Program of Botillo Exaltation Festival

Year 2024

It celebrates: From 1st February to 3rd February

Place: Bembibre (León)

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In February, Bembibre (León) celebrates the Festival of Exaltation of the Botillo, a typical sausage from El Bierzo which becomes the protagonist of the event.

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Programme of the Botillo Exaltation Festival 2024

From 27 January to 08 March

Exhibition "Care in the Diaspora". House of Cultures. Inauguration 27 January at 18:00 h.

26, 27, 28, 02, 03 and 04 of February

Botillo 2024 Tapas Festival. Organised by the Department of Commerce of Bembibre Town Council.

29th January

Video documentary "Si ka badu, ka ta biradu" (if you don't leave you can't come back). Casa de las Culturas, 19:00.

30th January

Round Table. "Cape Verdean women in Bembibre", moderated by Nicanor García Ordiz. House of Cultures, 19:00.

31st January

Monologue "David Fernández". Benevivere Theatre. 20:00. Free admission.

1st February

Cooking tasting with Cape Verdean products. Time: 18:00 h. House of Cultures.

2nd February

Inauguration of the 24th "Villa de Bembibre" Food and Agriculture Fair, by Ms. Virginia Barcones Sanz, Director General of Civil Protection and Emergencies of the Ministry of the Interior. Bembibre Arena, 19.00 hours.

Fair opening hours: 02, from 17.00 to 21.00 hours 03 and 04 February, from 11.00 to 14.00 and from 17.00 to 21.00 hours.

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