Lloret de Mar - garden party

The British Benevolent Association are holding a traditional English garden party this coming Saturday 19th September 3-6pm. Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy home made cakes, games for young and old, plant sale, brick a brac stalls tombola and lots more.
Sounds like it will a fun filled day for everyone!

Directions will be sign posted on day by tunnel on Lloret/Vidreres road on the entrance to Lloret Blau

Lloret September events

There are several events taking place during the coming few days. Friday 11th Sept is the National day of Catalunya so to celebrate this there will be various activities around the streets near the town hall in particular a Sardana (Catalan dance) competition.

You can also see some of the local ladies demonstrating their lace making skills in the Carousel square 9-12am.

Again in front of the town hall on Saturday & Sunday 12-13th Sept there will be a day long painting and photography exhibition/sale.

Sunday is the Fiesta of Alegries church just on the edge of town, this is also a full day event starting with a church service and baptisms. After which there will be Sardana dancing, food, drinks, fun & games for the kids and stalls selling plants and local made crafts etc.

Alegries Church

Fenals views today.

 The blue skies are back with us after a few dull and rainy days.

 Early evening, looking out to sea.

Local Fiestas

All the small local towns and villages are having there own 2 to 3 day festivals at this time of year, this weekend coming is the Vidreres festival. They have a full programme of events just follow the link to see what's going on ..... Vidreres events

 

Fenals/Santa Clotilde Fiesta 2015

There will be lots of activities taking place around Fenals this Friday and Saturday 28-29th August. The annual festival consists of 2 full days of music, dance, foam party, food, fireworks and lots more....see the poster below.

Castellers in Lloret

For the first time ever I got chance to see the Castellers yesterday, they were in Lloret taking part in the Independence rally outside the Town Hall. Those who take part in building the human towers wear a special kind of clothing usually consisting of white trousers and a coloured shirt representing the team and region they are from. Around their middle they have a wide tightly bound sash this is to help those climbing up to gain a better grip and it also gives extra support to their backs.
Castellers is a Catalan tradition and can often be seen at events in towns and villages, but for the people in Lloret this weekend however we didnt have to travel too far to see this amazing event!

Clon Festival 2015

A new date has been set for the Clon Festival U2 tribute band.

Owing to it been cancelled by the bad weather on the scheduled date of 14th August, it will now take place on the 30th August...same time - same place!

Shopping in Lloret

This coming Sunday 23rd August the stores will once again be having their end of summer season sale starting at 10am until 11pm. Stores will have the last of their sale items out on stalls in the streets.....so it's a good chance to get yourselves a few bargains!

Lloret August Weather

Yesterdays photos taken along the beach in Lloret show that the weather has changed from the sunny blue skies that seem to have been here all summer we now have dull and cloudy weather...although its still very hot and humid. The weather is forecast to be more unsettled for the coming few days with rain and thunder storms said to be on way!

Lloret de Mar - Clon Festival 2015

The last of this years Clon Festival act will be on stage this coming Friday 14th August down by the beach...they are 'Please' a U2 tribute band. We have previously seen a U2 tribute act (Achtung Baby) back in 2011 and they were excellent...hopefully 'Please' will be equally as good!

Our photos of (Achtung Baby)  the U2 tribute band who played the Clon Festival in 2011.

Out & about in Lloret

Just recently in Lloret the weather has been a little cooler than the harsh temperatures we had last month. Today as the pictures show we once again had a beautiful clear sunny day with a slightly cooler 32c and a lovely light breeze making the day so much more bearable!

 

Lloret de Mar Clon Festival

This Friday evening 31st July the second of this years Clon Festival will take place on stage at approx 10:30pm down by Lloret beach.
The band is 'Synchronicity' a Police tribute act.

Llorets Fireworks 2015

 Lloret beach and the surrounding area was packed with spectators for the annual fireworks display last night. A great event enjoyed by thousands of people!

Lloret de Mar Carrefoc event

Thousands of people filled the streets around the town hall last night to see this years 'Carrefoc' - an exciting event which is held every year as part of the Santa Cristina Festival. Everyone gathered at the town hall at 10pm where drummers played before the fireworks started.

 Not to be confused with the popular organised fireworks display we see on Lloret beach every year - this does look to be quite an unruly event where those taking part run along the streets letting off fireworks just above the crowds heads....but a lot of thought does seem to have gone into the event to make it as safe as possible. On seeing the photos you wouldn't think that it is well organised with fire safety personnel and vehicles following them all the way, although I'm sure accidents must have happened in the past. Those taking part are advised to wear jackets, hoods, full length trousers and full shoes.....some are dressed as  Devils and other spooky and scary characters!

Hot summer nights in Lloret!

 With recent daytime temperatures in the high 30s, the streets of Lloret during the evenings are almost bursting at the seams with everyone enjoying the cooler temperatures! These photos taken just last night 19th July between the hour of 8.30pm and 11pm show how busy Lloret is just now...it was a slow start to the season but Lloret de Mar has that familiar buzz about town once again!

Clon festival 2015

All acts for this years Clon Festival have now been confirmed, 17th July Madonna  tribute, 31st July is a Police tribute and 14th August is U2....sounds like a great line up! 

Santa Cristina Festival agenda

This years Santa Cristina Festival begins next week 17th July and as usual there will be fun filled events taking place almost every day to suit every member of the family. One of the main highlights of the festival is the fantastic fireworks display on Lloret beach at 10:30pm on the evening of 26th July. The full itinerary is published online here - (sorry but it is in Catalan only)  http://lloretdemar.org/images/scristina15.pdf