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Come To Padul Fiesta And Have The Time Of Your Life
Now is the week for Padul fiesta.
During these few days the population of our pueblo swells as family and friends come back "home" to enjoy the highlight of their year - The Fiesta of Padul.
This year, in 2007, the fiesta lasts from Tuesday 25th to Saturday 29th September.
Many of the shops close so that everyone can take part in the festivities. And the activities themselves are many and varied, making sure that all age groups can enjoy themselves.
A summary of the hightlights include...
Padul Fiesta Tuesday 25th
Starts 11.30am and last event commences 11.00pm - Election of the Queen of the Fiesta for 2007
- Performance of the children's dance "Maroga"
- Open-air dance and performance of 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's music
Wednesday 26th
Begins 9.30am. Last event commences 11.30pm - Stupendous Andalucian breakfast in the Plaza de Espaņa
- Festival of table games (dominoes, whist and rummy)
- Children's fiesta including riding quads, riding the buffalo, basketball and toy library
- Table tennis tournament
- Threshing exhibition
- Gigantic paella in the Casa Grande (the palace of Padul)
- Falconry exhibition
- Handball
- Five a side football
- Music Festival
Padul fiesta Thursday 27th
Starts 10.00am and the last event commences 10.00pm - Tasting and enjoying the traditional dish of eggs and spinach
- Baseball tournament
- Championship final of rummy and whist
- Children's games, face-painting, drawing, paper sculpting
- Foam party
- Flamenco fusion group
- Bungee jumping
- Volleyball final
- Concert performance
Friday 28th
Starts 9.30am and last activity commences 10.00pm - Chocolate with Churros - this is a special spanish fiesta breakfast
- Clay pigeon shooting
- Basketball
- Children's bicycle group
- Children's gymkhana
- Basketball tournament
- Tennis
- Dance championship
- Flamenco singing
- Car procession
- Football championship
- Night of terror at the Casa Grande
- Festival of music
Padul fiesta Saturday 29th
Starts at 10.00am and the final activity commences 10.00pm - Clay pidgeon shooting
- Chess match
- Exhibition of motorbikes and cars
- Football final
- Greasy pole game for children
- Choir and Dance performance
- Paddle tennis tournament
- BMX championship
- Handball tournament
- Grand Balloon launch
- Procession of the Festival Queen
- Musical Spectacular to finish off the Fiesta of El Padul
A full programme with exact times of each event is available from the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) in Padul.
One thing we have noticed whenever we visit the Fiesta of Padul is how the atmosphere is always happy and family orientated. Everyone just seems to want to have a good time, and to make sure that no-one has their time spoiled in any way. This, we think, is the reason why fiestas are so popular for the whole village.
This year's Padul fiesta is expected to be amongst the best. Hopefully we will see you there.
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