ASdTorrevieja Information - tourist guide: Torrevieja May fair 2010

Torrevieja May fair 2010
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A. Michael on 30 December, 2009 07:13:00

The 2010 May Fair will be celebrated from the 5th to the 9th of May.

on Wednesday 5th, Torrevieja’s May Fair will be inaugurated, usually around
2100-hrs, with a firework display and the symbolic switching on of lights, which
opens the Fair proper. Entrance to the Fair Ground is free although tickets are
required for the seated area. If you have not visited the Fair before, put it in
your diary now, as this is one of the most colourful fiestas in Torrevieja and
includes a display of horses and carriages on Saturday and Sunday, singing and
dancing each evening (be warned it starts late!) food, food, food and a libation
or two. Don’t miss it and make sure you take your camera to capture this most
colourful of events, second only to the Ferias in Andalusia itself, in size and
spectacle.
Wednesday, May 5
- Fair inauguration and lightening at 9.00 p.m.
- Performance of Agustina Esteve and Paya’s academies.
Thursday, May 6
- "los Chichos" concert at 11.00 p.m. Free entry.
Friday, May 7
- 10.00 p.m.  María Dolores Morales and Escuela Municipal de Danza –the local
dance school directed by Nuria Girona- academies performance.
- 11.00 p.m. Manuel Fernandez “El Torero” and its dance group.
Saturday, May 8
- 11.00 p.m. “La Negra” Concert.
Sunday, May 9
- 11.00 p.m. May Fair 2010 Conclusion with the concert by the Alba Rociera choir
of the May Fair Association