Purchena in fiesta mode: San Ginés brings La Frontera, open-air dances and the subida of the Virgen del Carmen
Purchena celebrates San Ginés until 26 August: La Frontera perform this Saturday, Tuesday 25 is the big day and on the 26th comes the subida (uphill procession) of the Virgen del Carmen.
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Purchena is in fiesta mode. Since this Friday, the town has been celebrating its patron saint’s festivities in honour of San Ginés, one of the most eagerly awaited events of the summer in the Almanzora, which will run until Wednesday 26 August with verbenas (open-air dances), activities for children and religious events, according to Purchena Town Council’s programme and information published by La Voz de Almería.
The starting gun was reserved for the little ones. The programme kicked off on Friday night with the traditional Día del Niño (Children’s Day), with rides at affordable prices at the fairground, and with a performance by the magician Álex Navarro, known for having appeared in the TV series ‘Águila Roja’.
And tonight brings one of the highlights: the festival grounds will host a live show by La Frontera, one of the classic bands of Spanish rock, and it will not be the only event.
The programme, night by night
- Tonight, Saturday: La Frontera followed by the Orquesta Millenium with its ‘Tour 25 Aniversario Agua Viva’.
- Sunday 23: La Edad de Oro del Pop Español (The Golden Age of Spanish Pop) and the Orquesta Travesuras.
- Monday 24: Orquesta Vintash and Dúo Golden Show.
- Tuesday 25, the feast day of San Ginés and the main day of the fiestas: Orquesta Rebelión and another performance by Dúo Golden Show to close the verbenas.
- Wednesday 26: the traditional subida (uphill procession) of the Virgen del Carmen, one of the most deeply rooted events in the municipality. That same day, the town council will bring the fiestas to a close with the ‘Noche de Resaka’ (Hangover Night).
An invitation to come home
With San Ginés, Purchena rounds off a summer in which it has already celebrated the Virgen del Carmen fiestas and its Juegos Moriscos de Aben Humeya (Aben Humeya Moorish Games). And the town council has extended a special invitation to people from Purchena who live elsewhere, and to their children, grandchildren and descendants, to come back to the town during these days to reunite with family and friends.
From elValle Actualidad, we’ll put it plainly: if you have roots in Purchena, or simply fancy a party, there’s plenty on in the town until Wednesday 26.
