Fête du Port de Pêche

2026 Edition — Saturday, June 6, from 12 PM to 5 PM

After a break in the city center during the 2025 Maritime Festivals, the traditional Fishing Port Festival returns to its usual location on the tarmac of the Chef-de-Baie Fishing Port. More than 6,000 residents of La Rochelle, the agglomeration, and visitors are expected on Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 12 PM to 5 PM, to celebrate the sea and its professions in a festive and friendly atmosphere.

The Grand Seafood Buffet

As every year, the highlight of the day is the grand seafood buffet: grilled sardines, mackerel, oysters, and mussels from local fishing, served by volunteers from neighborhood committees and partner associations. The organizers mobilize over 150 volunteers to make this day a moment of sharing around the heritage, traditions, and flavors of La Rochelle's fishing industry.

Maritime Activities and Discovery of Professions

The usual program includes: visits to the fish auction and fish stall, demonstrations of seamanship and marine knots, presentation of fishing gear, meetings with professionals from the Syndicat Mixte du Port de Pêche and students from the Lycée Maritime et Aquacole, fresh fish sales, and a musical stage to accompany lunch. The detailed 2026 program will be published soon on the website of the City of La Rochelle and that of the Fishing Port.

Saturday, June 6, 2026 — from 12 PM to 5 PM, Chef-de-Baie Fishing Port

A festive day centered around sea trades, a grand buffet of local La Rochelle seafood products, and traditional maritime entertainment.

Activities

• Knot-tying workshops and wooden games
• 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM — Fish market tours
• Stands from associations and organizations related to the maritime world, local artisans
• Grand seafood buffet

Music

• Jean-Marc Desbois (entertainment)
• « Poussez pas mémé » — local band
• Julien Loko Irish Band — Irish music: drinking songs, jigs, reels, and ballads

Access

• Free bus shuttles every 30 minutes from 11:30 AM to 6 PM (Fabre d'Églantine stops and Les Greffières parking lot); last return departure from the port at 5:30 PM

• Grand seafood buffet: grilled sardines, mackerel, oysters, mussels
• Visits to the fish auction and fish stall
• Demonstrations of seamanship and marine knots
• Fresh fish sales directly at the port
• Musical stage and festive atmosphere on the tarmac
• Over 150 volunteers mobilized by neighborhood committees

Practical information

Location

Chef-de-Baie Fishing Port, La Rochelle

Access

• Yélo urban bus line 3 towards Chef-de-Baie
• Free parking near the port
• Free and open access

Prices

• Free entry
• Tasting payable (seafood buffet)
• Free activities