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Herring Festival 2024
Hvide Sande offers some of the best herring fishing in Denmark. So good that herring is the centre of the evocative Herring Festival every year in late April.
The Herring Festival is held every spring and is the largest of its kind in Denmark. Every year in April, a herring festival is organised in Hvide Sande. When the herring come through from the sea and enter the fjord to spawn, a lot of herring can be caught and competitions are organised to see who can catch the most herring in the shortest time.
Get ready for a fantastic weekend where anglers from near and far come together to compete against each other.
FRIDAY the 26th of APRIL
- 17:00 FRIDAY BAR & KITCHEN OPENS
- 18:00 COMPANY HERRING Fishing Competition
- 19.00 - 21.00 VOLF DUO
- 21.00 KARAOKE NIGHT
SATURDAY the 27th of APRIL
- 07:30 - 09:30 REGISTRATION OF COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS
- 09.30 - 09.45 WELCOME BY FRITZ KOTT
- 10.00 - 12.00 HERRING SMOKING
- 10.00 - 11.00 1st FISHING COMPETITION ADULTS
- 11.00 am THE HERRING KITCHEN OPENS
- 11.00 - 16.00 HERRING FILETING
- 11.30 - 12.00 2. FISHING COMPETITION CHILDREN 4 -10 years.
- 11.30 - 12.00 3. FISHING COMPETITION JUNIOR 11 - 16 years.
- 12.15 - 13.15 4. FISHING COMPETITION ADULTS.
- 13.00 - 13.00 HARBOUR TOUR WITH CHIMERA
- 13.45 - 14.45 5. ADULT FISHING COMPETITION.
- 16.00 PRIZE AWARD CEREMONY IN THE FESTIVAL TENT
- 17.00 - 20.00 LIVE MUSIC WITH FOLK FRIENDS
SUNDAY the 28th of APRIL
- 10:00 - 13:30 THE HERRING KITCHEN OPENS
- 10:00 - 12:00 CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS
- 11:00 - 13:00 HERRING Fishing School for children 4-16 years.
- 11.00 - 13.00 HERRING SMOKING Jørn Makrel smokes herring at the tent. Hear and see how.
- 11.00 - 14.00 HERRING FESTIVAL RALLET TRAINING
- 11.00 - 14.00 GRENAA MOTOR
- 12.00 noon HERRING JAZZ WITH BIG BUTTER
- 14.00 END OF HERRING FESTIVAL 2024