After an absence of five years, the Festival dos Oceanos (Oceans Festival) returns to the Parque das Na?oes, Lisbon. From July 28th to August 12th 2007, this festival is the perfect place in which to discover the world of oceanography. Parades, sand sculptures, music, dance, theatre and catwalk parades will be the main highlights of the programme. The event will be supported by the Tourism Association of Portugal, Lisbon Casino and Lisbon City Hall.
The event will be based in the historic centre of Lisbon and in the district of Belem. Organizers of the festival say that it should attract more than 500,000 visitors to the Portuguese capital, and that it will promise an exciting programme of activities such as the World’s Largest Human Wave, which will take place on August 12th. Be prepared for this day, since more than 10,000 ocean enthusiasts will be heading to the capital.
The main theme of the festival will be environmental protection issues, and every visitor will be encouraged to think about his/her role in protecting their environment. In fact, global warming, which has contributed significantly to the melting of polar ice caps, will be represented by an ice sculpture of one of the city’s most symbolic monuments. In addition, the festival will feature an exhibition called The Water Cycle, which will chart the transition of a drop of water, from evaporation to the forming of rain until its return to the ocean.
The festival will also host a conference organised by National Geographic, which will present the works of oceanographers as well as an exhibition of the famous work of oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
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