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Alfafar Inaugurates its First Book, Trade, and Gastronomy Fair

The event, held from April 17 to 19 in the Town Hall square, aims to promote reading and local commerce.

Image of a book and trade fair in a square, with people and stalls.
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Image of a book and trade fair in a square, with people and stalls.

The Alfafar Town Hall inaugurates this Friday, April 17, the first edition of the Book, Trade, and Gastronomy Fair, an event that will run until April 19 in the Town Hall square with a varied program for all audiences.

Over three consecutive days, the fair will transform the town center into a meeting point for citizens, bookstores, shops, and local associations. The main objective is to promote reading, strengthen local commerce, and energize the cultural and social life of Alfafar.
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"From the Town Hall, we continue to bet on activities that connect culture, commerce, and citizen participation, because we believe they are fundamental tools to build the municipality and strengthen local identity."

Juan Ramón Adsuara · Mayor of Alfafar
On Friday, April 17, the program will begin at 5:00 PM with the opening of the stalls. The afternoon will include a manga workshop for young people, the presentation of the book Marea Alta by Marta García Ponce, and the work Una explotación agraria de l'Horta Sud durante la autarquía by Carles Rodrigo Alfonso. The day will conclude with a musical performance by the group Kasparov.
On Saturday, April 18, the official inauguration of the fair will take place at 11:00 AM, followed by family and children's activities such as watercolor workshops, creative proposals with the book-game Cuenta conmigo. Crea el teu llibre, local trade demonstrations, and a dramatized reading of Yerma by the Aula de Teatre d'Alfafar. In the afternoon, there will be balloon twisting and craft workshops, a pilates demonstration, and the talk Tips to improve sleep quality. The day will end with the presentation of the book Aportaciones a la Historia de Alfafar by Pepe Catalá and music with a DJ.
On Sunday, April 19, the fair will offer new family and cultural proposals, including a children's painting workshop, creative activities with recycled materials like Crea un drac muppet, demonstrations of traditional Valencian clothing, stamping and screen printing workshops, and children's makeup and photography activities. There will also be two prominent literary encounters: the presentation of the essay Enmimismados. Manual para descentrarse by Enrique Lluch Frechina and the colloquium Para amar y amarnos. Las mujeres cuentan with Isabel Barceló. Sunday's program will conclude with a musical performance by the Hermanos Marín and a tablet raffle to encourage book purchases.

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