Day of the Mussels Mosseldag | |
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Date(s) | August 19, 2023 |
Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Yerseke, Zeeland |
Country | The Netherlands |
Years active | 52 |
Inaugurated | August 19, 1972 |
Previous event | August 20, 2022 |
Next event | August 19, 2023 |
Attendance | +/- 50.000 |
Website | mosseldagyerseke |
Mosseldag or Day of the Mussels is an annual event in the Dutch town of Yerseke. The event takes place on the third Saturday of August.[1]
Annually, around 50,000 people[2] visit the event. They come from the close region, but also from Belgium, Germany and France. Mosseldag is known for eating mussels, a local delicacy, and other seafood. You can go freely on a trip over the Eastern Scheldt with a mussel fishing boat (or watch the fleet go by), walk along the fair and watch the tattoo and fireworks in the evening.[3]