Oistin Fish Festival a major tourist attraction

The Oistins Fish Festival Committee sees the Oistins Fish Festival which is held every year around the Easter period as a major tourist attraction and as such, has plans to keep the festival fresh and exciting.

Deputy Chairman of the Oistins Fish Festival Committee, Dr. Dan Carter acknowledged the above, as he spoke with The Barbados Advocate following the presentation of prizes to students who emerged as winners in the Oistins Fish Festival Art and Essay Competition, hosted by the Committee. The students were all drawn from public and private schools within the Christ Church community.

“This year, we again were pleased with the outcome of the festival. Most of the main events came off, especially the Gospel (event held) the Sunday night. That was excellent. The dolphin skinning and fish boning competitions are always top of the line.

They get a tremendous lot of attention from the audience. But every year, we try to include something new, because we hear that persons come and see the same thing all the time. So we try to include something new every year and this is part of our attempt at renewal,” Dr. Carter stated.

“Tourists are drawn to the festival as well. The tourists, they enjoy it because they can walk the streets freely and engage themselves and they have a variety of goodies to participate in. So they really enjoy it, together with the Barbadians. And when I speak to them one to one, they are amazed that we have a street fair like this, such a massive event, with no particular violence. So they feel happy when they are here,” Dr. Carter further commented.

Plans are already in the works to make the 2018 Oistins Fish Festival bigger and better and to attract more tourists as well as locals to the festival, around the Easter period. (RSM)

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