Program - Ribe Oyster Festival 2026

RIBE OYSTER FESTIVAL

Friday, 20th March

Oyster safari in the Wadden Sea
07:45-12:15: Oyster and seal safari with Mandøpigen

Vester Vedsted Vingård
18:00: Oyster dinner with Vester Vedsted Vingård's French chef

Saturday, 21st March

The Wadden Sea Centre
09:30: Ribe Oyster Festival at the Wadden Sea Centre

Oyster scene at Skibbroen
10:00: Opening of Ribe Oyster Festival with sabling and free bubbles - Food and delicatessen market.
10:30: Wadden Sea Championship in Champagne saberng
12:00: Live music on the stage
13:00-13:30: Talk: Oysters as an invasive species by Xenia Salomonsen
13:45-14:15: Talk: Pink Oyster by Jonas Harboe Frederiksen
14:30-15:00: Talk: Seaweed by Steffen Lydiksen Petersen
15:15-15:45: Talk: Oysters - a natural and cultural history by Klaus Melbye

The main square (Torvet)
10:00: Oyster workshop and oyster market will open
15:30-16:30: Oysters and bubbles at Ribe Cathedral
16:30-16:45: Welcome by Restaurant Marsk at Ribe Cathedral
15:30-17:30: Girls' Choir and Oysters at Ribe Cathedral
• Oysters and bubbles
• Welcome by Restaurant Marsk
• Concert with the Girl's Choir at Ribe Cathedral
18:00: The Great Oyster Dinner at Hotel Dagmar

Oyster safari in the Wadden Sea
07:30-12:00: Oyster safari with the Wadden Sea Centre
08:00-12:00: Mandø oysters with the Wadden Sea Centre
08:30-13:00: Oyster and seal safari with Mandøpigen
08:30-12:30: Oyster trip with Mandøbussen
09:00-13:00: Oyster and champagne trip with Vadehavsguiderne

Sunday, 22nd March

Oyster safari in the Wadden Sea
08:30-13:00: Mandø oysters with the Wadden Sea Centre
09:00-13:00: Oyster and campire with the Wadden Sea Centre
09:00-13:30: Oyster and seal safari with Mandøpigen
09:00-15:00: Oyster safari with Vadehavsguiderne and lunch at Vester Vedsted Winery

The Wadden Sea Centre
09:30: Ribe Oyster Festival at the Wadden Sea Centre