Celebrated annually on the first Tuesday of July by the people of Elmina.
- The Ritual: The festival marks the official start of the fishing season. It features a grand royal procession, a regatta on the Benya Lagoon, and casting a net to forecast the fishing harvest.
- Deity Connection: The paramount chief pours libations and offers a sacred mix of mashed yam and palm oil to Nana Benya, the deity of the Benya Lagoon, to thank the god and ask for a safe, bountiful fishing season.