The VI La Herradura Sea Festival will take place on 7th/8th October. The theme is: La Mar de Vida – tan cerca, tan fragil.
That fragility and the response Los Herradureños to the marine challenges in this area will be echoed throughout the two day festival. Most of the activity will be centered in the area of the beach close to the Marinero statue/proteccion civil so that everyone will be easily able to join in.
Day one will have as its focus the children of the village, in particular the primary school children from Las Gaviotas as they learn through play and edutainment about becoming ‘future guardians of the sea.’
Their parade starts at the school Las Gaviotas at 09.30h on 7th. Watch out for the gorgeous masks they will be wearing and the float with mermaids and mermen. They will visit the wonderful children’s photo exhibition in the Centro Cívico and then proceed to a circuit of workshops on many aspects of sea life echoing the theme of this year’s festival. A special song has been composed for the children this year.
Saturday 8th October starts with some great opportunities to introduce yourself to sea activities with trying out breathing under water with diving equipment and short catamaran trips. You need to email inscripcionesfmar@gmail.com to register for these in advance. The Asociación Amigos del Mar will have an information booth on the beach.
There will be plenty of fun for all the family with a set of stalls and games all sea themed plus a quiz during the paella lunch with lots of great local musicians playing throughout the afternoon.The action starts around 12 on the beach.
Don’t miss this year’s festival. It’s part of the blueprint for developing a place of marine excellence.
Juan José Ruiz Joya, Deputy Mayor of La Herradura:
“It gives me great pleasure to be working with the Asociación Amigos del Mar towards this year’s Sea Festival. This is its fourth year and this year it has really embedded itself in the heart of the community. The Festival del Mar is a great reflection of the work of developing awareness of our most important resource: the sea.”
Anne Zipse, founder of the Festival del Mar, La Herradura:
“The Festival del Mar has received a real boost this year with the active involvement of many sectors of the community. As the preparations progress, every day we see how much the town is looking forward to the event. Watch out for all the artistic efforts that express the passion for the sea in this lovely place.”
(News: Herradura, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)