Calasparra Town Hall has presented a full programme of activities, including a medieval procession, with more than 30 horses, and medieval banquet, to mark the Donation of Calasaparra to the Order of St John.
The fiestas are from June 8 to 1, when Calasparra will go back in time to the medieval age with a full medieval market, which includes a show with Compañía Circo Divinorum at the official opening, and a nocturnal walking route around Calasparra Castle on Friday evening.
As noted in an article below, you can hire a medieval costume for free in order to take part in the banquet and the procession.
The full programme is:
FRIDAY JUNE 8
7pm Calasparra Step by Step walking programme: Medieval walk around old town and Calasparra castle.
9.15pm Official Opening of Medieval Market, “la Encomienda” with festival band.
Leaves from Rice Grower´s Fountain to town centre
10pm Special Night Show by Compania Zircus Divinorum
Plaza Emilio Perez Piñero
SATURDAY JUNE 9
10am Medieval Market
Town Centre and Gran Via
11am Children´s Games
Face Painting, helium balloons etc
Plaza Emilio Perez Piñero
12 midday Institutional Twinning Act Calasparra and Dorzdorf
Municipal Auditorium
12.20pm Circus and acrobatics from Compania Zircus Divinorum
6.30pm Children´s activities
Juggling workshop, candy floss etc:
Plaza de la Corredera
7.30pm Medieval Procession
Starts Av.Juan Ramon Jimenez, Rice grower´s fountain, Plaza de la Corredera and Gran Via.
10pm Medieval Dinner with Show by Compania Zircus Divinorum
Tickets 20€ from the Town Hall reception
11pm Free punch “Queimada” in the Plaza de La Corredera
Editor´s note.
Queimada is an alcoholic punch typical of Galicia: During its preparation it is traditional set alight and a spell is recited conferring special powers on the punch and those who drink it.
SUNDAY JUNE 10
10am Medieval Market
11am Children´s activities
Painting, face painting, helium balloons etc
Plaza Emilio Perez Piñero
12midday Free visit to the Archeological Musuem
12.30pm Children´s activities
Juggling workshop, candy floss etc
Plaza Emilio Perez Piñero
9pm Closure Medieval Market
At the market there will be demonstrations and workshops including pottery, wood, esparto grass, distillation of plants, fur, clay figures and floral headdresses.
