Sant Rafel Fiestas

The Sant Rafel Parish (1785), part of the municipality of Sant Antoni de Portmany, has been celebrating since October 12 their patron saint fiestas, with many cultural, religious and sports activities for all ages.

An exhibition of plants and photographs, several concerts and dances, championships and tournaments, a conference on environment and traditional games are some the festive proposals of the programme for this year.

The proclamation of the fiestas, by the historian Antoni Ferrer Abárzuza, will take place on Friday, October 19, at 8 p.m., at the Sant Rafel School, and this same day there will be party dinner and dance.

The central part of the programme will be held on Wednesday, October 24, the day of Sant Rafel. At noon mass followed by the traditional procession, traditional dances by the Colla de Sant Rafel and an aperitif for everybody. At 8 p.m., there will by a performance by the Magician Alexis and as from 9 p.m. music and dance with the orchestra Carmicie.

And the activities do not finish here. On Sunday 28 there will still be a walk to the Monument al Cor de Jesús and at 8 p.m., at the Polyvalent Centre, theatre with the presentation of the work "Tres instants de la vida de Marià Villangómez" by the IES Quarto de Portmany.

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Date of publication: 15/10/2001

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