LAGOA’S 29TH annual Fatacil Fair starts Friday August 22 at the Parque Municipal de Feiras e Exposições de Lagoa.
This year’s fair, which runs until August 31, includes around 800 exhibitors with crafts, food and company stalls, as well as animal exhibits and shows, and a different musical concert each night.
Artists will include Portuguese bands such as Iris, Anjos, Jorge Palma, a Queen tribute band, Pedro Abrunhosa, Tony Carreira and Xutos e Pontapés.
Each day will also be themed including Algarve Tourist Day on Friday and Blood Donor Day, on Saturday, when a mobile blood donor unit will be at the fair to collect donations as well as provide information about the procedure.
There will also be a variety of demonstrations including police dog training, horse riding, show jumping and sheep dog training, throughout the fair.
Opening hours are from 4pm until 1am, with entry tickets costing five euros for adults. Children under 12 do not pay. For more information please telephone 282 353 453.
For a full programme and further information about this year’s Fatacil fair, please visit the Resident website at www.the-resident.com and follow the News and Sport link on the left hand side of our home page and then click on the Algarve news section.
Friday – August 22
Algarve Tourist Day
6pm –Fair opens
7.30pm –Official Inauguration
7pm – Parachute Jumping Show by the Algarve parachute association and the Black Falcons parachute school
8pm –Exhibition by the GNR Dog-training Brigade (Riding Arena)
9pm –Folk Evening (Lagoa stage)
9pm – Algarve of Honour (Agriculture and Cattle Sector)
9pm – The Riding Arena is open to Horse Riders
10.30pm –Live Show (Fatacil stage): ÍRIS + ORCHESTRA
1am –Fair closes
Saturday – August 23
Blood Donor Day
(A day to raise awareness about blood donation)
4pm – Fair opens
6pm –Join us … ‘’Give Blood’’ (Blood Donor Van)
8pm–17th Horse Training Competition (Riding Arena)
10.30pm ‘Medronho’ fire water Contest
9pm –Portuguese Equestrian Show (Riding Arena)
9pm – Live Show (Lagoa stage): XICO BARATA
9.30pm – Harness Derbies (Riding Arena)
10.30pm –Live Show (Stage: Fatacil): LUÍS REPRESAS
1am – Fair closes
Sunday – August 24
Children’s Day
4pm – Fair opens
6pm – ‘’Let’s Play with Clay’’ –Workshop for Kids
7pm – Street entertainment for children
8.30pm Algarve Citrus Fruit Hour (Agriculture and farming area)
9pm –Fado Evening (Lagoa stage)
9pm –Portuguese Equestrian Show (Riding Arena)
10pm –Algarve Flavours – Sampling Regional Produce (Agriculture and farming area)
10.30pm –Live Show (Fatacil stage): ANJOS + FAMÍLIA SUPERTSAR
1am – Fair closes
Monday – August 25
Press Day
4pm – Fair opens
8pm –Reception for the Press
8.30pm –Pony Derby
9pm –Live Show (Lagoa stage): TUNIKO GOULART
9.30pm –Equestrian Show by ‘Monte da Cristina’ Riding Centre (Riding Arena)
10.30pm –Live Show (Fatacil stage): JORGE PALMA
1am – Fair closes
Tuesday – August 26
Handicraft Artisans Day
4pm – Fair opens
5pm– ‘The Best Stand – Aromas and Flavours’ Contest (Agriculture and farming area)
9pm –Live Show (Lagoa stage): JOÃO MIRANDA
9pm – Portuguese Equestrian Show (Riding Arena)
10.30pm –Live Show (Fatacil stage): TITO PARIS / NANCY VIEIRA
1am – Fair closes
Wednesday – August 27
Lagoa County Day
4pm – Fair opens
6pm – Launching of the book ‘Prostate Cancer in Men’s Lives and other chronicles’, by Carlos Guerreiro, sponsored by Lagoa County
8pm –Presentation of the new Lagoa county promotional film (Lagoa stage)
8pm –Exhibition by the GNR Dog-training Brigade (Riding Arena)
9pm –Traditional Portuguese Music (Lagoa stage): Grupo de Cantares do Parchal, Grupo de Cantares Fonte Nova
9pm – Equestrian Show by ‘Monte da Cristina’ Riding Centre (Riding Arena)
10.30pm –Live Show (Fatacil stage): QUEEN TRIBUTE
1am – Fair closes
Thursday – August 28
Entrepreneurs’ Day
4pm – Fair opens
5pm –Information and clarification for Businessmen and women at the CEAL stand
8pm –Sheep-dog demonstration (Riding Arena)
9pm –Live Show (Lagoa stage): Reflect “Último Acto”
9pm – Portuguese Equestrian Show (Riding Arena)
9.30pm –1st Fatacil Table Football Open (Raffle at Estombar football club bar)
10.30pm –Live Show (Fatacil stage): PEDRO ABRUNHOSA
1am – Fair closes
Friday – August 29
Algarve Wine day
10am –Conference ‘The Vineyard and Wine’ (S. José Convent)
3pm – ‘The Best Algarvean Wine’ Contest (S. José Convent)
4pm – Fair opens
8pm –Exhibition by the GNR Dog-training Brigade (Riding Arena)
8pm – 1st Table Football Open (bar area)
9pm –Live Show (Lagoa stage): ZÉ PRAIA E ÁGUA VIVA
9pm – Portuguese Equestrian Show (Riding Arena)
10.30pm –Live Show (Fatacil stage): TONY CARREIRA
1am – Fair closes
Saturday – August 30
Crédito Agrícola Group Day
4pm – Fair opens
4pm –Horse-Jumping Show (Riding Arena)
4pm – 1st Table Football Open (bar area)
8pm –Sheep-dog demonstration (Riding Arena)
9pm –Live Show (Stage: Lagoa): PEDRO FRIAS E BANDA
9pm –Portuguese Equestrian Show (Riding Arena)
10pm –Bullfight – Horseriders: Joaquim Bastinhas, Tito Semedo and Marco Tenório Bastinhas júnior
– Barehand Bullfighting Team: Amateur teams from Amadores de Cascais and Póvoa de S. Miguel
– Bulls from: Ganadaria de Varela Crujo
10.30pm –Live Show (Fatacil stage): XUTOS & PONTAPÉS
1am – Fair closes
Sunday – August 31
Algarve Agriculture Day
4pm – Fair opens
6pm –Dog Contest – Portuguese Breeds (Riding Arena)
8.30pm –Algarve Citrus Fruit Hour (Agriculture and farming area)
9pm –Live Show (Lagoa stage): SALSA COM LOS CUBANITOS
9pm – Equestrian Show by ‘Monte da Cristina’ Riding Centre (Riding Arena)
10.30pm – Live Show (Fatacil stage): ELBA RAMALHO
1am – Fair closes
FATACIL 2008 information
Organised by:
Fatasul – Feiras e Exposições do Sul
With the cooperation of:
Câmara Municipal de Lagoa
Exhibitors:
210 Handicraft Artisans
345 Industrial and Trade Exhibits
140 Farmers and Cattle Breeders
105 Government and Local Authorities
Opening Times:
From 4 pm to 1 am
Tickets:
Adults 5.00€
Family of four people 15.00€
Children up to 12, free of charge
Aid services for visitors
First Aid post
Mobile GNR police unit
Monitoring Service for Children:
Turma dos Reguilas Play centre
Contacts:
Secretariado da Fatasul
Parque Municipal de Feiras e Exposições de Lagoa
Telefone: 282 353 453
Fax: 282 342 963
e-mail: fatasul@mail.telepac.pt
