equestrian jousting, street entertainment, theatre, leather, wood and textile crafts, falconry shows, traditional river boats, wine transport, juggling
Date
first Friday and Saturday in September
Frequency
annual
The Feira Franca is a medieval festival held in Pontevedra (Spain) on Friday afternoon and Saturday of the first weekend in September. It is set in the Middle Ages and includes a medieval market, a chivalry tournament, falconry shows, food stalls, street entertainment, juggling, music, workshops, leather, wood, textile and natural products crafts, and more.[1]
In 2013, it was declared a festival of tourist interest by the Galician Government.[2] Today, it brings together some 100,000 people[3] who dress up in period costumes to take part in the festivities.[4][5]
^"Escapadas:Pontevedra mira al Medievo en su Feira Franca". El Español (in Spanish). 5 September 2019.
^"O Consello da Xunta aprobou hoxe a declaración de Festa de Interese Turístico de Galicia para a Feira Franca de Pontevedra", article on the website Galicia Tourism, 13 June 2013.
^"El resurgir de Pontevedra". National Geographic (in Spanish). 7 September 2019.
^"Pontevedra vuelve al medievo con la Feira Franca", article on the website Tur 43, 6 September 2019.
^"Pontevedra encarga un estudio para conocer el retorno económico que ha tenido la Feira Franca". El Progreso (in Spanish). 5 September 2016.
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