You are here Festivities 2012 Cotillas Towers that Tuesday August 7 have been presented in the Meeting Room of City Hall by Mayor Torreño, Domingo Coronado, which has been accompanied by his council of Celebration, Elizabeth Franco and Sports, Ginés Pérez Iniesta.
In this text have been present, along with other local authorities, candidates queens children, youth and the Home of the Elderly of the celebrations and the festival committee members and many residents.
"This year we have a budget of almost 118,000 euros, much lower than other years, but it is the Patron tenths which organizes the government team and we have the experience and knowledge sufficient to provide a celebration at the height of the illusion, desire and joy of all torreños "said Mayor Torreño, who pointed out that the festival program is open to criticism because" there are these that improve year after year. "
"We continue with our goal of strengthening our identity Torrena celebrations, in which clubs and residents of the municipality are essential for their input, their passion and enthusiasm, and that goal we have even led to our traditional Raspajo, which first was written by ordinary people, "said Franco, who explained that this giant papier-mâché doll, whose burning on the Esplanade Master Angel Palazón will end the Festival on Sunday August 26 (23:30 pm) - was prepared by the torreños Pedro Fermin Lopez and Ruben Fernandez.
Some festivities officially begin on Saturday August 18 (22:30 hours) with the gala coronation of Queen of the Festival, an event that will take place at the Municipal Auditorium "Joe Bathroom" and will feature the reading of the proclamation to by the local poet Salvador Sandoval, with the appointment as "Raspajo of the Year" neighbor Pedro Carrasco, part of the rock "And what are we going?" and with a performance by singer Murcia Salva Ortega.
A full and varied program
There will in the program acts as torreños traditional celebrations such as lowering the starting day of the celebrations of the Virgen de la Salceda on a pilgrimage from his Chapel of El Coto to the church of the same name, the "Festival of Folklore", which the August 19 (22 hours) meets at the Municipal Auditorium "John Bath" its 27th edition, the "Night of the sardine and Zurra" on 21 August (21:30 hours) held on the esplanade of "Supermarket Day "its tenth anniversary, the" People's Race Night "on 22 August (20:30 pm) reaches its 18th edition, the" Bicycle Day ", which this year reached 22 th birthday and will be held on August 24 (10 hours), the "Parade of floats and" that the 25 August (20 hours) will fill the streets torreñas of imagination, color and fun in abundance;
Nor other appointments that, despite having a short career festive, and are expected by torreños: the "Paella Night II" which will take place on August 20 (21:30 hours) on the esplanade of "Supermarket Day ", the concentration of the rocks and festive parade on 23 August will be an aperitif of" II Gala Peña We! "
(23:30 hours) to bring together all local groups in the Municipal Auditorium "John Bath," the "Ruta de la Tapa Express", which will involve about 20 catering establishments on August 24, the "Second Party Theme "This year will be held on August 24 (23:30 hours) and will" remember "on the 60, 70 and 80 with a performance of" The Blisters ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas