Harvest Fair El Tablero – ‘Feria de la Zafra’
The neighbourhood of El Tablero in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana is celebrating the 26th ‘Feria de la Zafra’, The Harvest Fair between 13-14 June 2025.
Artisans, music, dancing, tastings, activities, traditional games, and much more…
Program:
Friday 13 June:
at 17:00 This year’s Fair will kick off on Friday with a quick, open drawing and painting class for children dedicated to the iconic motifs of the harvest. The fair will be followed by an exhibition at the Carmelo Pérez Rodríguez Cultural Centre. A guided, dramatized tour of El Tablero’s key landmarks will begin at 19:00 at the Casa del Mato, at the entrance to the town. This experience was created with a historical purpose, to georeference the town’s iconic locations and learn about the figures who brought it to life and who have become part of the collective memory over the years, such as Juanillo and Pepe El Barbero.
Saturday 14 June:
On Saturday, at the plaza, 40 stands will be set up this year for the exhibition and sale of handicrafts by Fedac artisans, local and zero-km fruits and vegetables, and typical bakery products, pastries, and sweets from the island.
The fair’s Saturday activities will begin at 12:00 with the official opening ceremony and a concert by the Umiaya Folklore Group. This year’s program features three show-cooking sessions followed by a tasting session by chef Aridani Alonso Rodríguez of El Tablero at 13:00, 16:00, and 18:00, dedicated to tomatoes as the star product. In addition, members of La Cuadrilla de Teatro will once again offer a tasting of traditional enyesques from the harvest season, featuring tomato picadillo, gofio (a type of pastry made with gofio), chorizo sandwiches, and colinos (a type of stew made with tomatoes) as the main dishes.
Also highlighted as new features at this 26th La Zafra Fair are the presentation and tasting of the cocktail ‘La Zafra’, which will be prepared by members of the Professional Association of Aboriginal Bartenders of the Canary Islands, and the musical show ‘Cantos al Aparcero’, which will be offered on Saturday at 20:30 and expressly for this fair event by soloists Besay Pérez, Thania Gil, and Simón Artiles.
Another notable new feature this year is the striking ornamental decoration that the Plaza will display during the Fair. This decoration was created by residents and members of the Association Coordinator’s Committee in a month-long workshop held by the Department of Culture at the Carmelo Pérez Rodríguez Cultural Center.
The Fair will conclude with a taifa dance, hosted by the Los Encinosos and Los Horcones groups
