Elafonisos Fishermen Festival
The traditional event of the "Elafonissos" historical Fishermen's Association of Elafonisos, which takes place every year in the last ten days of August in the square of the port of Elafonisos this year, will take place on Friday, September 13th, at 9:00 pm at "Seaside Wine Club Restaurant Elafonisos'.
Crowds of people respond to the fishermen's call and visit the beautiful Lafonisi, especially for this celebration. The evening includes island dances accompanied by live music, plenty of wine and fresh fish offered by local fishermen. Often, the celebration is accompanied by individual events with the aim of achieving the maximum possible performance of the maritime tradition of the island, such as the projection of archival photographic material of the Association, etc. Residents and visitors celebrate in this authentic island environment until the early morning hours. Rightly, Fisherman's Day is one of the most essential social-cultural events of Elafonisos, and it is characterised as one of the most authentic traditional events in the Peloponnese.
The celebration, now an institution for the island with the largest fishing fleet in Laconia, is honoured with the presence every year of official guests and people from the shipping and maritime fields.