Órgiva: Feria y Fiestas 2021

The weather looks great, the town is buzzing and Órgiva’s annual four day knees-up starts this Thursday, 30 September. It didn’t happen in 2020, so it is a welcome return.

Here is what’s in store this year (the ‘big tent’ mentioned is situated in the municipal car park):

Thursday 30 September

5pm – Bouncy castles and games for kids: Plaza Alpujarra (the main square)

7pm – Snacks for kids: Plaza Alpujarra

10.30pm – Concert by the fabulous ‘Asociación Musical Exoche’ (see here): the big tent

12am – Music / DJs: the big tent

Friday 1 October

11.30am – Kids fun stuff: Plaza Alpujarra

12pm – Brass band perform around the streets of the town

2pm – The group ‘Gin Tonic‘ perform in front of the church

2pm – The town’s bars participate in this year’s theme ‘Viva La Feria De Órgiva‘

3pm – The flamenco / vocal group ‘Rociero Alto Guadalquivir‘: the big tent

5pm – Snacks for kids: Plaza Alpujarra

10pm – The comic Javi Aguilera: the big tent

11.30pm – Flamenco and Rumba: the big tent

12.30am – Group Trío Esfera peform music from across the decades: the big tent

Saturday 2 October

10am – Brass band / colourful floats trundle around the streets of the town

11.30am – Kids fun stuff: Plaza Alpujarra

2pm – The town’s bars serve up fried eggs and garlic – yay!

2pm – The group ‘Azahara‘ perform in front of the church

3pm – The flamenco / vocal group ‘Rociero Alto Guadalquivir‘: the big tent

6pm – Snacks for kids: Plaza Alpujarra

7pm – Theatre for all the family from ‘Vagalume‘: Plaza Alpujarra

9pm – The comic Christian García: the big tent

10pm – Performances of 80s and 90s music by groups ‘Comando G‘ and ‘La Orquesta Manigua‘: the big tent

Sunday 3 October

1pm – Migas Competition plus music from the trio ‘Son de Mar‘: Río Chico

2pm – The group ‘Azahara‘ perform in front of the church

2pm – The town’s bars serve up migas

3pm – Performance by the duo ‘Spiral‘: the big tent

4pm – Prizes are awarded to the migas competition participants

6pm – Theatre for all the family from ‘IPROöv‘: Location unknown, probably Plaza Alpujarra

12am – Adiós to this year’s fiesta with fireworks

[Note: This is just a guide offered in good faith; dates and times may vary and we may even have got things a bit wrong]

© con jamón spain