Seville Spring Festival

Seville Spring Festival is the first of the summer fairs celebrated in this beautiful land. The festivities of this April Fair started way back in 1847. This is a perfect expression of the Andalucian personality. The festival takes place always two weeks after the Easter Week.

Features of Seville Spring Festival

  -  A vast area on the far bank of the river, the Real de la Feria gets crowded with rows of casetas, canvas pavilions or tents of varying sizes.
  -  Some of these tents belong to eminent Sevillano families, some to groups of friends and others belong to clubs, trade associations or political parties.
  -  Each tent comes alive from around nine at night until the next morning with flamenco singing and dancing.
  -  The men and women wear traditional costume. The men wear traditional Andalucian wear, short jackets, boots and chaps whilst it is a sheer delight to watch the women all dressed up in brilliantly colored, traditional flounced gypsy dresses.
  -  The grand scale of this spectacle is extraordinary and the dance oozing out intense passion and sensuality, has an irresistible appeal of its own.
  -  Soak up some spirit of the festival, wander amidst the crowds or take part in drinking and dancing in one of the open casetas which have commercial bars.
  -  Some casetas sport the sign of ‘entrance by invitation only’ while others are more welcoming.
  -  The ‘caseta municipal’ is run by the town hall and is one of the largest and open to everyone.
  -  It runs full house if a well known band or singer is on the stage.
  -  From around midday until the early evening, Sevilla society parades around the fairground in carriages or on horseback.
  -  There are also bullfights on a daily basis which are generally considered the best of the season.