The Sardine Festival for this year was organized between 30th July to 4 August. This time, the festival broke all the previous records for the greatest number of participants in a festival.
Sardine Festival Has The Greatest Number Of Participants
The Sardine Festival has reached a new record which sums up to 133,404 people that came this year. The 6-day event was full of fun and activities where different kinds of games were conducted. There is no doubt that the event was a success due to such a huge turnout. The highest number of participants was recorded on the last day of the festival, which was the 4th of August. A total of 28,031 people were recorded to attend the festival on the last day.
One reason for such a higher turnout for the last day can be the appearance of Delfins. Delfins is a pop band which consists of 6 members. The lead vocalist is Miguel Ângelo while the other members of the group are Rui Fadigas, Fernando Cunha, Silvestre Magalhães, Pedro Molkov, and João Carlos Magalhães. Delfins are on a tour to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Their performance in the festival might be one of the reasons why most people came on the last day of the Sardine festival.
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This is one of the biggest events conducted in the city and during this event, a total of 2210 kilos of Sardine were eaten by people. Such a large quantity of Sardine requires a lot of people to prepare the food. 5 local associations were responsible for the distribution of Sardine and its consumption.
The municipality has stated that this number does not include the people who visited the nearby restaurants and other venues that took part in the riverside of the Portimão area. The Sardine festival will be back next year but this time the dates of the festival are selected to be between 5th August to 10th August.
What Did The Sardine Festival Hold
This festival had lots of entertainment activities, live concerts, toys for kids, and Sardine in great quantity. Sardine has been a part of Portugal’s tradition. This kind of fish has been quite famous in the region among the locals. Usually, the Sardine fish is perfectly grilled over charcoal, and it is eaten with bread and a salad.
A lot of restaurants offer Sardines on their menu but the best time to eat it is during the Sardine festival which is mostly conducted at the beginning of August. This festival is quite famous, and it you haven’t been there yet, this is the right time to do so. The details of the festival are as follows just in case you missed it; you can visit next year:
- Free entry for everyone
- The timing for the festival is from 18:00h to 00:00h
- The location of the festival is at Portimão riverside
- You can find some other regional dishes as well.
- Best and most famous Festival Plate: sardines, Algerian salad, potatoes and bread – €10:50
- Some other dishes will be available other than Sardines as well.
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