| Ferias and Fiestas in
Fuengirola
Fuengirola's Feria
and Fiesta del Rosario is held from the 6th to the 12th October each
year and features displays by horses as well as bullfights, flamenco dancing
and other popular Spanish cultural activities. At the beginning of
the celebrations, preparations began in the Plaza de la Constitucion -
silken flags were strewn across the plaza, and the church is decorated
with hundreds of wonderful flowers.
On Saturday, everyone congregates
in the plaza and Flamenco dancing begins... Throughout the streets of Fuengirola
on Saturday, different scenes of festivity can be seen. All week a wonderful
fair (carnival) with many great rides and stalls, plus restaurants and
bars, is available in the fairgrounds of Fuengirola. You can ride
in a beautiful carriage drawn by horses through the town to the Feria grounds
during the festivities. View photo gallery
Just prior to the annual
feria is an event called "la Romería" in honour of the Virgen del
Rosario. A fascinating procession passes through the streets with
beautiful ox drawn carts.
Fuengirola is probably the
most multi-cultural city in all of Spain with almost the whole world represented
in its residents. Feria Internacional
de los Pueblos - the annual International Feria is held in April of
each year. For 4 days the fairgrounds are packed with people and
there is much eating, dancing and entertainment from the four corners of
the world. You can buy gifts and momentoes from many of the countries
represented, plus delicious food, and enjoy a fascinating parade in the
streets of the various country people in their national dress. View photo
gallery.
In February, the Fuengirola
Carnival is a fun event with great entertainment for the children, who
all dress up in lovely costumes.
The celebration of Virgen
del Carmen - both the patron saint of fishermen, and also a special
Fiesta on the southern coast of Spain. On the evening of July 16, in the
fishing villages and towns up and down the Coast, the much-loved effigy
of Virgen del Carmen is not only paraded through the streets but also taken
for a spin round the bay on a flower-adorned boat, accompanied by a flotilla
of "jábegas" (fishing boats) - which are blessed for the coming
year in the process. Brass bands play, crowds clap, rockets shoot off and
fireworks fill the late dusk sky.
Semana Santa or Holy Week,
at Easter time is a fascinating event with solemn parades, with fascinating
costumes through the streets of Fuengirola. |
