The International
Costa Brava Fireworks Contest
Festival of Santa Anna
Blanes
21st - 28 July 2008
Blanes, Barcelona, Catalunya Annual Festival of Santa Anna
includes many activities, including the International Fireworks
Competition (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 July).
In Blanes, throughout the whole of the year, many cultural and folkloric
activities worth mention take place.
In the month of May, in Blanes, Catalunya various tournaments are held,
such as hockey on rollerskates, handbafl and football, and in August
there is the Caminada Popular de Sant Bonosi (popular walk), as well as
regattas and other sporting events.
In summer in Blanes, Catalunya, activities such as Cantades
d'Havaneres (popular folksong concerts) are held, as well as dance
festivals, Sardanes, (typical Catalonian street dancing) so that our
visitors can learn something of our local customs while enjoying
themselves at the same time.
The Festa Major in Blanes, Catalunya, the local fair, takes place
from the 21st to the 28th July in honour of its patroness, Santa Anna,
with a programme of numerous activities. The International Costa
Brava Fireworks Contest, with the Town of Blanes Trophy, is held
during the July fair. It is one of the most important in our country and
attracts many visitors to our town.
The small Festa Major in Blanes, Catalunya is held on the 21st
August, on the feast of Sant Bonosi and Sant Maximia.
On December 21st in Blanes, Catalunya, the Sant Tomas Fair is
held, where you can acquire toys and all kinds of Christmas adornments.
Throughout the year in Blanes, Catalunya, various Artisan Fairs
are held on different days. Artists and craftsmen, from all over the
province, gather together to exhibit and sell samples of their work.
http://www.blanes.net/focs/index.html
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