Aguaviva is set to host its 31st Rural Products and Services Fair on 14 and 15 November, an established event that will once again turn the town into a meeting point for agro-livestock professionals, businesses, exhibitors, and visitors. Throughout the weekend, the fair will feature a comprehensive programme of activities that combines tradition, rural promotion, gastronomy, music, and entertainment for all ages.
The details of the fair were announced at a press conference by Miguel Iranzo, the deputy delegate for Culture, alongside Aguaviva's mayor, Aitor Clemente Guillén. The Teruel Provincial Council is supporting the event with a grant of €3,592.80. “This is a fair not to be missed, which energises both the town and the region, highlighting its rich tradition and history,” stated the deputy.
This year’s edition will see the return of all livestock activities, which were suspended last year as a precaution against disease. Additionally, the tasting of local agri-food products will focus on wine and artisan chocolate, and the fair will feature a new fireworks display.
The event will include 200 exhibitors, 41 stands, approximately 50 livestock lots, and between 100 and 110 market stalls. “One of the main indicators of the fair's health is that within ten days of opening reservations for spaces and exhibitors, we had half of the space booked, and in less than a month, it was fully booked,” the mayor expressed.
The fair will showcase a livestock exhibition featuring two lots of six Rasa Aragonesa females and two rams, one of Rasa Aragonesa breed and another of Ojinegra breed, which will be raffled among the exhibiting livestock farmers.
Opening hours and programme
The fair will be open on Saturday, 14 November, from 12:00 to 20:00, and on Sunday, 15 November, from 10:00 to 20:00.
The programme will kick off at 09:00 with the reception of businesses, exhibitors, and livestock farmers, as well as participants in the transhumance (the seasonal movement of livestock). At 10:30, a breakfast will be held for the participating farmers, followed by the XVIII Contest of Ojinegra, Maellana, and Rasa Aragonesa breeds. The transhumance of livestock will commence at 11:00 from the area of the Sports Pavilion.
Authorities will be received at 11:30 at the Town Hall, from where a parade featuring the Giants and Dulzaineros of Alcorisa will head to the fairgrounds at 11:45, continuing to entertain the crowd after the official inauguration at 12:00.
The morning will continue with live music and a vermouth session by the group The Foxers, starting at 12:30. The arrival of the transhumance is expected around 13:30, near the Livestock Pavilion. The afternoon programme will begin at 17:00 with a tasting of IGP Bajo Aragón wines paired with local products, led by Bodega Dominio Maestrazgo, requiring prior registration.
At 18:00, music will return with an afternoon session by the group V de Versiones. The day will conclude with a fireworks display from the church area at 20:30, followed by the traditional toro embolado (a bull with flaming balls) parading through the town centre at 23:00, and a dance party featuring Orquesta Magia Negra and a disco at the Sports Pavilion from 00:30.
Sunday will offer a range of sports, educational, gastronomic, and family activities. The XXIV Aguaviva Autocross, part of the Aragón and Catalonia Championships, will take place at 10:30. At 11:30, the awards for the XVIII Contest of Ojinegra, Maellana, and Rasa Aragonesa breeds will be presented at the Livestock Pavilion.
At noon, the Municipal Services Centre will host an informative talk and tasting of artisan chocolates by Chocolates Artesanos Isabel, requiring prior registration. Concurrently, from 12:00 to 18:00, the courtyard of the Public School will offer family-oriented activities, including wooden games and the “Tablas y Tablitas” activity by Juegaragón.
Music will fill the area around the junction of San Lorenzo and Figueral streets at 12:30, featuring a vermouth session with Aurora Beltrán, singer of the group Tahúres Zurdos. The Sunday programme will close with a Brotherhood Lunch for livestock farmers at the Bar Polideportivo at 14:00.
Exhibitions and attractions
In addition to the weekend activities, the fair will feature various exhibition and commercial spaces showcasing the richness and diversity of rural life. Highlights include the Exhibition of the XII Aguaviva Photography Contest, located at the Public School on Escuelas Street. The Livestock Pavilion will host an exhibition of sheep, donkey, rabbit, and poultry breeds at the San Lorenzo Cooperative facilities.
There will also be a display of agricultural and livestock machinery at the Cooperative and Winery pavilions. The stands, located along Chalets, Figueral, and La Concordia streets, will feature food products, services, and other items. Additionally, a large market of street vendors will be set up along Avenida La Fuente and the streets of Chalets and San Lorenzo.
The fair will also include a mini craft beer and wine fair next to the sausage sandwich stand on San Lorenzo Street, as well as children's attractions in the Cooperative square.
