The heart of El Castillo de la Duquesa will once again become a multicultural meeting point this weekend with the XVIII International Meeting and the Family Day, an event organised by the Foreign Residents and Tourism department of Manilva Town Hall.
The councillor responsible for the area, Agustín Vargas, has announced that the event will take place on 23 and 24 May, offering a wide programme of activities for all audiences, with representation from numerous countries and cultures.
Over both days, residents and visitors will be able to enjoy international stands with traditional food, crafts and cultural displays, as well as musical performances, traditional dances, parades of flags and activities aimed especially at families and young children.
The site will remain open from 13:00 to 21:00 with bouncy castles, children’s entertainment and a crafts market organised by the Asociación Ambulantes de Artesanos Campo de Gibraltar “San José”. In addition, the Asociación Be Yourself will set up a charity bar, with the proceeds going to Manilva Pride.
The programme will feature artists and groups from different parts of the world, including Colombia, Italy, Bolivia, Ireland, Ukraine, Peru, Argentina, Romania, Mexico, Paraguay, Ecuador and Morocco, reinforcing the international character of one of the most established events in the local calendar.
Full programme
Saturday 23 May
13:00 – Coro Love to Sing
13:40 – Official opening with the authorities and presentation of commemorative plaques of thanks
14:00 – Ana Victoria Malagón “La campesina colombiana”
14:20 – Gianluca El Italiano (Italy)
15:00 – Instrumental music from Bolivia by Jorge Weiden and Bolivian dance group Caporales San Simón
15:30 – Esmerald Echo (Ireland)
16:00 – Gary Fearon (United Kingdom)
16:30 – Neskoromna Viktoriia and flamenco dancer Dovzhenko Iryna (Ukraine)
17:00 – Cuban entertainment by Producciones Raíces
17:25 – Asociación Cultural Unidos Perú
17:45 – Jessica Quiñones body expression school
18:15 – Marcelo Filipa, Malambo dance (Argentina)
18:30 – Folk group “Traditii” and dance group “Suflet Românesc” (Romania)
19:00 – Yelitza (Mexico)
19:10 – ABBA tribute (Sweden)
19:45 – Paraguayan dance
20:00 – Paraguayan dance
20:15 – Morocco
21:00 – Brasil Traditional Show
22:30 – DJ Miguel Ángel
00:00 – Close
Sunday 24 May
13:00 – Rubén Cárdenas Singing School
13:50 – SOLOFLAMENCO flamenco school, directed by Ana Guerrero
14:30 – Manilva Town Hall municipal dance school
15:30 – Ben León (Uruguay)
16:00 – Samay, indigenous music from Ecuador
16:15 – Luis Arellano, tribute to Chilean cumbia
17:00 – Miguel Ángel Fernández, Spanish song
17:25 – Children’s dance from Paraguay
17:40 – Cristian, Argentine tango
18:00 – Dance group “Suflet Românesc” and contemporary dance with David Rotaru (Romania)
18:30 – Singer H Colombia
19:15 – Paraguayan dance
19:35 – Kathy Lorenz (France)
19:55 – Compás Flamenco, rumba and flamenquito
21:45 – Long Play, pop-rock tribute band
00:00 – Close
