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Forthcoming Events
By Keith Nicol
It’s February and that means carnival time for many of us along with Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, pancake day, call it what you will, and heading into March, Ash Wednesday, St. David’s Day, Expo Torrevieja and what we’ve all been looking forward to: St. Patrick’s Day.
Torrevieja has any number of great Fiestas throughout the year, and by far the most colourful and fun of their fiestas, has to be Carnival. Already the National Drag Queen has been chosen and the kids parade has taken place, which leaves the main event this Saturday, February 25th. The Carnival Contest Parade starts from Plaza María Asunción, just outside of Mullins Irish Pub, and continues along Calle Ramón Gallud, past the Virgin del Carmen Cultural Centre, with the main focus being just in front of the Town Hall Square and finishing at Calle Patricio Pérez. The parade lasts about 90 minutes and thousands of people line the streets. Hundreds of kilos of sweets are thrown to the watching crowd and more than 1,000 people from many different schools, clubs and associations take part. The night-time parade has more of a Brazilian flavour to it, in that it can be a little more suggestive, but it’s all done in good humour. Don’t forget your camera and bag to catch all those sweets in. Walking football fever is now taking off and those 50 and over who fancy kicking
a ball around again, ladies
included, can now take part in walking football, which takes place in Torrevieja
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on Friday mornings at 11am in the sports city, or Los Montesinos at 10am on Tuesdays. It all helps us work off those festive kilos and follow those New Year’s resolutions to lose a few kilos and get fitter during 2017. During the winter the The Craft Market in the Cuevas del Rodeo in Rojales is open on the 1st Sunday of each month in the morning from 11am to 2pm. It’s is a fun place to visit if you are looking for a small gift, piece of art or decoration. Local artists put their work on display along with other craft works to browse and enjoy. Also on the 1st Sunday of each month is the Ace Cafe Classic Car event, on the street outside La Torre Hotel in Los Montesinos from 11am to 1pm while Moonshiners have their Classic and Custom Rod event at the Miroil Garage in Catral on the last Sunday of the month between 11am and 1pm. Admission is free. Kids of all ages are invited to attend the Torrellano Miniature Steam Train. It is run by the friends of the railways association and so is normally only open on Saturdays between 4pm and 8pm with Miniature Train Rides during February and March on the 2nd Sunday from 10.30am to 1.30pm. Every month the Friends of the Railways Association host a miniature train event at the railway museum in Torrellano. Donations of 1.50€ per visit are requested. March offers up a number of fun activities including St. Patrick’s Day, the San Jose Red Day or Father’s Day and of course, the start of the Easter activities and procession. Pilar de la Horadada’s City Department for Tourism presents the new VI Culinary Easter Fest 2017 (Jornadas Gastronómicas de Semana Santa), an initiative aimed to diversify, enrich and complement the tourist offer of the town as well as to support its restaurants. The so-called “Sabores de Cuaresma” (Lent flavours) takes place on Fridays or any other day if you make a previous booking. Price: 20€ per person, that also includes bread, coffee and a drink. Further information at: Tourist office, Plaza Campoamor, 2, Pilar de la Horadada. Telephone: 96 676 7068. Email:
turismo@pilardelahoradada.org or visit their website:
www.visitpilardelahoradada.com.
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