The mayor of the city, Manuel Serranoassured that the Albacete Fair 2024, declared of International Tourist Interest, will once again be “an open, inclusive, safe, clean and very participatory fair because all of us Albacetes do it” and encouraged Albacete residents and visitors to enjoy the more than 350 events scheduled in the cityand to “live it with the enthusiasm and joy that always characterize us”, ensuring that “it is a varied and exciting program, for all tastes and all ages”.
This was stated by Manuel Serrano during the official presentation of the official program of the Albacete Fair 2024, accompanied by the councilor of the Fair, Francisco Navarro, and the rest of the councilors of the government team, as well as representatives of the municipal services of the Fair. The mayor gave them all Thank you for your dedication and efforts to make this once again a unique and unforgettable event. and lives up to what the people of Albacete deserve and what visitors expect.
In this sense, Manuel Serrano recalled that the objective is to ensure that the residents and visitors of Albacete can enjoy all the benefits that the city offers on the occasion of the Fair without having to worry about anything and project the best image of Albacete to the world through the Fair “which is the largest business in the city and a great brand that has shaped the character of the people of Albacete for centuries.
According to the mayor, “Albacete is what it is today thanks to its Fair because our city emerged, grew and developed thanks to it,” as reported by the City Council in a press release.
A program of which 75,000 copies have been published and another 500 easier readings for people with disabilities or reading comprehension difficulties. Serrano announced that the programming of this year’s Fair will be present.
Among them, the preview of the opening parade starting in an hourexplaining that this year the September 7th is Saturday and as it coincides with the weekend, a greater influx is expected, both in the street and in citizen participation, and for this reason It was decided that it would start at 5:30 p.m. to allow for greater participation, to encourage the opening of the Puerta de Hierros earlier and to give more agility to the parade.
In addition, the mayor announced that the image of the Patron Saint will be transported with dignity from the City Hall to the end of the Park, accompanied by the Local Police and members of the Espiga association, along Rosario, Tinte and Teodoro Camino streets to take place on Avenida de España.
Manuel Serrano recalled that “as always, The Virgin of the Llanos will be the main protagonist of our Fairwhich is celebrated in his honor”, this is why On September 8th, the Cathedral will host Mass of the city’s Patron Saint Festival, organized by the Association of the Virgin of the Llanos, The Mass of La Mancha will take place on September 15th. and the offering of flowers organized by the El Templete club and on September 17 the mass organized by the Fava at the Parc des Expositions and its subsequent transfer to the City Hall.
The mayor stressed that 2024 is a year full of anniversaries that will be very present at the Fair, explaining that on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Ala-14The municipal exhibition pavilion will host the exhibition “Flying, the story of an adventure”, thanks to funding from the Air Force Museum, which will also host the exhibition of two real planes on the Esplanade des Arènes.
Furthermore, the Cutlery Museum This year it celebrates its 20th anniversary with a programme worthy of our emblematic sector and the Puerta de Hierros its 50th anniversary.
Another novelty is a pilot experiment that will be developed for the first time this year and depending on its results, it will be strengthened for the future, such as the implementation of a series of park and ride lots at the entrances to the cityconnected by bus lines to avoid the large crowds of cars that occur especially at certain times.
Specifically, four car parks belonging to the municipality and the Provincial Council have been set up in different areas of the city, with a capacity for more than 1,200 vehicles, around the University, Imaginalia, Avenida de los Empresarios and, on weekends, at the IFAB.
A measure to which is added the reinforcement of two Fair bus lines, F1 and F3, the busiest, during weekends and public holidays.
At the Albacete Fair, there will be an Artificial Intelligence application that will be presented this Tuesday, called “IAnos”: a play on words that begins with the initials of Artificial Intelligence (AI) instead of the traditional LL.
Manuel Serrano stressed that security will also be reinforced during the Fair with important innovations such as the improvement of the location of spaces of the same nomenclature or private surveillance that reinforces security at the Fair and in the neighborhoodswhich will also have a police presence and an ambulance for possible eventualities. All this will be added to the enormous work carried out by the Local and National Police, the Civil Guard, the Fire Brigade, Civil Protection, the Red Cross, Sescam and all those who work on this system.
As the mayor explained, in addition Attention to potential victims of sexual assault will be increased at the Fair with the improvement of the visibility of the points of attention, also improving their visibility.
Manuel Serrano stressed that Another new feature will be the marching band parades around the hospitals. September 8 and 14 at 10:00 a.m. “because those who are admitted to the hospital and go through this ordeal also have the right to enjoy a little piece of the Fair.”
Another great new feature is that Bullfighting will have a specific day at the Fair, namely September 11 which coincides with the date of birth of the great Dámaso González and with the act of homage to our bullfighters on the platform “We are also culture”, as the mayor pointed out.
Manuel Serrano assured that “the Albacete Fair is also music”, highlighting the concerts of The Secrets, Luz Casal, Sergio Dalma, Café Quijano, India Martínez, Oreja de Van Gogh, Camela, Andrés Calamaro or Paco Candela which will take place in the Caseta Los Jardinillos, while Beret, Arde Bogotá, Celtas Cortos, Mikel Izal or Seguridad Social, among others, will perform in the Live Tent.
The mayor highlighted the theatre that will take place in the Circus Theatrethe Teatro de la Paz, the Posada del Rosario and the EA Teatro, not to mention the folklore, puppet and music festivals.
The bulls will once again have a special role, with the presence of Talavante, Rufo, Sebastián Castella, Paco UreñaDaniel Luque, Borja Jiménez, Miguel Ángel Perera, Emilio de Justo, Fernando Adrián, Andrés Palacios, David Galván, Isaac Fonseca, Manzanares, Roca Rey, Samuel Navalón, Rui Fernándes, Diego Ventura, Lea Vicens, El Fandi, Ginés Marín, Molina , Sergio Serrano, Rubén Pinar and Manuel Escribano.
Furthermore, the mayor recalled that, as every year, a tribute will be paid at the Fair to the most representative groups; Neighbors’ Day will be held on September 10, coinciding with Children’s Day; September 11 will be Bullfighting Day; September 12 is Disability Day; and Equality Day and Elderly Day, on September 13.
