The Maestranza festival raises 231,650 euros for two social organizations

The bullfighting festival held on Saturday, October 4 at the Real Maestranza raised 231,650 euros for the Obra Social de la Hermandad de la Estrella and for Autismo Sevilla. This was announced this Friday in the poster room of the bullring, during the event to present the financial balance of the event. The figure exceeds that of the previous edition by 38.7%. In 2025 the festival raised 166,979.22 euros, so this year almost 65,000 euros more came in. The event was held with a full house in the stands. The money goes to two organisations that work in the city with people and families who need support. From Autismo Sevilla they have stated that "this money is essential for us and is what allows us to keep working for the people we support every day". The festival has established itself as a charity event on the Maestranza calendar, driven with the involvement of the matador Andrés Roca Rey and with the collaboration of the Real Maestranza de Caballería, the company Lances de Futuro and the two beneficiary organisations. The businessman José María Garzón described the result as a "total success" and thanked the fans for their response. At the balance event were the teniente hermano mayor of the Real Maestranza, Marcelo Maestre León; the delegate of the Government of the Junta in Sevilla, Ricardo Sánchez; the hermano mayor of the Estrella, Carlos Martín Vázquez; the businessman José María Garzón; and the president of Autismo Sevilla, Mercedes Molina Montes. Sánchez stressed that "Sevilla, when it is called upon, rises to the occasion".