Feria de Abril Flamenco Festival comes to Los Alamitos

Feria de Abril

This is the best deal on the planet if you are a flamenco fan. It is a full day of flamenco performance from 10 flamenco studios, plus food, drink, merchants, dance lessons and the like. Proceeds go to the restoration of the St. Isidore Historical Plaza, the oldest public building in Los Alamitos. According to Sarah Parra, the producer of the event and owner of Esencia Flamenca Dance Company, this may be the only event of its kind on the west coast. I attended last year’s event and it was a blast! Here is the  schedule of performances.

St. Isidore Historical Plaza
St. Isidore Historical Plaza

Feira de Abril began in the 19th century as a post-Lent celebration in Seville Spain and carries on to this day. It is a six day fair of dining, dancing,  parades, fireworks and Sevillanos decked out in traditional attire. Six days is too much for my lightweight constitution, but I will happily take six hours of it this Sunday!

Admission $20 and gets you $10 worth of tapas and beverages. You can buy tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/feria-de-sevilla-los-alamitos-tickets-30902132109

Feria de Abril -2016 Event
Feria de Abril -2016 Event