Horse Fair
From 11th to 18th May
(Official Poster of the Horse Fair 2014)
Horse Fair (also known as Fair of Jerez or Fair
of May). It is the most important celebration. It is declared as International
Tourist Interest and is one of the most important and visited fair of Spain. It
is celebrated in May and has hundreds of stands where can eat and drink the
typical products of Jerez de la Frontera, Andalucia and Spain. The protagonist
of the fair are horses and exist many horses shows. Unlike other fairs, anybody
can entry to the stands because are publics.
The horse Fair has its origin in the Medieval
Age, in the fairs which were organized to sale horses. The Fair is located in
the Parque Gonzalez Hontoria.
During the noon is celebrated the horse and
carriages parades in the fair's central streets.
The fair has more than 250 stands with great
environment and with typical gastronomy of Jerez; and between them compete in
two competitions, "The Best Tapas" and "The Best
Decoration".
Regarding to the gastronomy it highlights the
fried fish and seafood, typical stews, paella, tortilla de patatas... The
drinks in the fair are the wines of Jerez, Fino and Oloroso, and also there is
a refreshing drink very popular in the fair, the "rebujito", it is a
mix with Fino and soda.
Women usually wear flamenco dress during the
noon, being the flamenco one of the protagonist in the fair.
During the Horse Fair, the hotel occupancy in
Jerez de la Frontera is 100% and many tourist and national and international
famous come to Jerez, due to this, the fair has become world famous.
(Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis in Horse Fair)
To the kids the Fair has an attractions area.
The Fair has the particularity of having
special dedicated days to the kids (Monday) when the attractions are cheaper,
women day (Wednesday) when is common the groups of women wearing flamenco
dress.
Moreover, there are other parallel celebrations
during the fair as bullfights or activities around the horse.
If you ask to a local person about which is the
best event to visit in Jerez de la Frontera, the person surely will answer you
that the Horse Fair is the most important event in the city.
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