A weekend full of fairs

The traditional cycle of spring fairs continues its course and next Sunday there will be fairs in Campanet, Campos, Lloret, Felanitx, Sóller and Son Carrió. All dedicated to farm work, animals, handicrafts... but each of them with its own singularities.

The fair of Campanet will include an exhibition of handmade and autochthonous products, and also animals. Coinciding with the fair, the Town Hall has programmed some other activities, such as a concert by the Coral Universitat de les Illes Balears in the church (Saturday, 9 p.m.), a folk performance by the group Al-Mayurqa in the square (Sunday, 5.30 p.m.) and the comedy "S'ensaïmada", at the Casa de Cultura, by Picadís Teatre (Sunday, 9.30 p.m.).

Within the programme of the fair of Campos, available on the web of the Town Council, worth mentioning is the Friesian Cow Morphologic Contest and the Food Fair that will be held during the weekend.

The fair of Lloret includes amongst other activities the Cultural Week organised by the CP Antonia Alzina, but the main part of the programme are the exhibition of animals and the pony rides for children that will be held on Sunday.

The programme of the fair of Felanitx, that can be found in the renewed web of the Town Council, includes amongst other activities a street parade by the Joc de Ministrils and Gegants del Consell de Mallorca, traditional dances, and a fire race by the Dimonis d'Alaró.

The fair of Sóller, although it is also held on Sunday with exhibitions of handmade products and animals, is best known for the battle of Moors and Christians that is held the day after, Monday 12. "Es Firó" is a historical re-enactment of the repression of the Moorish invasion, from the landing of the Moors in the Sóller port to the final victory of the Sollerics after three bloody battles, the last of which takes place in the main square. It is a noisy event, with gunfire (thankfully only blanks) and fireworks, where the pride and enthusiasm of the thousands of people who take part is evident.

Finally, on Sunday there will also be a fair in Son Carrió, including autochthonous animals, a competition of linking horses to carriages, and many other activities.

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Date of publication: 07/05/2003

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