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The City Council presented this afternoon at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur), which is held in Madrid, "Alcantarilla, do you sound?", Ten days of large free concerts within the schedule scheduled for the May Festivities.
El Canto del Loco, Fito & Fitipaldis, Fangoría, Luis Fonsi, Miguel Bosé, Rozalén, La Caja de Pandora, Coti, La Oreja de Van Gogh, La Unión, Carlos Baute, Mojinos Escozíos, Rosendo, Los Piratas, M Clan, Ketama, Rosario Flores, Sergio Dalma, or Luis Eduardo Aute are some of the most important figures of Spanish music that have passed through the Alcantarilla festival grounds, since the first concerts were held in 1989.
The mayor of Alcantarilla, Joaquín Buendía, announced that one of the concerts will be that of Salva Ortega, who will begin his new tour in the May Festival that commemorates his 15 years in the musical world.
The singer performed in Fitur his song "El besito", an international success that has 4 million views on YouTube and has been number 1 on the music charts of Switzerland and Portugal.
In 2020 the 42nd edition of the International Tango Festival, the 39th Folklore Festival, the Night of the Boleros, the fifth Silla Flamenca festival and the fifth edition of the Bruja Pop music contest are celebrated. A prominent place has La Noche de la Copla, This year celebrates its 25th anniversary and where artists such as Juanito Valderrama, Dolores Abril, María del Monte, El Fary, Chiquetete, Marifé de Triana and Manolo Escobar have passed.
Buendía explained that "the fairground has more than fifty thousand square meters that hosts varied concerts for all audiences during the ten days of May Festivities, from DJs, to children's music, tango, folklore, flamenco, boleros and copla and that It brings together 115,000 people every year. "
In addition, the mayor stressed that "during these three decades of music festival, concerts have been, and remain, free, something that characterizes and distinguishes the May Festival of our city."
Also in 2020 celebrates half a century of life the organization of the May Festivities for the festive rocks, which schedule mass activities such as the Witch Hunt, the Witch Trial, the large float parade, where a thousand people participate, and the burning of the Witch.
The Fiestas de Mayo are also dedicated to the patron saint of Alcantarilla, the Virgin of Health.
The mayor, during his presentation at the stand of the Region of Murcia, highlighted the Holy Week of Alcantarilla, "in which its 12 Brotherhoods and Brotherhoods show their splendid steps and invite visitors to live special moments of recollection and devotion", and praised the work of the Board of Brotherhoods and Brotherhoods, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Where the garden is born
Alcantarilla is also known as the place "where the garden is born", referring to the surroundings of the Museum of the Garden, the Ferris Wheel and the network of ditches.
Buendía presented the Acueducto park project, a large space of 25,000 square meters that will have the arches as the protagonist.
Work is already underway on the construction of an open-air amphitheater with the Aqueduct as a backdrop, for performing arts, music and other activities, with a capacity for about 500 people, an area of ​​children's playgrounds for integration over an area of ​​about 1,000 square meters , a Skate Plaza, for skateboard lovers, sports and training area, dog park and a bar-kiosk with terrace.
This large park will be completed in the coming months.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla
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