Event· Salinas· Other Caribbean
Festival del Pescao (Salinas)
17° 58.8′ N · 66° 17.8′ W
Salinas, proud of its fishing heritage and seafood restaurants, holds a June fish festival; the town also hosts the Abey Carnival in February honoring a Taíno chief.
Practical
Coordinates: Salinas pueblo per Wikivoyage. Wikipedia lists the Pescao Festival in June, the Abey Carnival in February and the patron-saint Fiestas de Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate in September, and also a Festival del Mojo Isleño (no date given). The pueblo is about a mile's walk west of the marina (Virgintino guide). Dates vary: check locally.
Best for
Seafood and local festivities while anchored at Salinas
Season
June (Pescao); Feb (Abey); Sept (patronales)
Nearby
- Restaurante El Dorado (Playa de Salinas)1 NM away
- Ladi's Place (Playa de Salinas)1.1 NM away
- Playa de Salinas Seafood Row1.1 NM away
- Marina de Salinas & Sal Pa' Dentro1.2 NM away
- Marina de Salinas Restaurant & Jalán Jalán Bar1.2 NM away
- Sal Pa' Dentro (Salinas)1.2 NM away
- Salinas Bay Anchorage (Bahía de Jobos)1.5 NM away
- Mar Negro Mangrove Lagoon (Jobos Bay)2.9 NM away