La Feria - Sevilla, Andalucia

Over a thousand marquees fill the centre of Sevilla for a huge party, each one with flamenco dancers, music and a bar. Taking place two weeks after Easter [28 April - 3 May] it begins are midnight on the Monday and finishes 2 weeks later on the Sunday. If a week long party is up your street, this is the place for you. A daily procession of extravagantly decorated horses and carriages carry resplendent girls dressed in flamanco style dress through the streets of the city, a sign that revellry is about to begin. The streets are the location for much of the festivities, until later on when the party moves across the river to largely private casetas [marquees] for drinking, music and dancing until dawn. The event began in the 19th century as a livestock market, becoming the grand spectacle it is today in the 1920s. Have you experienced such a party, or been to this particular Feria? Let us know by clicking on the comments link below.