V1 Feria de Sevillanas Formentera de Segura May 2011

Saturday 28th May
18.30 Parade around the streets collecting people who wish to make a floral offering to the Inmaculada Concepcion at the church
19.00 Floral offerings placed at the Church
23.00 Dance school performance
23.30 Concert of a group ´Flamenquito Pa´tos.

Sunday 29th
12.00 Mass
20.00 Band leads the new queens and ladies
21.00 Procession of Inmaculada Concepcion around the streets
22.00 Firework display

For a small village, the do us proud with the fiestas!

Irene

Good evening

My father lives out there part time and just got back today and saw this on saturday night and said it brilliant.

He also said there is also something going on in august and was wondering if you knew the dates for this as me and my family will be at his place in august and was hoping we could see the village at its best.

Many thanks

Mark

Hi Mark

Well, if previous years are anything to go by, then we have the fiesta of San Roque. I am not sure but it should start on 14th August with a very solemn procession around the village where the statue is carried by the peñas from the Church to the Rincon de Molino where she sits until the end of August.

After that, there are all sorts of crazy and whacky things that go on in the village - there´s always a foam party, there´s a sardine breakfast, a paella cooking competition, parades of the big heads, events for children in the square, a crazy competition where local chaps ´spear´ rings which hang from what looks like a goalpost. They have to ride bicycles through the posts and spear the rings. The rings have the name of one of the local princesses attached, who presents the rider with a melon! There´s also a great parade of the peñas through the village.

For a small village, it really puts on a great show - I forgot ... loads of fireworks!

Shame you won´t be here on 30th and 31st July as we´re holding a two day Music Fest which promises to be a great event for all ages!

When the programme schedule is announced I´ll post it on EOS

Irene

Hi Irene,

Many thanks for your quick reply. Thats great information,  I hope it is the 14th this year as that is the day we arrive. We get there earlish in the morning so hopefully we can get too see some.

Ill keep an eye out on here for more info many thanks.

p.s love the village.

Where´s your dad´s place?

good evening

His place is near the astroturf pitch calle juan pablo ll i think it is called