Soon it’s the Seville Fayre, a huge event celebrated each year in the Andalusian town. Read here to find out more about what’s going on and the Seville tradition, and about the different events taking place.
Typical Spanish Street in Seville
This year the Seville Fayre is a huge event in Andalusia celebrated every year, and this year it’s going to be celebrated from 28th April to the 3rd of May. The tradition was started in 1846, when 2 men, Narciso Bonaplata and José María de Ybarra, signed a petition to have an annual fayre in Seville! There are loads of stands to see, the fayre is split between the day and night time celebrations. There’s also a huge fair ground with all the usual rides and stands, with tombolas and other activities.
The Plaza España of Seville
During the day there is bull fighting and processions of beautiful horses dressed up for the occasion! Then in the evening there’s flamenco dancing and partying. The Fayre turns into a week-long party with almost a million visitors and locals. There are loads of different bull fights taking place, and you can find out about these at this link. The night time events go on until the early morning, still busy with thousands of tourists, and everything is lit up by coloured lanterns, making it pretty and colourful!
The Fayre is a huge event, with more than 1,000 stalls to see, and on the Calle del Infierno, the Street of Hell, there are more than 400 Fayre activities! The stalls are a mixture between shops, information stands, bars, arts and crafts stands, there are even political stands! The Fayre and the celebrations end with a huge firework display on the last day, on the Sunday evening. It’s a great chance to get to see the Seville life and traditions, with loads of people walking around in the typical polka-dot dresses! The event starts with a traditional meal of “pescaíto” on the Monday night, a type of fried fish that’s typical of the celebrations.
The Cathedral
There’s loads of food and drink to try, and there’s a typical “fine wine” and local wine called “Manzanilla” that is drunk by the bucket load! If you get the chance to go you should take advantage of enjoying this huge event and getting to see some local traditions and cultural events in Andalusia.
