Main Day of the Fiestas de Santa Rosa de Lima in Lanzarote (Valleseco)

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Valleseco celebrates the Fiestas of Santa Rosa de Lima with a day of tradition, livestock and music in Lanzarote This Sunday, August 23, is its big day, with the traditional Livestock Fair, around 3,000 euros in prizes and a musical gathering with Yeray Rodríguez and the Venezuelan artists Gustavo Colina and Ernesto da Silva. The neighbourhood of Lanzarote, in the municipality of Valleseco, is getting ready to celebrate the main day of its Fiestas of Santa Rosa de Lima this Sunday, August 23, bringing together tradition, popular culture, livestock and music in a day designed for the enjoyment of the entire population. One of the main events will be the traditional Livestock Fair, which will take place on the grounds located on the property of local resident Tito Santana. The event will bring together the livestock sector from the midlands of Gran Canaria and will allow visitors to see cattle, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys and mules.\n The fair is organized by the Lanzarote Festival Committee, with the collaboration of the Valleseco Town Council and the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, and is created with the aim of supporting the livestock sector and highlighting an activity that is closely linked to the identity and traditions of the island’s rural world. Registration and entry of the animals will take place from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m., at which time the venue will be closed. From 10:30 a.m. onwards, the public will be able to enjoy the exhibition of the participating animals. The fair will distribute around 3,000 euros in prizes. After the fair and the prize-giving ceremony, the events will continue with the religious service, the procession and the parade of the award-winning livestock, thus maintaining one of the most deeply rooted traditions of the Fiestas of Santa Rosa de Lima. Canary Islands and Venezuela come together through the décima The programme will continue in the afternoon with an outstanding cultural and musical offering. At 5:00 p.m., the square in the neighbourhood of Lanzarote will host the gathering “Galerón y Punto Cubano. Canarias y Venezuela”, an initiative that will bring together the Canarian musician and improviser Yeray Rodríguez with the Venezuelan artists Gustavo Colina and Ernesto da Silva, “El Ciclón d