Sound of the Sea

The International Festival 'The Sound of the Sea' is quite a new initiative of the city of Słupsk. It is dedicated to the maritime cities from all over the world, especially for those where beach and sea are an important element of economic activity, a part of well-being of its residents that attracts tourists from distant parts of the globe.

The idea of 'The Sound of the Sea' Festival is that one can listen to the sounds of the seas and oceans, at one place and time, then compare and evaluate them. The Festival is for maritime cities from all over the world, especially for those where beach and sea are an important element of economic activity, a part of well-being of its residents that attracts tourists from distant parts of the globe. The Festival will promote the most attractive maritime tourist places. The awarded cities may use the awards in their promoting campaigns. The Festival 'The Sound of the Sea' is the only of this kind in the world.

In 2009 the first edition of the Festival was held. The Jury awarded A Coruña (Spain) first place. Kołobrzeg (Poland) won second place and Jarosławiec (Poland) won third place.

Each city may submit only one application including sea sound recording. The Jury (musicians, sailors, travellers, travel agents) will choose the best ones. The application should be submitted by 15 September 2010. The UBC gave the honorary patronage to the festival.