The Alfarnate Cherry Festival

Delicious fresh cherries from the village of Alfarnate
 

Alfarnate Cherry Festival

The annual Festival de la Cereza in Alfarnate is worth travelling to this lovely village located east of Antequera.

The Festival de la Cereza usually takes place on the third Saturday in June. It is a well-organised event with several stalls set up in the town’s “polideportivo” sports centre where you can buy large flats of top quality local cherries at rock bottom prices. But that’s not all!

Free hats to celebrate the day of the Cherries in Alfarnate.
 

As might be expected, this festival includes much more than those most fabulous local cherries. In fact, you’ll find plenty of local products on display and for sale. And traditionally, there’s plenty of free food and drink to go along with it. Past festivals have included free soft drinks and beer to accompany free plates of rice, steaks and other goodies.

Local products such as flowers are sold at the fiesta.
 

You’ll have a chance to practice your Spanish when it comes time for speeches by prominent locals. And then comes the music and dancing. The people of Alfarnate definitely know how to celebrate the cherry picking season.

More about village of Alfarnate.

The Alfarnate Cherry Blossom Festival

Around 4,000 cherry trees make it possible for Alfarnate to produce between 70,000 and 80,000 kilos of cherries every year. During the cherry blossom season, the Town Hall organises walking trails through the cherry blossom fields. The date varies according to the blossoming of the trees and the weather but is generally in February each year but check the dates for the optimum time to see the cherry blossoms.

Since 2022 there has also been a version of te Japanese SAKURA festival in the village on the first Sunday in April.