Tíjola postpones its Noche en Negro due to official mourning and Fines moves its Halloween Junior to Sunday
Tíjola postpones this Saturday’s Noche en Negro because of the mourning and will announce a new date; Fines moves its Halloween Junior to Sunday and Albox, its fancy dress competition.
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Tíjola’s Noche en Negro (Night in Black) will not take place this Saturday. The town council has postponed the seventh edition of its Halloween party – planned for 31 October from 17:30 – “due to national mourning”, and will announce the new date soon, as it has said on its social media and as reported by the Turismo Almanzora website.
The programme was to include a street market, inflatables, the diabolical train, a prize draw, a fancy dress competition, the concert by the band Bajo Cero and, from 18:30, the haunted walk-through in the town hall’s underground car park. Everything is now on hold until the new date.
What is changing in the rest of the Valley
- Fines. Halloween Junior is moving to a different day and will be held on Sunday 1 November, according to the list of changes due to the official mourning published by La Voz de Almería. The time and venue have not been specified, so confirm them with the town council.
- Albox. The Feria de Todos los Santos (All Saints’ Fair) is going ahead, but the opening speech (pregón) and the crowning of the queens and maids of honour move to Sunday 1, at 19:00, in the Carpa Municipal (municipal tent) at the fairground, and the fancy dress competition has been postponed, with no new date for now, according to La Voz de Almería.
- Zurgena. As of midday this Friday, there was no record of any change to its haunted walk-through on Saturday, at 21:00 (€2, with advance sales at the town hall).
Before you go out
The official mourning decreed throughout Spain because of the rail accident in Urda (Toledo) remains in place until 23:59 this Saturday, and each organiser is deciding what to do with their events: in the province, several town councils have cancelled their Halloween parties or moved them to Sunday, like the city of Almería with its Noche en Negro. So check with each town council that the event is still going ahead.
And keep an eye on the sky too: AEMET, Spain’s state weather agency, has no active warnings for the Almanzora Valley and Los Vélez, but it forecasts some light rain on Saturday afternoon in Albox, with an 85% chance between 18:00 and midnight.
