The 13th national fish festival "Autumn Passages" will run from Friday, 16 October, to Sunday, 18 October 2026, in Mesambria Square in the Old Town of Nessebar.

Friday starts with music at 12:00. At 17:30, the Surprise vocal group, the children's dance school at the Yana Luskova 1905 community centre and children from the Feda music school take the stage. At 19:00, Mariyana Dobreva, Samuel Manuelyan and Band perform.

On Saturday and Sunday at 10:00, chef Diko Tomchev shows how to cook fish dishes, and at 12:30 anyone can taste one of his fish specialities. On Saturday at 11:00, he also leads a children's cooking contest with fish.

The youngest children play "Fishermen" on Saturday and "Full Bucket of Fish" on Sunday, both at 10:30. Older children can join "Explorers" on Saturday at 16:00 and "Fish Experts" on Sunday at 14:00.

Saturday has two concerts. At 13:30, the groups of the Yana Luskova 1905 community centre perform: the Mesambria choir and folk music group, and the Balgarka and Makedonka folk singing groups. At 19:00, Sofia Glavopulu and Eros Band take the stage.

On Sunday at 13:00, the vocal group at the Nessebar children's cultural centre presents the concert "Autumn Rhythm". From 15:00, the festival ends with a horo dance party with the Ravdalina dance group.