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After a whole year of work, the president of the Federation of Carnival Cartagena, Carmen Sanchez, presented the official program of the celebrations that will stretch from Saturday January 30 to February 9.
In the press conference he has also appeared Celebrations Councilman Juan Pedro Torralba, who stressed the enormous work and enthusiasm exuded by parades and all those involved in this festival;
and attended by the Vice President of the Federation, Eduardo Pignatelli, and the Councillor for Transparency, Maria Jose Soler.
Carmen Sanchez has been detailing the various activities planned for this year, which claimed to have more enthusiasm than ever.
The starting signal will correspond to the act of choosing child queen the same Saturday 30 at 17.00, and the official opening act will come from the mayor of Cartagena, Jose Lopez, who will give the opening speech at 22.00, all in the Central Pavilion Wssell of Guimbarsa.
Sunday 31 you can enjoy a day of living for all Cartagena in the Plaza San Francisco with dancing vermouth, at 12.30 hours, where you will not miss music and dancing for people to go encouraging heading into next week . In the afternoon, at 18.00 the contest of children choreography, and the adult 21.00, both at the headquarters of the Federation, located in Calle Gisbert, 4 will be held.
On Monday 1 reaches one of the strengths of this edition: the first National Competition Drag-Queen City of Cartagena, giving a further boost to this festival in the city.
It will feature as guest artist Marlene Mourreau.
On Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd there will parade through the city center and the last day, at 21.00, the public can enter the laughter and humor of the twelve groups of jokes in the semifinal of the XIV Regional Contest El Batel.
The next day, Thursday, 4, will continue with the second semifinal at the same time.
On Friday morning in May it will be the turn of the smallest in the school parade at 11.00 hours through the streets of the city, and they enjoy playing 17:00 older with a party at La Dama de Oro, organized by the Department of Social Services. At night, there will be two passes in El Batel to the expected final Chirigotas Contest.
For those not attending the Auditorium, they can enjoy the spectacle of jokes outdoors in different squares of the city during the morning of Saturday 6 and Sunday, 7. The official grand tour Cartagena Carnival parade from 18.00 on Saturday, and Sunday will also feature a children's carnival in the Plaza Juan XXIII and giant paella on the esplanade of the Port.
This last Sunday, February 7, we witness another of the great innovations of this year, a musical Legally Blonde, which will give the solidarity touch to this event, since the benefits of the entries will unabridged help a child 18 months with vision problems who needs surgery in Philadelphia.
This has been made ​​possible by the City Council, which has given them the Auditorium The Batel, Implik2 and Cultural Association.
Finally, on Tuesday, 9 Carnival will close with the awards ceremony and the burning of fireworks.
EXHIBITION "N
From 25 January to the last day of Carnival, on February 9, you can visit an exhibition dedicated to this festival under the name Retrospective Exhibition of Carnival.
It will be open to the public in the administration building of the City of Cartagena, on Calle San Miguel.
INTERESTING REGIONAL ‰ S Tura PLASTIC
Since 1993, in Cartagena Carnival is considered of Regional Tourist Interest.
However, it is working to achieve the status of National.
In the words of Carmen Sanchez, we have everything in Cartagena to achieve that level, missing only a few ads nationally, the council of Celebration has stated that they are already watching.
Torralba has concluded that believes that next year will almost certainly be announced to be of National Tourist Interest.
ENTRIES
The planned events are the need to acquire input Chirigotas Regional Contest to be held on 3 and 4 (semifinal) at 21.00 euros on 9 February 5th and (final) in two passes: at 20.00 h and 11:30 p.m. 10, 11 and 12 euros
in the Auditorium The Batel of Cartagena.
You can purchase tickets at the Teatro Circo in the Auditorium own and through the website of El Batel .
Also for sale they are already entries Gala Carnival Queen and election to be held on 30 January at 22.00 hours at 3 euros each entry, and Regional Choreography Competition to be held on 31 January 17.00hy child to the adult to 21.00 for 3 euros too, in the Central Hall of Guimbarda Wssell. These tickets can be purchased at the headquarters of the Federation, located in Calle Gisbert, 4, Building Graduate schools, from 10.00 to 13.00 and from 17.30 to 19.30.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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