Oistins Fish Festival

Oistins Fish Festival

The Oistins Fish Festival is a folk festival organized by the National Cultural Foundation of Barbados. It celebrates the founding of the Charter of Barbados and the fishing industry of Oistins, Christ Church. Arts, crafts, music, food, fish-deboning competitions and boat races are common.

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