invited to VIMS Sunset & Science Reception (before
VIMS After Hours Lecture: "Breeding the Best Oysters" with Jessica Small). Watermen's Hall, 1375 Greate
Rd, Gloucester Point, Coordinators: Crystal Booker cbbooker@vims.edu, Vic Spain vicspain@rocketmail.com MAY 2026
Select Thursdays, 9am–noon: TOGA Volunteer Float Build Days for Spring Float Sale
Join us to help build at Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock
Contact Jim Dall jimd@togaboard.org
First-time volunteers, please email Jim before attending this event
5/9/2026 Saturday, 9am-noon: TOGA Members Build-Your-Own Float Day: Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock, MUST preorder between April 1-30. Contact: Jim Dall jimd@togaboard.org
5/11/2026 Monday, 7-7:30pm: TOGA Oyster Gardening Presentation for Abingdon Ruritan Club Members, 8784 Guinea Rd, Hayes, Contact Richard Siciliano richs@togaboard.org
5/12/2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
River Counties Community Foundation, 834 Rappahannock Dr, White Stone Contact Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org for access
05/13/2026 Tuesday, 12:30--1:30pm: Ware Academy Oyster Project- Class on How to Catch Wild
Oyster Spat, on site at Ware Academy Oyster Garden, North River. Closed event. Coordinators: Natalie Fleet (Ware Academy), Vic Spain, vicspain@rocketmail.com
5/14/2026 Thursday, 10am-3pm: MOG Hands-On Lab Day: Oyster anatomy, critters, and more.
Master Oyster Gardeners and MOGs in training only. VIMS, 1208 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062.
Coordinator: Karen Hudson khudson@vims.edu
5/15/2026 Friday, 10am-3pm: MOG Hands-On Lab Day: Meet the critters of your oyster garden.
Master Oyster Gardeners and MOGs in training only. VIMS, 1208 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062. Coordinator: Karen Hudson khudson@vims.edu
5/23/2026 Saturday, 9am–noon: TOGA Spring Float and Spat Sale (Orders taken April 1-30)
Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Rd, Deltaville
Contact: Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org
5/23/2026 Saturday, 10:15-11:45am: OYS-101 Class - Basic Oyster Gardening: Deltaville Maritime
Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Rd, Deltaville. (NOTE: TOGA’s Oyster Float, and Spat Sale is held at this location from 9am to 12 noon). Register Contact Richard Siciliano, Text or call: 240-270- 1439, or richs@togaboard.org
5/30/2026 Saturday, 10am-4pm: TOGA Exhibit at NatureFest - College of Southern Maryland, 8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata, MD, Contact Richard Siciliano richs@togaboard.org
5/30/2026 Saturday, all day: VIMS Marine Science Day - 1208 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062. See https://www.vims.edu/engage/msd/. Coordinator: Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org
JUNE 2026
6/9/2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Davis Hall Rm 101, 1370 Greate Rd, Gloucester Point
Contact Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org for access
6/10/2026 Wednesday 10am–3pm: Oyster Education Day with Campers ages 6-12 at Camp Kinsale, The Slips Marina and the Kinsale Waterfront Fund, 285 Kinsale Road, Kinsale, VA, Contact Sue Borra sueb@togaboard.org. (More info on Camp Kinsale a week long program in June, July and Aug.)
6/20/2026 Saturday, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., OYS-101: Basic Oyster Gardening, Northumberland Public Library meeting room, 7204 Northumberland Hwy., Heathsville. Waterfront property owners will learn every step necessary to become a Virginia oyster gardener: assessing water suitability for oysters; acquiring seed oysters (spat) and supplies; applying for a Virginia Non-Commercial Oyster Garden permit; choosing an oyster float or cage (available for sale to TOGA members); and pro tips for maintaining an oyster garden, harvesting oysters to help restore the Chesapeake Bay, or for personal (noncommercial) consumption. Seating is limited, so sign up in advance. Contact Richard Siciliano, text: 240270-1439, or email: richs@togaboard.org
JULY 2026
7/8/2026 Wednesday 10am–3pm: Oyster Education Day with Campers ages 6-12 at Camp Kinsale, The
Slips Marina and the Kinsale Waterfront Fund, 285 Kinsale Road, Kinsale, VA, Contact Sue Borra sueb@togaboard.org. (More info on Camp Kinsale a week-long program in June, July and Aug.)
7/14 /2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Rd, Deltaville Contact: Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org for access
AUGUST 2026
8/5/2026 Wednesday 10am–3pm: Oyster Education Day with Campers ages 6-12 at Camp Kinsale, The
Slips Marina and the Kinsale Waterfront Fund, 285 Kinsale Road, Kinsale, VA, Contact Sue Borra sueb@togaboard.org. (More info on Camp Kinsale, a week-long program in June, July and Aug.)
8/11/2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
Virtual Google Meet; contact Carl Zulick, carlz@togaboard.org, for access
8/15/2026 Saturday, 10:00-11:30 a.m., OYS-101 Basic Oyster Gardening: Lancaster Community
Library, 1st floor meeting room, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. To reserve a seat, contact Richard Siciliano, Text or call: 240-270-1439, or richs@togaboard.org
8/15/2026 Saturday 5pm–9pm: Watermans Market – TOGA Educational Exhibit, The Slips Marina, 285 Kinsale Road, Kinsale, VA, Contact Sue Borra sueb@togaboard.org.
8/20/2026 Thursday, 1pm to 3pm: York County Schools Oyster Garden set up and teacher training. Back Creek Park, closed event. Cordinators: Veronica Warwick (Science Coordinator), Vic Spain, vicspain@rockrtmail.com.
8/22/2026/2026 Saturday 9 am –12 pm: Deltaville Maritime Museum, Holly Point Market – TOGA
Educational Exhibit, 287 Jackson Creek Road, Deltaville, VA 23043 Contact: Carl Zulick, carlz@togaboard.org
8/29/2026 Saturday 2 pm - 3:15 pm: "Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay" presentation for the Middle
Peninsulla Master Gardeners, Deltaville Community Center, 17147 General Puller Highway, Deltaville, Virginia 23043 Contact: Carl Zulick, carlz@togaboard.org
SEPTEMBER 2026
9/1/2026 Orders for fall float sale open.
Thursdays, 9am–noon: TOGA Volunteer Float Build Days for Spring Float Sale
Join us to help build at Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock
Contact: Jim Dall jimd@togaboard.org
First-time volunteers, please email Jim before attending this event
9/8/2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
River Counties Community Foundation, 834 Rappahannock Dr, White Stone Contact: Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org for access
9/10/2026 Thursday, 9am -10:30: Oyster Education for Homeschoolers, Gloucester Boys and Girls Club, closed event. Coordinators: Annie Hogge, mrs.anniehogge@gmail.com; Vic Spain, vicspain@rocketmail.com
9/26/2026 Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon, OYS-101: Basic Oyster Gardening, Deltaville Maritime Museum, Holly Point Market, 287 Jackson Creek Road, Deltaville, VA 23043. Waterfront property owners will learn every step necessary in becoming a Virginia oyster gardener: assessing water suitability for oysters; acquiring seed oysters (spat) and supplies; applying for a Virginia Non-Commercial Oyster Garden permit; choosing an oyster float or cage (available for sale to TOGA members); and pro-tips for maintaining an oyster garden, harvesting oysters to help restore the Chesapeake Bay, or for personal (noncommercial) consumption. Seating is limited, so sign up in advance. Contact Richard Siciliano, text: 240270-1439, or email: richs@togaboard.org
OCTOBER 2026
10/1/2026 Orders for fall float sale close.
Select Thursdays, 9am–noon: TOGA Volunteer Float Build Days for Spring Float Sale
Join us to help build at Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock
Contact: Jim Dall jimd@togaboard.org
First-time volunteers, please email Jim before attending this event
10/3 - 10/4/2026 Sat. and Sun. Noon–5PM (Sun. 4): TOGA Booth at Yorktown Wine and Oyster Festival Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown
Contact TBD
10/3/2026 Saturday 1- 4 pm Northern Neck Land Conservancy Boots and BBQ - TOGA Educational Exhibit, Lawson Bay Farm in White Stone, VA.
Contact: Sue Borra sueb@togaboard.org or Douglas Schaefer subiceguy@hotmail.com
10/10/2026 Saturday, 9am-noon: TOGA Members Build Your Own (BYO) Float Workshop
Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock
Contact: Jim Dall, jimd@togaboard.org
Pre-orders online under BYO required by Oct. 1
10/13/2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Davis Hall Rm 101, 1370 Greate Rd, Gloucester Point
Contact Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org for access
10/17/2026 Saturday, 9am – noon: TOGA Fall Oyster Float and Spat Sale Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock
Contact: Jim Dall, jimd@togaboard.org; Vic Spain, vicspain@rocketmai.com
Pre-orders will be available online on Sep. 1 and will close on Oct 1. Walk-ups welcome. Membership required to purchase floats.
10/17/2026 Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon: OYS-101: Basic Oyster Gardening: Camp Kekoka,
1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock, in the blue/green meeting hall. To reserve a seat, contact Richard Siciliano, (text or call): 240-270-1439, or richs@togaboard.org (NOTE: TOGA’s Oyster Float and Spat Sale is held on this date and at this location from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon).
NOVEMBER 2026
11/05//2026 Thursday, 9am-3:30pm: Urbanna Oyster Festival Marine Science Legacy Program Day, Town Marina at Upton’s Point, 210 Oyster Road, Urbanna, VA 23175. For information or to volunteer to assist, contact Richard Siciliano, text: 240-270-1439, or email: richs@togaboard.org
11/06/2026 Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Oyster Day at Booker T. Washington Middle School,
Newport News. Closed Event. Contact Vic Spain, vicspain@rocketmail.com; or Dan Ellis, daniel.ellis@nn.k12.va.us
11/10/2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting, Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Rd, Deltaville
Contact Carl Zulick, carlz@togaboard.org for access
DECEMBER 2026
12/8/2026 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting,Virtual Google Meet,
Contact Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org for access
JANUARY 2027
1/12//2027 Tuesday, 10am-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
River Counties Community Foundation, 834 Rappahannock Dr, White Stone Contact Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org for access
FEBRUARY 2027
2/27/2027 Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - OYS-101: Basic Oyster Gardening: (before the annual meeting). Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Davis Hall, 1370 Greate Rd, Gloucester Point. To reserve a seat, contact Richard Siciliano, (text or call): 240-270-1439, or richs@togaboard.org
2/27/2027 Saturday, 1–5PM: TOGA Annual Meeting, with social hour
VIMS Davis Hall, 7539 Spencer Rd, Gloucester Point, VA 23062
Contact: Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org
