The Barbens Apple Fair reaches its 43rd edition, taking place from Friday, October 16th to Sunday, October 18th. The celebration will feature an extensive program of activities organized by various local associations with the collaboration of the Town Council.
Activities will kick off on Friday, October 16th, with a dinner and a cover band concert by Faves Tendres at the sports center. On Saturday, October 17th, the day begins at 10 am with a talk on the properties of Barbens apples by agronomist engineer Manel Montull, followed by a tasting of freshly harvested fruit.
Throughout Saturday, attendees can enjoy a jam tasting, the inauguration of the IX Collective Art Exhibition dedicated to apples, a musical vermouth with Rumba blanca, a communal lunch with various menu options, children's entertainment, and a showcooking session with chef Sergi Aritzeta. The youth night will feature the Txaranga Festuc Brass Band, the cover band Her Majesty, and DJ sets.
On Sunday, October 18th, the fair offers a breakfast with grilled sausage, children's workshops, a talk on ancestral apple varieties with Ignasi Casanova and Miquel Àngel López, an apple juice workshop with Good Bio Foods, a musical vermouth with Su&Si, a family show by Engruna Teatre, and a concert by the orchestra La Rosaleda.
Throughout the weekend, the Barbacoes park will host an exhibition space for agricultural tools, a children's area with a tractor circuit, a vermouth space, market stalls, and the 'Mossegapoma' to discover local apple varieties. The IX Collective Painting Exhibition 'La poma' will also be on display until November 20th, and there will be funfair rides on Ramon i Cajal street.
