Seville Fair
| Seville April Fair Feria de Abril de Sevilla | |
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| Dates | A week in the spring (two weeks after Easter) |
| Location(s) | Seville, Spain |
| Coordinates | 37°22′16″N 5°59′51″W / 37.37111°N 5.99750°W |
| Founded | 25 August 1846 |
| Attendance | 5,000,000 (week total) 850,000 (Friday night)[1] |
| Budget | €3,000,000[2] |
| Fiesta of International Tourist Interest | |
| Designated | 1980 |
The Seville Fair (officially and in
The fair officially begins at midnight on Saturday, and runs seven days, ending on the following Saturday. Each day the
For the duration of the fair, the fairgrounds and a vast area on the far bank of the
History
The Fair dates back to 1846 when it was originally organized as a livestock fair by two councillors born in Northern Spain, Basque
It took only one year before an air of festivity began to transform the fair, due mainly to the emergence of the first three casetas, belonging to the Duke and Duchess of
Location
Since 1973, the Feria de Abril takes place at the Real de la Feria, an area of 24 blocks (450,000 m2) which is located between Los Remedios and Tablada. In 2012 there were 1048 casetas.[2] The streets of the Real are named after famous bullfighters such as Juan Belmonte and Pascual Márquez. Next to the Real is the Calle del Infierno (Hell Road), an amusement park which offers many recreational activities; a circus is usually set furthest from the Real on the back of the Parque de los Príncipes. Construction of the portada (the main gate) starts months in advance, and it takes several weeks to clear the place after the end of the fair.
Plans to relocate the Fair to the Charco de la Pava have existed for the past 20 years, but the local government is yet to present any plans to transform the Real. For years the Charco de la Pava has been used as the main parking lot for fair attendees.
Pescaíto
Saturday night in the Feria de Abril is referred to as la noche del pescaíto (night of the fish) due to the fact that fish is the traditional dish to have for dinner. Celebrations officially start at midnight between Saturday and Sunday when the lights of the portada are turned on. This event is called the alumbrao. People gather in front of the portada to watch the alumbrao and then go to the casetas to have dinner and spend the whole night at the Real.
Future fair dates
The 2020 Feria de Abril was scheduled from April 25 to May 2. However, on March 15, 2020, the fair was postponed to September due to the coronavirus pandemic in Spain.[4]
Image gallery
References
- ^ "La afluencia a la Feria de Abril se estabiliza en cinco millones de visitas", El País, 1999.
- ^ a b "En la Feria de Abril no hay recortes y se disfrutará de la fiesta al completo", teinteresa.es, 2012.
- ^ Cyberspain
- ^ "La Feria de Abril de Sevilla, aplazada a septiembre por el coronavirus". ABC (in Spanish). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.