How to enjoy the Horse Fair

The Horse Fair is one of the most important dates in the calendar of many people, listed as one of the biggest fairs in Andalusia. Do you have your getaway ready, do you dare to enjoy it? In today's post we tell you everything you need to know to enjoy the Feria de Jerez as a true Jerezano.

When does the Jerez Fair start?

The Horse Fair is one of the great events of Jerez, which opens with the great "Alumbrado", on Saturday May 6, and celebrates throughout the week the art and power of the city, boasting its main exponents; horses, flamenco and good wine, certainly will not leave you indifferent! Although, it should be noted that on Friday, May 5 is celebrated the famous pre-fair, known as "Barrilá". In it, all the youth celebrates the beginning of this special week in one of the parks of the enclosure, where the music, the rebujito and the familiarity of Jerez will welcome you and make you feel at home. In this Horse Fair, you will be able to see the best clothes of Jerez citizens and visitors, flamenco dresses and short dresses, which are waiting for a whole year to show off in the booths of the González Hontoria Park, dancing and enjoying like never before.

How to enjoy the Horse Fair?

In such a special event, the Jerez City Council makes sure to create a "small city" in which all members of the family have their own space to have fun. Therefore, in addition to the 175 public booths that you can find, you will also have a large outdoor space with all kinds of attractions or "cacharritos": Ferris wheel, the Mouse Vacilón, the Enchanted House, the bumper cars or the Kangaroo. And of course public services and Food Trucks.

You will be able to experience the Feria de Jerez whatever your taste and age.

During this special week, Ole Solutions offers the best tourist accommodations in the city, with all the comforts and facilities so that the only thing you have to worry about is enjoying this event like never before. You will be able to find all kinds of accommodations, depending on the experience you want to live. From Ole Solutions, we want you to enjoy this experience to the fullest, we always recommend our guests to bring comfortable clothes and shoes to live this intense week to the fullest.

What do you plan to do in Jerez de la Frontera if you extend your stay?

One of the most famous events in the city is this week of Feria, however, if you extend your stay in Jerez, you can enjoy the countless plans that the city offers. Some of the activities that we recommend you to do in the city and that will make you fall in love even more are: guided tours of the most iconic wineries of Jerez, routes through the center in which you can discover the most charming monuments and buildings of the city, walks through dream parks where you can live very special moments and of course, you can not leave without enjoying some good tapas and wine from the most famous tabancos in the center of Jerez.

We have no doubt that you will love the gastronomy and wines of this land!

Curiosities of Jerez and its Feria del Caballo (Horse Fair)

• Curiosity 1: In the fair there is a day without noise that is celebrated on Wednesday from 18:00 to 21:00 in the area of the attractions and from 20:30 to 21:30 in those booths that want to join this action, is an initiative that aims to facilitate a normalized experience of this party for people with autism spectrum syndrome and asperger.
• Curiosity 2: It is believed that sevillanas are the most characteristic dance of the fair, and although nowadays all kinds of music are listened to, the truth is that in its origins, in the Feria de Jerez the musical rhythm was marked by bulerías and tanguillos.
• Curiosity 3: Apart from the good sherry wine, the perfect dance partner for this fair is the rebujito: a combination of fine wine, sprite or soda and a touch of mint.
• Curiosity 4: From the bell tower of the Church of San Miguel and the tower of the Palace of Villavicencio you can enjoy views of the entire city, as they are the highest points of Jerez.
• Curiosity 5: The Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Origin has the quality seal D.O.P. (Protected Designation of Origin), of the European Union, recognizing the quality and uniqueness of our wine.

Sources

https://www.guiadecadiz.com/es/agenda/mayo/2023/feria-del-caballo-jerez-2023#
https://hispatransfers.com/curiosidades-jerez-de-la-frontera/
https://masjerez.com/noticias/diez-curiosidades-historicas-de-la-feria-de-jerez