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Festa de La Varena - Sitges Wine Festival

When: Sep 12th to Sep 15th. 2008 (to be confirmed)
Where: All over Sitges - See Events Calendar
Read Blog Coverage of Event or watch a Video of the Event

wineThis year is the 45th Grape Harvest Festival of Sitges and it’s dedicated to Cantabria (northern spanish region).

Each year, the festival is dedicated to a specific country or region and a series of personalities are invited from these areas as guests, attending the various acts accompanied by the Torres family.

The Festa de la Verema takes place mid-September, right in the middle of the grape harvest season in the Penedes region - adding to the event’s appeal.

Some of the events, amongst others, are:barrels

- The election for the festival queen or “Pubilla major” from among 12 “pubilles” presented by the different organisations from the town of Sitges.

- Grape treading and barrel carrying contests, recalling the essence the grape harvest’s origins, when the wine making ritual was a festival for both family and friends.

- 1st Harvest Festival Food & Wine Show

- 1st Children's Harvest Treasure Hunt

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Calendar Of Events for 2006

15/09
Terrasses Edifici Miramar, C/ Fonollar, s/n. 20.30 H
Wine Harvest Festival Proclamation

Jardins Casino Prado, C. Francesc Guma, 6-14. 22.30 H
Sitges' Pubilla election.
Lunch-dance. Swing Band.

Reservations: 93 894 01 74

16/09
Passeig de la Ribera, 12.00-16.00, 18.00-22.00 H
1st Gourmet Food Sampling

Platja de la Fragata, 09.30-12.00, 18.30-20.00 H
Captive aerostatic ballon's fly. Free.

17/09
La Fragata, 10.30 H
1st. Children’s Gymkhana.
Insc. Tel. 93 894 93 57

Placa del Baluard, 11.30 H
1st. Harvest of the year.

Passeig de la Ribera, 12.00 -16.00, 18.00 - 22.00 H
1st Gourmet Food Sampling

Platja de la Fragata, 09.30 - 12.00, 18.30 - 20.00 H
Captive aerostatic ballon's fly. Free.

La Fragata – Pg. de la Ribera, 18 H.
2nd.Cask Race, 28th. Grape Treading Competition, Wine Fountain and Sardanes

La Fragata, 19 H
Audicio-Ballada de Sardanes (Typical catalan dance)
Cobla: Sitgetana



 

 

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