More than 50,000 people enjoyed the 33rd edition of the Insular Craft Fair, according to the Cabildo, which considers the event to have been a "resounding success."
This Thursday, this event organized by the Culture and Crafts Areas of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, in collaboration with other Councils and the City Council of Tinajo, which took place between September 9 and 15 at the Mancha Blanca Fairgrounds, was closed.
From the Corporation they point out that the fair was marked by "the sustainability and identity of the artisan woman", and had the presence of a hundred artisans from the Canary Islands who exhibited their works before tens of thousands of visitors.
The president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo, remarked that “the great participation and general operation of the event have even exceeded our expectations”. “The novelties of this year have served to increase the quality of the Fair and to attract more visitors, so the resounding success is due to the joint work of the large number of people involved from the Island Council, the City Council of Tinajo and all the institutions and entities that have collaborated to make this event something great,” he added.
"I thank every hand that has worked to make this possible and we look forward to seeing you next year with enthusiasm and excitement to continue bringing the best of crafts to Lanzarote, so that the sector continues to grow and we create new generations that maintain traditions," he said.
In the same way, the Councilor for Crafts, Carmen Guadalupe, conveyed her congratulations "to all those who have participated to make the Fair a success", and valued "each of the new and innovative projects launched during this edition".
“Great musical performances, workshops, live crafts, a patio of enyesque, traditional games, the choir, talks and endless activities will leave a great memory of this edition,” Guadalupe highlighted.
Sold out places in the workshops
In addition to the 50,000 visitors to the Fair, the Cabildo emphasizes that the organized workshops "were selling out all their places as they were announced". The musical performances of Canarian groups, as well as great stars such as India Martínez or Melendi, welcomed tens of thousands of people in Mancha Blanca.
The Corporation adds that gastronomy also had its space thanks to an enyesque patio, "where the food and local products of Lanzarote were running out every day". The traditional games of the Archipelago also had their place and live crafts were one of the star initiatives of the week.
Antonio Emilio Betancor (rosettes), Ruymán Oliver de León (basketry), Santiago Ramírez Curbelo (wool spinning) and Montse Selva (weaving) were the protagonists of these “shows” of live crafts.