In Andalucia there are many fairs and fiestas from the small one day food fairs to the large lavish city fairs like the April fair in Seville or the Malaga fair.

The Andalucian people like to celebrate for all sorts of reasons, whether it is a religious event like Holy week or a celebration like the Jerez Horse fair.

The month of April sees a fair which has a cultural theme when the inland town of Alhaurin del la Torre in the province of Malaga hosts a month long book fair

The fair began on the 3^rd April and will run though till the 29^th April.

During the fair there will be a host of activities for book lovers including poetry readings , lectures and book signings

Some of the highlights of the event include on the 9^th April there will be the presentation of ‘Cuaderno de Roma,’ a book of poems by Antonio Quesada.

The 11^th of the month sees the opening of the 2^nd Street Book Fair , the main event of the celebrations which runs until the 27^th

16 April There will be a lecture by librarian Salvador García on the life and work of Juan Ramón Jiménez

17^th April A presentation of ‘La II República en Málaga,’ by José Velasco Gómez

18th April. An exhibition at Manuel Altolaguirre Andalusian Literary Centre opens

Also on the 18^th there will be a presentation of ‘Bódrom,’ a book by Miguel Ángel Granda.

The events will be held at different events around the town including The Vicente Aleixandre Cultural Centre, the Alhaurín Town Library, the Santa Ana square

Apart from these highlighted events there will be theatre performances, , meetings with writers, and a host of literary award galas.

There is a very informative website where you can find out about the events although it is in Spanish

View It here

You can also get more information from

Alhaurin de la Torre Town Hall

Plaza de la Juventud s/n. 29130 Alhaurín de la Torre (Málaga) |

Tel. 952 41 71 50 | Fax 952 41 33 36

Or

Cultural Centre (Concejalía de Cultura)

C/ Jabalcuza nº9. 29130 Alhaurín de la Torre (Málaga)

Tel952 41 28 94 | Fax 952 41 28 94