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08/02/2026 - 8:00

Recinto Ferial "Nueva Espuña"

14th FIESTA DE LA MATANZA 2026

8.00 am. Work begins to prepare a giant “olla fresca” (a pork stew made with rice, beans and pulses)

10.00 am. Workshop for children to make salchichas (pork sausages). Two groups starting at 10 am and 11.30 am. Prior registration required until February 8th in the Concejalía de Festejos (Casa de Cultura).

10.30 am. Display of ham cuttings by the professional David García Romera,  with all the ham cut served to attendees.

11.30 pm. Live music from the traditional music group “Finos, Vernas y Rodrejos”.

11.45 pm. Ceremony to officially recognise the businesses collaborating with this edition of the Fiesta de la Matanza.

12.30 pm. Live music from the traditional music group “Cuadrilla de El Berro”.

12.40 pm.- Free samples of various delicatessen products to try.

1.00 pm.- Delivery of diplomas to the participating children in the “salchichas making” workshop.

1.15 pm.- Live traditional music from the folk group “Grupo de Coros y Danzas Virgen del Rosario”.

2.15 pm.- Free OLLA FRESCA for all to try (a rich pork stew, cooked over a period of hours with rice, beans and pulses)

2.30 pm.- Free traditional dessert in the form of paparajotes (a lemon leaf coated in a batter made of flour, egg and lemon zest and then fried and dusted in sugar and cinnamon).