The ninth Villa de
Guillena Hunting and Livestock Fair is held on November 13, 14 and 15 at the municipality's fairground. The opening will be on Friday, November 13 at 13:00. Admission is free and no prior registration is required.
Visitors will find stands of hunting products and craftwork from the sector, with a section dedicated to the world of the partridge. There will be a livestock and hunting exhibition, farms, hunting and textile articles, agricultural tractors, trailers, implements, cured meats and derivatives.
Over the three days, exhibitions and competitions have been scheduled for birds of prey, rescue dogs, agility, herding, hunting dog training and equestrian. There are also children's activities with workshops, musical entertainment with live performances and a bar service.
Thirteen collaborating farms are taking part in this edition: Perdices Pavión, Perdices San Marcos, Perdices El Chopo, Perdices Ávila, Cinegética El Plantel, Perdices Sierra Nevada, Perdices Cinedizza, Cinegética La Revolá, Perdices El Chiqui, Perdices Avicultura Cinegética, Perdices Ali Son, Perdices Tavi and Perdices Javalquinto.
The Guillena Town Council explains that the aim of the fair is to present the municipality as a point of tourist, ecological, hunting, livestock and environmental interest, and to consolidate hunting tourism or ecotourism. According to the Council, the location of the municipality, surrounded by agricultural estates and hills, has made hunting part of its culture and reflected in local gastronomy, with big and small game as ingredients of typical dishes.
Full information about the event can be found on
the fair's website.