Festival De Poulpes (The Octopus Festival)

March 22 of 1997 was a big day in the cultural life of Kerkennah. It was the first day of the Festival of Octopus that took place in Kerkennah and lasted for three days. This first session of the Festival have witnessed a much bigger success than expected. The number of visitors outnumbered 30,000.

Program of the first session of the festival:

Saturday March 22, 1997:

4:30 p.m.: Opening of the exihibition.

5:00 p.m.: Presentation about fishing in Kerkennah by the president of the district of promotional agriculture.

5:30 p.m.: Discussion

9 p.m.: Evining with one of Kerkennah's famous folklore troups.

Sunday March 23rd, 1997:

8:00 a.m. : Trip in the sea to show the techniques used for catching fish in the shallow.

4:00 p.m. : Second presentation about the natural and biological characteristics of the Island. presented by the representative of the "Salambou Institute of Sea Sciences".

6:30 p.m.: Discussion

9:30 p.m.: Evening Animation

Monday March 24th, 1997:

10:00 a.m.: Contest between the different regions of the Island in making traditional food recipes using Octupus.

11:00 a.m.: Ceremony of end of the festival
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