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POPULAR FESTIVITIES IN LA PINEDA, COSTA DORADA |
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MAIN
WINTER FESTIVAL St. Anthony, 17 January
Different celebrations
are held throughout the year in Vila-seca, but the festival
of St. Anthony, around 17 January, is the main winter
fiesta. This is when the traditional horse galloping
and trotting races are held. They take place in the
future Torre d'en Dolça urban park, the site
of the municipal hippodrome.
A lot of effort has been put into creating and promoting
this new area, with advertising in the local press,
radio broadcasts, and many events run parallel to the
main fiestas. A mini-train service to the racecourse
is provided for visitors and complementary activities
to the horse races including free hot chocolate, a country
music concert, a pony roundabout for children, and a
caricaturist.
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Different parts of the town are also
the scene for street theatre performances, shows and
workshops for children (circus, imaginary games, music,
theatre, dance, horses, etc.).
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STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL Vila-seca,
May
Vila-seca opens up its streets and
squares to a selection of the best live musicians
willing to try and win a place in the hearts of the
public and looking to put their feet on the first
rung of the ladder of success.
Competition grows from year to year to sign up to
perform in the festival and it goes without saying
that the quality of the artistes and diversity of
styles is greater with each new edition. For this
reason it has quickly gained the attention of talent
scouts.
Musicians are selected according to their formal and
artistic characteristics, and the choice is aimed
at being of the greatest interest, both to talent
scouts who visit the festival and the public who come
to enjoy the different styles of music
Visitors to the festival will find a wide range of
street artists and itinerant groups (percussion, jazz,
etc.). All this is designed to bring the music closer
to the audience. Each musical style is placed in a
different setting ? to provide the most suitable ambience
for the genre. Thus, for example, classical musicians
perform in more secluded and intimate places, both
for the musicians and their audiences.
One surprise has been the quantity and quality of
groups from music schools, so much so that the organisers
of the Street Music Festival have created a special
category to this effect.
Another notable aspect is the pleasant atmosphere
in which all the concerts take place, enhanced by
the welcome provided by Vila-seca and its townspeople.
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MAIN SUMMER
FESTIVALS
La Pineda, St. James, 23-27 July
Vila-seca, St. Stephen, 1-3 August
Various festive events in the town's squares: street
parties and dances, shows for children, concerts,
firework displays, "giants and pipers",
horse exhibitions, open-air cinema, etc.
SAND NATIVITY SCENE La Pineda,
December
First created in the year 2001, the sand nativity
scene received a lot of interest from the press and
media and attracted a large number of visitors to
the Beach of La Pineda at Christmas, during the resort's
low season.
This success encouraged us to promote this event as
much as possible, with more advertising and by organising
parallel activities.
Ten sculptors from different parts of the world are
commissioned to carry out this unusual work of art.
The initial structure is made on wooden, pyramid-shaped
moulds. These are then removed, leaving a block of
sand, which is modelled to achieve the final sculpture.
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