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In October Amata organises 4 Craft Fairs in Alicante province

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amata femalefocusonline oct24 1The month of October will be a busy one for the organisers of the regional craft association Amata: almost every weekend they have to set up an Arts & Crafts fair in a different village or town in the province of Alicante. All of them with original hand made goods, nothing from a factory, nothing imported.

amata femalefocusonline oct24 2The first one is on 4, 5 and 6 October in Onil, where they form part of a big event to promote the village. “Onil es Mostra” offers, apart from the Arts & Crafts Fair, local specialities, processions, parades, a marathon, games for children, concerts and fireworks. This Fair is set up in medieval style around the Palace in the centre of the Old Town and opens on Friday afternoon at 6pm; on Saturday and Sunday from 11am until 2pm and in the evenings from 6pm onwards.
The following weekend, 11, 12 and 13 October, another Amata fair is held in the Port of Jávea. The fair is at the sea front and opens on Friday from 5 until 9pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 11am until 9pm, not closing at midday. This fair has its own page in Facebook and Instagram, where you can find more information. Look for javea.artesania.
The other two fairs are both during the last weekend of the month, one in Tibi, a little village not far from San Vicente del Raspeig on the road form Alicante to Alcoy and the other one in La Mata, just North of Torrevieja.
In Tibi the craft fair is set up on the promenade leading to the Ermita, a lovely chapel at the top of the village with stunning views of the surrounding mountains. Opening times from 11am until 2pm and then again from 5 until 10pm; Friday the 25th only in the afternoon, from 6pm onwards. In Torrevieja you will find the stalls at the Plaza Encarnación Puchol and opening times are on Friday from 5 to 9pm; on Saturday and Sunday they open from 11am until 2pm and from 5 until 9pm, although on Sunday they might close a little earlier.
The participants will be different in each fair, although some artisans will come to two or more fairs. To summarise, you can visit an Amata fair:
- 4-6 October in Onil
- 11-13 October in the Port of Jávea
- 25-27 October in Tibi and La Mata (Torrevieja)
At the latest two weeks before the date of each fair you can find the programme under “Real Fairs” in https://www.puebloartesano.es/en.