In 2005 was organized the 1st Festival del Mar of Santander. It is the first sea festival to take place in Spain. It born to commemorate the city’s anniversary (250th Anniversary of the granting of city status to Santander, (1755, King Fernando VI), but also to be the first of a regular cycle of festivals in the future. All fleets will be present: The Spanish Navy, fishing, sports boats and Tall Ships.