Madagascar Festival des Baleines 2026 (whale festival — Sainte Marie island)
Date: 11 July 2026 – 19 July 2026
Location: Ile Sainte-Marie (Nosy Boraha), Madagascar
Organizer: Festival des Baleines organizers
Madagascar Festival des Baleines 2026 (Whale Festival) is an annual event on Sainte-Marie Island, Madagascar. Held during the humpback whale migration season (June-September), the festival celebrates the arrival of humpback whales who travel from Antarctica to the Sainte-Marie channel to give birth, reproduce, and perform mating rituals. Programme includes parades, carnivals, concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, boat trips, pirogue races, and competitions. Specific 2026 dates TBC.
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