The fair, declared a Provincial Tourist Interest Festival, maintained a constant flow of residents and visitors among its 222 stalls, workshops, parades, and traditional reenactments. The event transformed the historic center into a grand stage for ancient trades, crafts, traditional products, and period scenes, offering gastronomic proposals, manual works, and live demonstrations.
The award for the best local stall went to Amas de Casa, while the award for the best La Trobà stall went to Artesanía con Tela.
Among the highlights of Saturday, reenactments by Projecte Caravana transported the public to scenes of past life with Anem de borrasca, paella i capellanets and La Bufa. Agricultural memory was also revived with farmers heading to the fields and their return, accompanied by the Colla de Dolçainers i Tabaleters l’Embolic d’Orpesa.
The workshops were one of the main attractions for families and visitors, with options such as clay modeling, ceramic decoration, leatherwork, resin jewelry creation, and soy candle making. The program also included visual moments such as the parade of Els Armats del Vendrell, the goose walk, and traditional dances by the Gaita de Cervera del Río Alhama.
The closing day, this Sunday, began with the opening of the venue and the usual workshops. Activities for families included the goose walk, the parade of the Paloteo de Baños de Valdearados, and the reenactment Anem de borrasca. The recreational area of Castelló street hosted traditional games for children and adults.
One of the most anticipated moments of the closing was the free monumental paella on Maestro Federico Vidal street, which began to be prepared at noon. Before that, the Muixeranga de Castelló paraded through the venue. The fair concluded at 9:00 PM, marking the end of four days of a journey to the past and revitalization of the historic center.
