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Gata is full of activities this weekend with the XIV Fira Gata al Carrer

04 October 2017 - 06: 30

The strength that the people of Gata does year after year, during 14 years, to take to the street everything that has to offer to all those that want to visit it returns Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 of October. Visiting Gata is living the strength of an entire town, of all its trade to keep the people alive.

Visiting the fair is to enjoy the essence of its gastronomy, its culture, crafts, traditions ... but also innovations, so that its shops reinvent traditional products, such as coques tapades de faves amb botifarra, or sobrasada or sweet sausage or sausage or salami burgers with caramelized onions.

If you visit the fair you have to try the whiskers, make yourself a "lemon-water", see the cheese cut, visit the artisan market, the motor show, live live music, dance alongside the dances, play traditional games and enjoy the spectacular inflatables .

La Fira Gata al Carrer does not leave indifferent, leave a mark on anyone who visits, whether the first or year after year. The Fair Gata al Carrer is like its tatoo, that will give you if you visit the next 7 and 8 of October and that represents the strength of a people, the strength of Gata's identity.

This year at the 14 edition of the Fair Gata al Carrer is committed to increase if possible the number of visits and publicize the unit of Trade Cat, an association that for more than 14 years keeps the trade and economy of the people alive, and also add an additional degree of craftsmanship and effort with the exhibition of artisans of the region who teach us what they do very carefully with their hands.

The strength of gastronomy

That the gastronomy of a town says much of the town is clear. What does it say about Cat? That is a town of traditions, because the sausage in all butchers is homemade, because you can try the bread socarrat what was done in the past, coconuts with raisins, sweet potato cupcakes, pumpkin coca maria ... but you can also find what you could never imagine in a matter of pastry: cokes tapades vegans, cakes of sobrasada, of salad, of beans with black pudding, of pumpkin, carob rosquilletas, spelled bread, whiskers (catastrophe miguelitos that makes the Xaro oven), sweet blood sausage, veal burgers with caramelized onion, turkey with spinach ... and a lot of new things that you can find in the bakeries and butchers that leave the 7 and 8 of October at the Fair Cat on Carrer.

Also during the two days you can taste typical products to different stands of the fair like the tasting of figatells (Polish butcher shop) or the homemade sausage tasting (Ca Curro), or buy yourself a mini hamburger with spectacular flavors (Silvestra butcher shop).

In addition to the gastronomic stands that we can find at the fair, ovens, pastry shops or butchers, we can also find gastrobares that make our stay in Gata much more pleasant if it fits. And this year a new gastronomic space is added in La Paz street, dedicated only to food, with different bars that will serve all day visitors, where they can stick a bite or food to gather strength to continue enjoying the fair.

The strength of music

During the two days of fair, through all corners of the same you can listen to music for all audiences.
Traditional dances accompanied by the Rondalla make a duo of the most incredible (Saturday 7 at 18h) or children's dances, watch the smallest dance to the rhythm of the traditional village music is very exciting.
The Xirimiters with their pasacalle that stroll the Sunday 8 (11: 30h) by the streets of the town cheering the passage of the visitors by Cat.

The batucada that will encourage us this year the inauguration of the fair (Saturday 7 at 12h), which is gathering more and more people from the town that has started in this new activity. The ballet, dancers of the municipal dance school, will enliven a corner of the 8 Sunday at 12: 30h, delighting and thrilling with its classic dance.

And to conclude the fair, of course, the Gata Youth Band in concert. In addition, during the two days, Cat Fan Club will also have a special place where in addition to putting music throughout the day, also organizes some other concert.

In addition, an associate of Commerce of Gata, CODA, has a special musical program for the fair where both adults and children can enjoy the pleasure of listening to music on the street Constitution: drum workshop, shakers workshop, concerts of the instrumental orchestra of string , instrumental set, among others.

The volta in car

La Tour in car is already a tradition in the Fira Gata al Carrer. A tradition that began 14 years ago, was born with the fair and has continued until today for its great success. The Friends of the Horse stroll adults and children around the town and through the streets of Gata teaching to enjoy the town from another perspective, showing its essence, its houses, its landscapes, its people.

Fashion children's footbridge

The fashion show for children is an act that leaves no one indifferent. More from 60 children show us the winter trends 2017-2018 led by Ana Moda, a unique children's fashion store in Gata. From babies of months to adolescents, the models that can show off this winter are paraded on a runway. A great variety of clothes and styles for everyone to dress to the last.

Also this year, as a novelty also includes shoes for the little ones of the hand of Terim, a new shoe store in Gata. An act that can not be lost if you have children.

Routes at the Fair

The routes to the fair were incorporated last year and are an excellent opportunity to take a walk on both Saturday and Sunday and get to know the village, traditional craftsmanship and Mediterranean plants that you can find strolling through the village mountains.

The urban route will be in charge of Miguel Vives, chronicler of Gata; the manufacturing route will be guided by Rosa Aleman, ADL de Gata and the route of Mediterranean plants, will be in charge of the Environmental Technician of the City of Gata, Pepe Juan Mulet.

They will all start the meeting point that will be in front of the town hall and all will end at the fair, to a specific place where something interesting is happening at that moment, that we miss nothing.

Art al Vent, identity sign of the fair

Art to the Vent was born the first year of fair, next to her to also incorporate the art of the students of the School of Plastic of Cat. It was such a personal idea that this part of the fair took off on its own and became, year after year, a bigger and more international show.

Art to the Vent today it is the most important international textile art exhibition in Spain, which has artists from all over the world, and although it is celebrated in August, this year also has its place in the 14 edition of the Gata Fair on the street.

Fair for the little ones

The little ones enjoy to the top of the fair. During the two days they have a lot of activities, workshops and other things to spend an amazing, fascinating and amazing time at the fair.

A playground that every year surprises us with some new inflatable, increasing and also carries inflatables for children of all ages, in addition to traditional games. Workshops to make instruments like shakers or drum shop (CODA), craft spaces and a point of books (Source Stationery), English House (English House), playroom spaces, eco karts, horse-drawn carriage ride the Amigos del Caballo, an adventure of the most successful in the fair; itinerant animations, The English House, castles workshop (EPA) and some more surprises.

5 Chess Championship

The Fair Gata al Carrer is full of activities for all audiences: Bolas exhibition (EPA), handicraft, and among them, one that has been held for 5 years, the Chess Championship, which brings together many fans and players all the Valencian Community.

On Saturday 7 from 10 October: 00 to 13: 00 hours will be held 5º Chess Championship of the Fira Gata al Carrer by the hand of its organizer Francisco Morató Tent.

Like last year, the championship has three prizes of 100 € the first, 35 € the second and 25 € the third in the adult category. The prizes will be given in the form of a gift voucher so that the winners can exchange it for products purchased in the exhibitors of the fair during the two days of the fair. For the children category, three gifts will be given to the three finalists.

Motor Fair

As every year the motor show is part of the Fira Gata al Carrer, occupying an important space like the Plaza Nueva. Citroen, Opel and Renault participate in a large exhibition of the latest developments in vehicles and also second-hand vehicles.

This year, as a novelty, the Motorclub Gata also occupies a space in the same square with an exhibition of classic cars and motorcycles. For motor lovers, it is a very interesting space that for nothing of the world you can stop going to see.

Gata Handicraft Fair

Gata has always been closely linked to handicrafts, the elaboration of wicker, marrow, palm products ... carrycot, chairs, and other varied products that have been handmade in Gata and that some of them continue to be made as before.

For this reason you can see string chairs, among others and also, this year as a novelty, a market of artisans who come during the two days of fair to show what they know how to do.

Animals at the fair, Exhibition of birds of breed

Since the first fair in which the Horse Friends with their wagons and horses strolled the children and elderly people, the animals at the fair have always been an important part.

This year we have again the Bird of Prey Exhibition for the fourth consecutive year. An exhibition that arouses the greatest interest and that each year is extended a little more. As well as the chariots and horses that will walk to all the children and majors that want to visit the town and to see it from another perspective of the hand of the Friends of the Horse.

Adventure at the fair: the Tyrolean

The tirolina is also one of those activities that from the first year accompanies us in the Fira Gata al Carrer. An adventure activity that the GEG (Gata Speleological Group) rides so that the little ones enjoy an adventure time by pulling themselves by the tirolina in the bridge of the river Gorgos. An unforgettable experience that children love and year after year is a success.

If you want to spend a weekend in great, see Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 of October in the Fira Gata al Carrer.

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