A Saturday spent diving into some international food, meeting neighbours and enjoying music could also help give Alcaucin’s street animals a better life. The village of Alcaucin is bringing its multicultural fiesta on Saturday, October 17.
This multicultural celebration will deliver an artisan market, cultural activities and fundraising to Calle La Fuente, with entertainment continuing well into the evening. Everyone is being invited to take part with a stall or simply just mooch along to enjoy the occasion.
Artisan market opens at noon
Calle La Fuente will host the market from midday until 4pm on Saturday, October 17. Stalls will hold an array of local products, handmade crafts and international food for you to explore. At the same time there will be music and various other cultural activities for you to experience. Animal welfare is the drive for the event, with purchases helping to improve the lives of Alcaucin’s street animals.
Complete a cultural passport to enter the prize draw
Visitors can take part in the passport activity, you must collect six stamps by tasting a traditional dish, learning a word, enjoying music or dancing, having a photograph taken in traditional dress, discovering crafts and making a donation.
Completed passports go into the collection box for a cash-prize draw at 5pm, offering an amazing €150 for first place, €100 for second and €50 for third. Participation in the passport and draw is restricted to over-18s.
Street entertainment and afternoon concerts
Panda de Verdiales Periana will perform traditional folk music around the streets from noon to 3pm, with entertainment also provided by DJ Dano. Another musical group, Tuna de Magisterio de Malaga, will continue the street performances further into the afternoon from 3pm to 6pm.
Grupo Romero will perform flamenco at 5.30pm, followed at 6.30pm by “Alcaucin tiene talento”, meaning “Alcaucin’s got talent”, featuring local performers showing you their skills. Estep Dance takes over at 7.45pm with a show and a participatory salsa and bachata workshop.
As the night draws in, Duo Golden Cuba will perform at 8.45pm and 10.15pm, with Duendes de Oriente presenting an oriental dance and fire show at 9.15pm. DJ Noslen’s closing session starts at 11pm, giving visitors the option of extending their market outing into a full day of food, fundraising and entertainment.
Head along to support the animals of the town, taste and learn something new, and be in with a chance of winning a cash prize just for getting involved. For full information visit the Alcaucin Town Hall website and Facebook pages.