{"id":4124,"date":"2012-12-04T13:51:21","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T12:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/?p=4124"},"modified":"2012-12-04T13:51:21","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T12:51:21","slug":"local-events-the-festival-of-christmas-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/whats-on\/local-events-the-festival-of-christmas-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Events: The Festival of Christmas Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"sunsetbeachclub\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/whats-on\/local-events-the-festival-of-christmas-traditions\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4127\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/whats-on\/local-events-the-festival-of-christmas-traditions\/attachment\/festival-of-christmas-traditions-in-benalmadena\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4127\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4127\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4127\" title=\"Festival of Christmas Traditions in Benalmadena\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Festival-of-Christmas-Traditions-in-Benalmadena-300x223.png\" alt=\"Festival of Christmas Traditions in Benalmadena\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Festival-of-Christmas-Traditions-in-Benalmadena-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Festival-of-Christmas-Traditions-in-Benalmadena.png 476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delicious looking food at the Colombian Stand last year...<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Christmas is just around the corner and Benalmadena is getting ready for a festive season full of activities for all the family. The fun starts this coming weekend (8<sup>th<\/sup> December) with the fabulous Festival of Christmas Traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Located in the Plaza dela Mezquitathe Festival starts at 12 noon and goes on until 8 pm. You\u2019ll find stalls representing 16 countries and offering typical Christmas products, entertainment and lots more surprises!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>The programme of events throughout the day is as follows:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12:00 pm: Presentation of all the countries and associations taking part in the Festival<\/p>\n<p>12:30 pm: The Scottish Bagpiper, Leslie Thomson<\/p>\n<p>12:40 pm: Opening Ceremony<\/p>\n<p>01:00 pm: TheBritishCollegeof Benalmadena<\/p>\n<p>01:30 pm: Finnish Choir and Father Christmas visit<\/p>\n<p>02:00 pm: Spanish Choir from the Anica Torres Pensioner\u2019s Centre<\/p>\n<p>02:30 pm: Scottish dancers<\/p>\n<p>03:00 pm: Folk dancers from thePhilippines<\/p>\n<p>03:30 pm:Wales<\/p>\n<p>04:00 pm: The International Music Society \u2013 Tims<\/p>\n<p>04:30 pm: Rox Studio singers<\/p>\n<p>05:00 pm:Colombia<\/p>\n<p>05:30 pm: Tango fromArgentina<\/p>\n<p>06:00 pm: Irish Association ofSpain<\/p>\n<p>06:30 pm: Elim Family<\/p>\n<p>07:00 pm:Peru<\/p>\n<p>07:00 pm: Danzaman\u00eda<\/p>\n<p>Should be a fun afternoon for the whole family so make sure you mark the dates in your calendars \ud83d\ude42 Hope to see you all there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet Christmas is just around the corner and Benalmadena is getting ready for a festive season full of activities for all the family. The fun starts this coming weekend (8th December) with the fabulous Festival of Christmas Traditions. Located in the Plaza dela Mezquitathe Festival starts at 12 noon and goes on until 8 pm. 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