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Melon Fiesta in Vilafranca

Melon Fiesta in Vilafranca
A whole series of popular activities will entertain the town of Vilafranca de Bonany, between September 6 and 7, due to the celebration of the tradition Festa del Meló.

The Festa del Meló, which this year is commemorating its 33rd edition, will include as usual a night fair, a dancing display and a dance, as well as a series of competitions and varied activities, amongst which worth mentioning are the workshop and fiesta of the lamps.

And the Fair on Sunday will offer a wide range of local artisan wares, animals, machinery, ecological agriculture...  In the morning there will be a melon contest, horse demonstrations and an auction of a Mallorcan black pig. In the evening, a sheep herding contest and a mime show in the Municipal Theatre by Immo.

The full programme can be consulted on the web of the Ayuntamiento de Vilafranca de Bonany.

Photo ceded by the Town Council.
 
Date of publication: 25/08/2003

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